Workshop

The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.

Tool Review: BOA Versa Saw

Tool Review: BOA Versa Saw

A regular hacksaw frame is fixed to the blade at both ends. These restricted-access hacksaws, on the other hand, are fixed to the blade only at the back end, closest to your hand, and support the front end using a reciprocating, spring-loaded bar with a thin guide slot and a rubber shoe. The shoe rests up against the workpiece, during the stroke, and the blade moves back and forth through the guide slot, which keeps it from flexing away from the intended cutting path. The upshot is that, unlike a regular hacksaw frame, you can make cuts in stuff with almost zero backside clearance.

Maker Camp: Bookmaking with Jimmy DiResta

Maker Camp: Bookmaking with Jimmy DiResta

Week 6, Maker Monday at Maker Camp. Jimmy DiResta shows us how to put a book together just like bookbinders did back in the day.

Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.

Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.

Jimmy DiResta shows Maker Camp how to create a book from scratch. Tune into a live Hangout on Air to hear more about Jimmy’s creative process- Monday, 8/20, at Noon PDT. http://g.co/maker-camp

DiResta: Slab Bench

DiResta: Slab Bench

Introducing “DiResta,” a new video series on MAKE. In each episode, artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (Dirty Money, Hammered, Against the Grain, Trash for Cash) will let us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy. In this episode, Jimmy finds a slab of locust wood at an upstate New York flea market and it instantly calls out “slab bench.”