David from Durham writes – “Many Make readers will probably remember the print zine Experimental Musical Instruments. It’s not in print anymore, but still has a website for back issues etc. and a great set of links & resources. They also sell very cool hardware for making said instruments, for instance, 5/8” magnetic spot pickups, […]
Chuck writes –Your post ‘Houses woven out of trees’ made me think about Axel Erlandson and his Tree Circus. I’ve often dreamed of using Axel’s techniques on banyan trees to grow house frames. Looks like someone is going to actually do it! – Link.
Joe wants to do something with his generator – “There is something inherently cool about being able to generate your own electricity. From the dawn of history, man has always tried to produce power: From fire to wind, coal to fission, every generation has tried to gain more control over the world around them. It […]
Clarke writes – “Many of us have only seen a tree chopped down with an axe in the movies, or on TV and fail to recognize the danger or finesse involved in felling even a small tree: A tree can be hacked down in a haphazard, laborious fashion or it can be dropped easily and […]
MIT architect Mitchell Joachim has proposed a living house, based on an ancient gardening method known as pleaching, which involves weaving together tree branches to form living archways, lattices, or screens – [via] Link.
Brent writes – “Well, someone had to do it! The Mac Mini NES was an idea born out necessity, and a love of the hardware modification arts. Necessity because I owned an internal DVD writer for my previous PC and, with the switch to an Apple PC, I was left to use an IDE to […]
Mike writes – “My boss bought a treadmill for his office, and built a table on top of it to use as a desk. Now he spends his entire workday walking about half a mile an hour. He’s hoping to be in shape by spring. Thanks Ian! – Link.
