Steve Hoefer likes to wander the aisles of the hardware store in his spare time, always on the lookout for that something something that strikes his fancy. He may not need it for a current project, but it’s bound to come in handy sometime. When he spotted some curious PVC caps and plugs that fit […]
Brothers Michael and Kenny Ham have a goal: to create cheap electric vehicles that get people interested in renewable energy.
MAKE responds to Breck and Splinter from Brooklyn Aerodrome’s Youtube video about their “Towel” R/C Stunt Plane on the cover of MAKE Volume 30.
Al’s project came from the pages of MAKE volume 28, and is a pen that expels yarn instead of ink. When written onto a sticky surface, whatever the user writes becomes tactile, serving the blind and visually impaired.
Wanna shoot fireballs from the palm of your hand? Of course you do. When Joel Johnson set out to fashion his own fireball shooter, he was intent on making one with a minimum of parts that was small enough to be concealed in his hand. He shared his “Orpheus Shooter” build with us back in […]
Our “Better Nerf Gun” in MAKE Volume 29 is a beautifully overengineered Nerf dart blaster that’s built by metal lathing, woodworking, thread tapping, and other labors of love. You’d be proud to display it on the coffee table or above your cubicle as a warning to would-be office assailants. But as soon as we published […]
Want to make a gift to eternity? Nothing says forever quite like a hand-carved stone bowl.
