Queen’s Brian May and His Homemade Guitar
Legendary Queen guitarist talks about the guitar he made from the mantle of his childhood home.
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MAKE Out Session event, July 5, 2009
If you’re in Austin on July 5th, be sure to check out Art Seen Alliances’ MAKE Out Sessions event at the USAA at Spider House. Meet. Mix. Make. Come share your crafty concepts with other makers while enjoying drinks, food, and music. Free MAKE magazine swag! BYOS (bring your own supplies) For more information, visit […]
Dorkbot – Seattle art show
The Seattle chapter of Dorkbot, in collaboration with 911 Media Arts Center, is opening a new juried art exhibit, “Strange Things,” with an opening night party on June 27th, 2009. Sayeth the Press Release: New and exciting genres of art emerge as artists, scientists and technologists bring together their expertise to push the boundaries of […]
Making Ignatius the Fire Pig
Here’s a short documentary about three Boston-area makers, David Dowling, Dennis Svoronos, and Brady Scott, shot by Patrick Johnson, as they fabricate a steam boiler dubbed Ignatius the Fire Pig. Modern Alchemy [via Steampunk Workshop]
Book Review: Wayne Goddard’s $50 Knife Shop
I’ve wanted to get into knifemaking since I was a teenager, but for years had been deterred by the belief that I first needed to buy a bunch of expensive equipment, like a 3-wheel belt grinder and an annealing oven. Then I found Wayne Goddard’s $50 Knife Shop, which is a compilation of material originally […]
MAKE contributer Thomas Zimmerman honored as California’s Volunteer of the Year
We are proud of our friend and colleague, Thomas Zimmerman, who was honored today as California’s Volunteer of the Year. Tom, who has written a half dozen terrific how-to articles for MAKE (including an electronic drum kit, a lensless microscope, a simple way to interconnect protoboards, a one-string electric guitar from plastic tubing, a TV-to-synth […]
All hail Dave Gingery
If you hang around makers long enough, especially older ones, sooner or later somebody will mention Dave Gingery. And then everybody within earshot will either A) genuflect or B) look around in confusion at all the people who are genuflecting. For those in the latter category, here’s an explanation I wrote for Supernaturale awhile back: […]
