Posts Tagged make

Little Free Libraries

About a year ago I decided to use up some spare plywood I had lying around to make a little free library. Since I’m trained as a librarian (MISt) and am a self-described maker (New Toronto Makeshore), it’s a perfect match. Frankly, though, I had no idea how popular it would be. We live on […]

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3D Scanning

I just received this fantastic-o little 3D Scanner from the folks at Matter and Form. The first thing I’m going to try scanning is a sculpture of a child made by my late great Aunt (it’s signed Audrey McNaughton). There is no date, but I would guess it to be from the 1970’s. If the […]

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Make: Cracker Box Amp

So I found this make-yer-own-amp project in Make magazine and thought it was a good excuse to learn how to solder electronics and such-like. Plus, it was my friend’s 40th birthday and since I didn’t want to bequeath him another backgammon set I figured an amp-in-a-box might be a good gift. Many thanks to Cairn […]

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Make: A Wood Gas Stove

I was interested in trying out the Wood Gas Stove I saw an article on in Make (Vol. 27 Wood Gas Stove by William Abnerthay) and so set-to assembling the tools and materials. Although I found the step drill bit at Lowe’s, I found it at almost half the price at Princess Auto and ended […]

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Make: A Custom Loft Bed

Faced with the impending growth of our small family — and the limited room for growth in our small urban space — I decided to make the best of everything and build a custom bed for my daughter, she whom would shortly be sharing a room with an infant brother. Since the addition to our […]

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