Make profiles Jake Von Slatt

Make Magazine profiled the incomparable steampunk maker Jake von Slatt; he's got all kinds of great stuff to relate:

Two past mistakes you’ve learned the most from:

1. Propane is very flammable and eyebrows are important to the appearance of your face.

2. A school bus is very heavy and asphalt cannot be relied on to support it when jacking.

Bonus: Stay out of the plane of rotation. I lost the tip of my right pinky finger to the lift-fan of a hovercraft when I was 16.



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