The Art and Utility of a Tree
A gorgeous sculpture offers an exploded view of a tree and how lumber is cut from it. Surprisingly, it is not made out of wood.
Workshop
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Watch Where You Park Your Stuff at HeatSync Labs
At HeatSync Labs in Mesa, AZ, I noticed an innovative approach for dealing with the stuff that members leave unattended in a makerspace. If members leave a project out on a table, they can be cited with a parking ticket by one of the board members.
Dan Grayber’s Mechanisms are Autonomous Artworks
Dan Grayber’s mechanisms are autonomous artworks that defy gravity.
DiResta: BATS! (Halloween Bonus Episode)
As a Halloween bonus, Jimmy whipped up this video of him freeforming some wooden bat sculptures in his shop. Jimmy, for God’s sake, be careful! Readers: You probably don’t want to try this at home or the blood spurting all over the house might not be from a jug of the fake stuff you bought at Party City.
Tool Review: VamPLIERS Screw Extraction Tool
Vampire Tool’s patented VamPLIERS are advertised as a multipurpose screw remover, and they’re very good at it. The jaws have rounded recesses with vertical serrations, as well as the standard horizontal ones, making it much easier to grip and turn screw heads. They look great and are super handy to have around for stripped or security-head screws.
How-To: Glow-in-the-Dark Knife Handles
Michael Gavac is a knife- and sheath-maker in Brooklyn. In this 13-minute video, he demonstrates his dirt-simple process for casting handy GITD epoxy-composite handles on full-tang skeletonized blades.
DIY Laser Cutter Kit on Kickstarter
Patrick Hood-Daniel and MAKE friend James Floyd Kelly are developing a DIY laser cutter and marketing it via a Kickstarter campaign. While laser cutters share many similarities to CNC machines and 3D printers (mainly in motors that control movement or software/electronics that define where to cut, mill, print, etc.), the one thing they don’t share […]
