Photography by Jens J. Selvig III Gary Bates grew up plowing the fields of his grandfather's farm in tiny Manhattan, Mont., where he now lives. making passes on the tractor each day bored the y ....... Read more 3 days ago
HexPummer Lantern kits from Solarbotics
One of the new kit releases I got a big kick out of at Maker Faire Austin was the HexPummer Lantern from our compadres at Solarbotics. This is an add-on to their popular HexPummer, a kit version o ....... Read more 5 days ago
Planeboat Memories
Photograph by Albert W. Starkweather It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a ... boat? Technically, it's a planeboat. And to Dave Drimmer of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the live-aboard craft was home for ....... Read more 5 days ago
Stylish Change
Photograph by Studio M, Tom McInvaille Stacey Lee Webber likes her work long, repetitive, and painstaking. Just look at the life-sized carpenter's tools she silver-soldered out of pennies. Only ....... Read more 6 days ago
Make rock candy
The Exploratorium site has a section on cooking science - I found some neat info there about the science of sugar and a recipe for making rock candy. The white stuff we know as sugar is sucrose ....... Read more 7 days ago
Elementary school music video makers
Students @ Bancroft Elementary School in Montreal, Quebec are making some awesome music videos as part of the Modern Music Makers after-school program
students (five to ten years old) are divided ....... Read more 12 days ago
The hazards of a Dad who's a Maker
I had just set the doll down on the floor of my studio when my kids walked in to see what I was making. Unfortunately, I was in the process of disemboweling yet another one of their beloved toys. Thi ....... Read more 12 days ago
DIY speakers
Lucas and his dad enjoy making stuff. In this video Brad interviews the young Tinkerer about the spiffy new speakers they made and rigged up to their stereo. This was a great project - we follo ....... Read more 12 days ago
Bamboo bike frame
This DIY bamboo frame is absolutely beautiful. Appropriate, since it appears to have hand crafted with love for a significant other. Aaron writes: The ride quality is TOTALLY SWEET! I realize t ....... Read more 14 days ago