Everyone knows that a dull blade is no good. But do you know what a knife actually looks like up close as it's being sharpened?

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With so many amazing projects being done with both boards, it can be difficult to know which is right for you. Read on to make your decision.

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Build a simple guitar pickup winder for under $100 that's easily customizable, with an accurate counter and a high speed 1000 RPM motor.

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Build a festive little reindeer from a Pringles can. Be rewarded with M&M's every time it does its business.

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Radio tomography, using radios as sensors, is a new way to detect both movement and position. Once the preserve of the military, its now coming to your home.

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Think you can 3D print the best holiday ornament? Share your design with the community and enter to win fun prizes from Make: and Ultimaker!

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The US Patent Office just granted the tech giant a patent on a two-headed, full-color printer design.

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This gamer decided to take the super cheap Raspberry Pi Zero and fit it into his Xbox controller for a custom game emulator.

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Google and Zac Posen designed a light-up LED dress to promote Made with Code, a new non-profit inspiring more young girls to learn computer science.

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This subwoofer enclosure project is made out of layers of CNC'd wood.

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You've got your CNC mill, but now what? These useful bits will get you going on most starter projects.

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Last month the European Union made a decision that has widespread implications, but hasn't yet gathered much coverage, or discussion, outside of the specialist press.

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The new Wio Link board from SeeedStudio that launched today on Kickstarter is not just another "kitchen sink" board, it's the start of sensors as a service.

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The hottest tool for Makers is powerful, versatile, and spendy — here’s what you need to know to get started with your first laser cutter.

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RepRap project is a symbiotic relationship: they would produce our goods at a low cost while we would provide the help they needed to reproduce themselves.

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An indoor rock climbing gym is the perfect thing to fight that winter cabin fever.

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On Thursday the Orb-4 mission to resupply the ISS is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, and onboard will be two Raspberry Pi boards on their way to the orbital outpost.

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If you asked Dr. Seuss and M.C. Escher to make a jungle gym, you'd get the City Museum In St. Louis.

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A standing vinyl cutter for the price of a desktop version.

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3D printing with standard plastics is amazing in its own right, but printing with alternative filaments is a step up to a new level.

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