«So I’ve been doing a lot of story boarding recently and in an effort to sharpen up my drawing skills I’ve switched from using a pencil to a pen. The only problem has been it’s much harder to do even fills with a pen than a pencil, so I needed a fat marker, too. [...]
05 Feb
Etsy is an online marketplace for buying and selling all things handmade. Here’s a few tips on running a successful Etsy shop. Wouldn’t it be nice to turn your hobby into a revenue? How To Run a Successful Etsy Shop [link][via] etsy [link]
03 Feb
A well done, straightforward Instructable that shows you how to sharpen your chisels. After all, well cared-for tools will perform better and last you a lifetime. How to Sharpen a Chisel [link]
23 Jan
So you’ve designed a nice circuit and laid it out on your trusty breadboard. Time to move on and make a permanent version of it. You can always use stripboard and obtain a sloppy yet functional version of your circuit, or go all out and print your own circuit board. Homemade PCBs produce professional looking [...]
18 Jan
Incredibly simple instructions on how to create tree grafts. Over time, the grafted branch will become part of the host plant. I’m pretty sure that nature imposes some limits, but you can still achieve some interesting results, way beyond simple “repairs”. For the sake of not killing trees, start out with simple mods :) Grafting [...]
15 Jan
Today, I bring you two other t-shirt tutorials. The first one shows you how to reproduce retro silk screening with simple tools you probably already have. The result is nice: a crackly old-school retro look. The second one shows a more advanced technique that produces cleaner results. Time to get out your old t-shirts and [...]
12 Jan
A nice piece on how to make a sharp knife out of a plain strip of metal (or a butter knife) without any tools. Interesting because it’s so simple, yet still useful. Knife Making Without Tools [link]
10 Jan
This instructional video shows you how to make lock picks out of hacksaw blades and tools you probably have around the house. Please use responsibly. Make your own Lock Picks [link]
09 Jan
This is a special link to a 17 minute video of a Claude Paillard building his own vacuum tubes by hand in his shop. I’m totally speechless at the quality of his workmanship. Very impressive. Watch it, even if you know nothing about vacuum tubes, just to have an idea of what’s involved and to [...]
02 Jan
This instructable shows you how to build kick-ass bike frames. One in carbon fiber, and the second one out of… carbon fiber and bamboo! It looks amazing too – sure to be a head-turner! How I built a carbon bike frame at home (and a bamboo frame too) [link]
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13 Feb