About this item
Hardwon, handed down, and tightly guarded shop secrets are the hidden currency of making. Like hearing a good joke that's so funny you immediately re-tell it, reinforce it, and never forget it, a great shop tip is immediately put into practice--and the truly invaluable ones are never forgotten. Who doesn't remember, with the fondness of a precious gift, workshop tips you got from a parent, your Industrial Arts teacher, or a fellow maker? Make: Top Shop Tips & Techniques will collect the best working wisdom from ten years of Make: and from some of the most talented and prolific makers who've contributed to the magazine and Maker Faire over the past decade.
About the Author
Gareth Branwyn (born January 21, 1958) is a writer, editor, and media critic.He has covered technology, media, DIY, and cyberculture for Wired, Esquire, the Baltimore Sun, Details, and numerous other publications. He was an editor at Mondo 2000 and Boing Boing (when it was a print zine) , founded the personal tech site, StreetTech.com, and worked for MAKE magazine for 8 years, lastly acting as their Editorial Director.Gareth co-edited The Happy Mutant Handbook (with Boing Boing) and is the author of Jargon Watch: A Pocket Dictionary for the Jitterati, Jamming the Media, The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots, and Mosaic Quick Tour: Accessing and Navigating the World Wide Web (the first book written about the Web) . His most recent book, a collection of his best work, with many new essays, is called Borg Like Me & Other Tales of Art, Eros, and Embedded Systems. The book was crowd-funded and self-published.
