<!– Art Design –> By Stett Holbrook , 2012/11/28 @ 12:27 pm You’ve heard of a catbird seat. I guess this is a dogbird seat. I spotted the canine-avian build on Reddit today. It made me smile.  Apparently the bulldog is a bit afraid of the bird, but the bird loves to ride around on [...]

<!– Woodworking, Events Holidays –> By Michael Colombo , 2012/11/28 @ 12:30 pm A speed square is an invaluable tool in any woodworker’s toolbox, whether you’re a novice or an expert. Use it to mark cuts for angles from zero to ninety degrees. Woodworking is a skill in which the phrase “the right tool for [...]

<!– Art Design, MAKE Video, Metalworking –> By Jimmy DiResta , 2012/11/28 @ 2:05 pm In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (Dirty Money, Hammered, Against the Grain, Trash for Cash) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds [...]

<!– General, 3D Printing –> By Mark Frauenfelder , 2012/11/27 @ 4:47 pm Earlier this week, MAKE published its Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing, which explains what 3D printing is and what you can do with a 3D printer. The heart of this special issue is a side-by-side review of 15 different low-cost 3D printers. [...]

<!– LEGO, Art –> By Goli Mohammadi , 2012/11/27 @ 5:00 pm Tokyo-based artist Azuma Makoto‘s works are usually of the botanical nature, like the painstakingly cut, twisted, and folded leaves that comprise his Collapsible Leaves sculptures. A few of his works though, like the Lego Pine, use non-botanical media to evoke visions of plant [...]

<!– 3D Printing, Toolbox, Tools –> By Sean Ragan , 2012/11/27 @ 7:43 pm There’s nothing especially complex about these pliers from prominent jeweler-supply house Rio Grande: one jaw features a rounded bending mandrel about 5mm in diameter and 20mm long, and the other, a cupped steel band holding a nylon forming block with a [...]

<!– Craft Business, CRAFT, Jewelry –> By Gillian BenAry , 2012/11/27 @ 9:28 pm MAKE contributor and Makeys stylist Diana Eng recently schooled me on the lost-wax fabrication process, which she’s been using to craft her new Farfalle jewelry line (yes, named after, and shaped like, the pasta). Diana partnered with a family-run manufacturing facility [...]

<!– Young Makers, Education, Food and Beverage, Gardening, Green –> By Stett Holbrook , 2012/11/27 @ 9:33 pm Pierre Beauchamp in his element. Source: Auburn Journal. In this week’s episode of Food Makers on Nov. 28 at 2pm PST/ 5pm EST, I’ll be talking to Pierre Beauchamp, a young entrepreneur who is making a name [...]

<!– iPhone, Gaming, Mobile, Video Games, Virtual Worlds –> By Adam Flaherty , 2012/11/27 @ 3:00 am Can’t get enough of Minecraft? Wish you could bring your creations with you wherever you go and interact with them in the real world? Now you can with the Minecraft Reality app by Mojang. That’s right–get chunky 8-bit [...]

<!– Drones, Flight Projectiles –> By Andrew Terranova , 2012/11/27 @ 9:00 am Parrot’s AR.Drone 2.0. The holiday season is upon us and there is a certain something in the air. I’m talking about something a bit more tangible than the ineffable holiday spirit. It is the whir of aerial drones buzzing through the skies! [...]

<!– MAKE Projects, Weekend Projects –> By Nick Normal , 2012/11/27 @ 9:14 am Inspired by the portable Pocket Repeat game of yore, MAKE reader Mauricio writes in with his version of the Mintronics Memory Game Weekend Project. Mauricio uses the same ATmega328P-PU microcontroller found in the MintDuino kit, but he opted to solder up [...]

<!– Education, Projects, Hacks Mods –> By John Baichtal , 2012/11/27 @ 10:30 am I love Sugru’s Fixer’s Manifesto! A lot of these items we’ve seen before, in such manifestos as Mister Jalopy’s Owner’s Manifesto or the iFixit Repair Manifesto, Platform21′s Repair Mainfesto, as well as The Cult of Done. However, it’s always nice to [...]