If you suspend the science behind it, the act of soldering is a work of magic. By heating a filler metal, one can join two or more materials which would otherwise not fit together (like pizza and pineapple, for example). Barb Noren is a self-described maker who also sees soldering as a magical process. So…
Mondays might not be your favorite day of the week, but the good news is that we’re all in this together ladies and gentlemen. As purveyors of prime Grade A web content, the SolidSmack crew has done some of the heavy-lifting to make sure you get your Mondays started on the right track. Welcome to The…
Those of you who know us well know of our longstanding love for the iconic rOtring 800 Mechanical Pencil. But heck, it isn’t the only great mechanical pencil to have on your desktop. For those who are particular about sharp lead points — AT ALL TIMES — the brilliant engineering behind writing tool manufacturer Uni’s Kuru Toga…
A colander of crevices stretches out before, the red smoke of the Sting Coral crawling out against every edge. We knew five of the caverns amidst them were safe but to know the path to any we would need these links. Paul Chadeisson – He creates concepts of massive ships, then makes them even more…
Remember when you were a kid, and the coolest talents your friends had were blowing bubblegum and making paper planes? Yeah, those were the days. As we grow older, it becomes easy to lose that sense of magic from childhood and instead, find entertainment elsewhere—like Netflix or loud nightclubs. But one thing remains constant: making…