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September 14, 2015
You’re Sharpening Your Carpenter’s Pencil Wrong
Follow this quick and easy guide to make sure you're correctly sharpening your carpenter's pencil.
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Hand-Embroidered Notebooks Are Almost Too Pretty to Use
Check out these hand-embroidered notebooks that feature designs ranging from anatomical and natural to geometric and macabre, then try to make your own!
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September 13, 2015
Hold a Moment of History in Your Hand with 3D Printed Maps
Being both a maps enthusiast and an avid wargamer, I love this idea of 3D printing full-color, palm-sized terrain maps of famous battles from Japanese history. 3DPrint reported on these maps last week and describes the history behind the project. This campaign covers eight famous battles of Japanese Warring States […]
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New Project: Peel and Paint a CD to Put New Spin on Sun Catchers
CDs don't get as much love as they used to. Breathe new life into one by repurposing an old CD as a fun and easy sun catcher.
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September 12, 2015
Day One of Maker Faire Orlando 2015
The first day of the 4th annual Maker Faire Orlando was a huge success today at the Orlando Science Center. Thousands enjoyed an unbelievable quantity and range of exhibits and workshops — more than 300 of them! This is a big Maker Faire. There’s obviously a deep geek core in […]
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Make a Set of These Sweet Wedging Corner Clamps
I love these wooden corner clamps that Izzy Swan just posted to his YouTube channel. They’re an upgrade to an earlier set he’d built years ago. The current version has the wedges attached to the clamp jig so that you don’t lose the wedges in-between jobs. And these clamps are […]
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The Living Orb Glows Bright When the Sun Goes Down
Artist Daric Gill used an Arduino, LEDs, and solar power to transform this wooden desk into a Living Orb.
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September 11, 2015
5 Raspberry Pi Projects to Build This Weekend
Here are five of my favorite recent Raspberry Pi projects. Each project will take you less than a weekend and if you're quick, make 'em all.
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3D Printable Rotary Tool Holders and Accessories
One of the more practical and useful things that a 3D printer can do is print jigs, holders, and other little improvement hacks to annoying problems found with in your everyday tools. Rotary tools, that very universal of maker tools, have lots of holders and accessories associated with them, and […]
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Flying Robots! Drone Film Festival Highlights Maker Spirit
The Flying Robot International Film Festival wants you to share your DIY drone videos.
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