Core77 has a review up of Richard Sennett’s book “The Craftsman,” which is a conglomerate of case studies that explore the relationship of hand to mind, craftsmanship to Enlightenment. Herein, Sennett, a renown London-based sociologist with a zest for the human experience, argues that the most basic, fundamental ability we humans share is that of […]
Sister Diane wrote up a great post about her recent visit to a clever new shop in Portland called Yarnia, and the place sounds downright magical. At Yarnia, visitors can choose from countless colors, textures, and fibers to create their very own custom yarns that are whipped up right there on the spot. This place […]
Dugg writes in – One reader of The Automata / Automaton Blog wrote to me with an interesting question. “I’m looking for a simple mechanism to convert rotational motion to reciprocal motion along the SAME axis as the rotation, not perpendicular.” I decided to investigate potential solutions in one of my favorite books on mechanisms, […]
Esther K. Smith’s How to Make Books: Fold, Cut & Stitch Your Way to a One-of-a-Kind Book came out late last year, but I only just got a chance to dig into it recently. It’s a gorgeous book, with thick chipboard covers and a kinetic layout that makes you itch to jump in and start […]
Ever wondered how designers make those polished 3D PCB renderings? Flickr user Rob sheds some light on the issue with the comparison seen above – Comparison of a virtual board and a real board, designed in Eagle and rendered using the amazing Eagle3D by Matthias Weißer, which creates files for POV-Ray. It’s like seeing the […]
Sew Everything Workshop by Diana Rupp Sew Everything Workshop book page Diana Rupp’s Make Workshop web site At CRAFT, we have been seeing neat projects posted online from patterns in Make Workshop founder Diana Rupp’s Sew Everything Workshop since it came out. I got the book a few weeks ago and I am really enjoying […]
Easter’s coming early this year, so I’m trying to plan ahead. Decorating Eggs, by Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell (try saying that in one breath!), is my new best friend. For the past few years, I’ve dyed my eggs in onion skins with leaves for decoration (check out this Instructable for a how-to), but this year I’m thinking […]
