maker How to make your own camera lens from sand and rocks David Pescovitz

DIY This guy made a custom hardwood and aluminum key fob for his car Xeni Jardin

DIY Cool cyberpunk face shield with how-to steps Xeni Jardin

DIY Crocheted budgies, for a friend who loves birds but can't have one Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Basement excavation project using RC toys enters eleventh year Rob Beschizza

Funny That's one way to put leftover IKEA boxes to good use Xeni Jardin

DIY WATCH: Delightful stop-motion woodworking video Xeni Jardin

makers Play thousands of retrogames with this DIY table arcade game player Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment 'Bobs Burgers' embroidery portraits of every Belcher family character Xeni Jardin

DIY The surgeon who removed his own appendix David Pescovitz

health This TARDIS Grows Weed With Artificial Intelligence Richard Metzger

makers Fantastic electric guitar built from 1,200 colored pencils David Pescovitz

picks Model makers Kayte Sabicer and Adam Savage build a jaw-dropping replica of the Blade Runner blimp Gareth Branwyn

DIY Tuba turned into a bathroom sink and tenor horns repurposed as urinals David Pescovitz

DIY Furoshiki: simple ways to wrap gifts with cloth Carla Sinclair

picks The Art of Cosplay: 'Fuse Bead Armor,' by Cosplay Amy (@cosplamy) Xeni Jardin

maker Watch this loving restoration of a rusty old hammer to its former glory David Pescovitz

happy mutants TV-B-Gone inventor Mitch Altman's rad new $30 DIY Music Synthesizer! David Pescovitz

security Challenge yourself by building this DIY wooden combination lock Seamus Bellamy

music Listen to Dischord Records' entire catalog for free Seamus Bellamy