The Victoria and Albert Museum of London has a huge set of videos available that cover a wide range of craft and conservation techniques.

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Thinking about building your own gaming table? Here's a guide to some of the best projects.

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Abu Zubair developed a toy to help his son with fine motor skills. Now this toy is helping many more children with autism.

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If you've ever wanted to get your hands on some professional, industry backed animation software for free, now's your chance!

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Faraday Motion is a small business with the soul of a makerspace. Backed by a community of Makers, they're perfecting electric skateboards.

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Need to glue fabric to plastic? What about styrofoam to wood? Or ceramics to metal? Choose the right glue with this handy reference chart.

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Creating a little viewer to display holograms on your phone is easier than you might think.

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Darbin Orvar is back with another fantastic build. This time she's making an articulated LED lamp perfect for task lighting.

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Autodesk's Project Escher is an assembly line of independent 3D printers to make printing faster and more efficient.

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Getting started with VR doesn't have to cost anything. Some of the best software possible is absolutely free.

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There's an element of surprise in pop-up books. Paul Johnson's Pop-Up books use this moment of delight to inspire kids to read and write.

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This classy computer case was made using basic woodworking and computer skills. It looks great and can be done by a novice.

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Maker Faire Cairo is the first featured Maker Faire in the Arab world, and promises to be an exciting event for Makers.

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Recently, Ive been watching a lot of YouTube videos on survivalism, bushcraft, backyard knifemaking, and the like. This is not because Im some sort of doomsday prepper or endtimes weirdo. I just find the ingenuity and resourcefulness in many of these videos to be inspiring. And highly entertaining. And, I […]

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Tetris perfectly symbolizes the satisfaction of everything being in its place, so it makes sense to pay homage to it with key organization.

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Want to have the coolest longboard on the block? Or maybe you just need a way to hang your longboard on your wall?

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Beast gets a sasquatch torso transplant in this amazing action figure modification.

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Screws are a staple of DIY building and good for a wide variety of projects. Here are the basics to using and choosing screws.

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Here are the 5 basic stitches you need to know to tackle most hand sewing tasks (with bonus tips for handling fabric).

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The idea of turning libraries into makerspaces was once a crazy notion here at Make:, but now it's fast becoming a reality.

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