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Open-Source Modular Camera Snaps Together Like Lego

The Focal Camera project wants to educate you not just about photography, but about the hardware of an actual camera — laser cut your own!

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Intel and TBS Announce America’s Greatest Makers Reality Show, $1 Million Prize

Intel, TBS, and uber show-producer Mark Burnett are casting for a product-development reality show called America's Greatest Makers.

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Pipefitters Union and Mini Maker Faire Are a Perfect Fit

Jay Margalus of Spacelab discusses labor unions, Maker Faire, and how union works and Makers often overlap and share a love of hands-on DIY.

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New Project: How to Sculpt a Fantasy Owl

This easy follow-along guide shows you how to sculpt your own fantastical creatures out of metal armature and polymer clay. Get sculpting!

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Pick Your Pizza: 6 Outdoor Ovens You Can Build

What could be better than having your own pizza oven at home? Check out 6 of our favorite backyard ovens for some build inspiration.

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Prepping for the Zombie Apocalypse with Backyard Knife Forging

After Foundry editorial director Sean Ragan gave me a knife for my birthday this year, forged from a length of steel wire cable, I fell down a rabbit hole into the world of knife-making videos. The backyard knife forging “scene” on YouTube is its own strange little maker subculture. Here’s […]

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New Project: Simple Sugru Hack Puts Light on Your Safety Glasses

Modify inexpensive safety glasses to include detachable magnetic LED lights that can swivel in 360 degrees for targeted, hands-free illumination.

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MegaBots Wants YOU (To Fund Its Kickstarter)

MegaBots launched a Kickstarter to fund the upcoming battle between Mk. II and Suidobashi Heavy Industry's Kuratas.

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Fotokite Phi: A Leashed Drone for Easy Aerial Video

The Fotokite Phi is a leashed drone that allows anyone to easily capture HD GoPro video from the air without a remote control.

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Building a Traditional Kayak with Polyester Skin and Plywood

Maker Trevor Akin has been building boats for himself for years. Now with the “Kidyak” he’s built a child-sized, skin-on-frame kayak for his daughter.

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