Living the Good Life
What we can learn from a Depression-era homesteading couple.
Makers
DIY knife-making forge
The folks at TheWorkshop.Ca turned an old push mower, a leaf blower, a galvanized tank, and some concrete, ceramic filler, and aluminum dross into a small, mobile forge. Knife-Making / Blacksmithing /Alloy Melting – Forge/Furnace
Dayton Hamvention 2009
Most makers probably already know of Diana Eng. She was one of the contestants, the so-called “fashion nerd, on the second season of Project Runway. She’s also been a guest blogger on CRAFT and is the author of the new book Fashion Geek: Clothes Accessories Tech. And Diana Eng is no poser nerd. To prove […]
Maker Cy Tymony in LA’s Daily Breeze
MAKE contributor Cy Tymony got a nice little write-up in the Daily Breeze, talking about his book, Sneaky Green Uses for Everyday Things: “I try to look at every little thing people throw away and say, `What can we do with it?”‘ said Tymony, 53, of Torrance. “The good thing is, spare parts are everywhere. […]
Good clean laser fun with 4volt
[Photo from 4volt.com] Over the past few months I’ve been watching the amazing and festive work of Jeremy at 4volt.com. Today’s find was a diy laser cut caliper. Here are plans for a simple caliper, handy to have around the shop for measuring thickness and diameters. Anytime I can build something that helps me build […]
Welcome, Martha fans!
[Photo: Anders Krusberg/The Martha Stewart Show] If you’re coming to our site after having seen MAKE’s Editor-in-Chief Mark Frauenfelder on The Martha Stewart Show, welcome! We thought we’d take this opportunity to introduce Martha’s viewers (and others who might be new to MAKE) to what we do and why. We’ve got a lot of different […]
DIY cat perch
This guy made his own version of the commercially-available Kitty Cot that we posted about before. Cat Window Seat
