Wednesday, November 10, 2010
By Mike on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 20:58
Taking the basic techniques I used to make my original Drink Can Tinwork box, we can get a bit more clever and make boxes of different shapes - here's how to make a hexagonal one.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, October 23, 2010, 20:02
"Dad, I'm bored! What can we do?"
"OK, let's make something, how about an electric motor...?"
Sunday, August 15, 2010
By Mike on Sunday, August 15, 2010, 08:50
We took a trip to picturesque Lulworth Cove with my little boat - the Snow Pea, complete with sailing rig - and spent a couple of very pleasant and serene hours sailing around the cove.
Friday, May 21, 2010
By Mike on Friday, May 21, 2010, 15:00
This video was created by the kids at BCD Searchers - a local youth group I used to help to run - they made the puppets, rehearsed and performed it from scratch in about an hour.
Monday, December 28, 2009
By Mike on Monday, December 28, 2009, 20:21
This short video documents the results of a series of experiments in time-lapse micrography - the subject: drying paint...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
By Mike on Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 19:44
These little gift boxes are made from recycled Christmas cards - they're easy to make and can be filled with tasty treats or small gifts for the tree or as stocking fillers.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
By Mike on Saturday, January 31, 2009, 19:43
Pom-Bears are puffy little crispy potato snacks, shaped like teddy bears, but can they dance?
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
By Mike on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 08:37
Starting with a few hundred pieces of assorted K'Nex, this tower built itself before my very eyes!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
By Mike on Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 14:04
The purpose of this project was to design and create a working model trebuchet - capable of launching tennis balls - and manufactured from scrap materials in as short a time as possible.
With that in mind, it's not going to be a beautiful, efficient or durable machine, but hopefully it will still work...
Saturday, August 30, 2008
By Mike on Saturday, August 30, 2008, 21:04
This is a recipe for delicious soft, oaty, cake-like cookies that are incredibly easy to make.
They're easy because all of the main ingredients in the recipe weigh the same amount - the only thing to remember is the ingredients list, but that's pretty simple too.
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