Easy DIY: A Knife Sheath Made from Balsa Wood
A professional chef shows an easy process for making protective knife sheaths from balsa wood.
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The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
You’ll Want to Build This Mesmerizing Sand Pendulum — And Then Stare at it for Hours
A sand pendulum is a decorative piece that relies on momentum to furrow fractalesque patterns into a plot of sand. Check out this awesome build for inspiration to build your own!
This Nifty Handlebar-Mounted Gadget Lets You Pedal ‘n Pour
It started with a cold beer, a bike ride, and “Boy, it would be nice to have a bottle opener.”
17 Star Wars Projects to Celebrate ForceFriday
Today is ForceFriday — the day that all the Star Wars toys hit the shelves. People are going absolutely insane over it! Makers can’t just go buy toys though, they have to make stuff! Here are 17 things you can make to celebrate the occasion. Modify a drone into a speeder bike Relive your favorite […]
Know Your Tool: Miter Saw
A miter saw, commonly known as a “chop saw,” is a tool that can easily and quickly cut a piece of wood or other material in two. Learn the basics of how to use one right here on Make:.
5 Indispensable Shop Hacks
We’ve gotten such a great response to the two recent tips posts I did, “6 ‘Now, Why Didn’t I Think of That?’ Shop Tips” and “5 Clever Tool Hacks,” that I decided to share some shop hacks from another YouTuber doing DIY project videos, Izzy Swan. In the video below, Izzy shares eight useful shop […]
How to Use a Speed Square
In this tutorial, we run through the basics of the speed square, a specialty tool that has its everyday uses.
