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August 14, 2015
Over the Top: Hack a Hard Drive into a Working Microphone
Rulof Maker decided to build his own microphone using parts from a hard drive and an old paper speaker. The end contraption looks great.
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Watch How it’s Made: End-Grain Cutting Boards
These are not your average cutting boards. Not only are they beautiful, but the folks at Larch Wood Canada want to show you how they're made.
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Paper Quilled Insects: Capture the Beauty, Not the Bugs
Reddit user greatdane4 has been experimenting with making quilled paper butterflies. She is new to the craft, but does an amazing job.
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August 13, 2015
Beautiful Metal-Fabricated Rubber Band Shooters
ZumA2 is a cabinetmaker from Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture who works in steel. When he’s not hammering out desks and filing cabinets, he’s using the tools of his trade to fabricate the most gorgeous sci-fi-inspired rubber band guns. ZumA2 has so far fabricated some 30 different guns and even begun to […]
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Obsessive Architect Crafts One Tiny Paper Building Every Day for a Year
Charles Young spent a year crafting 365 tiny paper buildings and doing stop motion photography to bring them to life.
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Quick Guide: 6 Basic Woodturning Tools
What you need to know to get started with woodturning tools, tips, and techniques. Learn about basic tools you'll need and how to use them.
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New Project: Build a Bike That Transforms from Tall to Chopper While You Ride
Follow along to learn how to build a bike that transforms from a tall bike to a chopper (and back) while you ride it!
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August 12, 2015
Making Bread from a 2,000 Year Old Recipe
As part of the British Museum’s Pompeii Live film promotion, they posted the following on their website: In AD 79, a baker put his loaf of bread into the oven. Nearly 2,000 years later it was found during excavations in Herculaneum. The British Museum asked Giorgio Locatelli to recreate the […]
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This New Printer Works in the Lonely Vacuum of Outer Space
An organization called Made In Space has announced that they've made a breakthrough in 3D printing within a vacuum.
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New Project: 15-Minute Stilts
Many of us enjoyed a simple pair of stilts in our youth, but why stop there? Here’s how to make a pair of fun stilts that are really quite simple for someone of any age. Not only are they easily customizable, but they can literally be built in 15 minutes. You’ll […]
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