Make Works Blog
Power Tools
We've been reading Power Tools by Geoff Peters. Found on a rainy day, on the bottom shelf of the Oxfam in Perth last weekend. It is a solid little guide to common workshop tools that are still used today. Read more
Factory Friday : George Thompson
Woodworker, cabinetmaker, art fabricator; George Thompson, tells us about how he got into making furniture and what it's like to work with artists like Martin Boyce. Read more
Made in Scotland - manufacturers for winter
With some pretty bad forecasts ahead, here are some manufacturers listed on Make Works to keep you warm and dry this winter. Read more
Sourcing manufacturing in Scotland
Fi has started holding office hours, supporting anyone having trouble sourcing manufacturers, materials or workshops in Scotland. Read more
Designing a new manufacturing process
With no bolts or screws in sight, Paul Cocksedge’s new furniture collection relies on the extremes of liquid nitrogen to bond materials like steel, aluminium, copper and brass together. Read more
Make Works speak with hardware startup, Tingbot about sourcing manufacturing in the UK.
Having just launched their first Kickstarter campaign, Make Works find out what Nord Collective have to say about their experience of sourcing manufacturing closer to home. Read more
Ten fabricators you should know about in Scotland
Fabricators are those people that will build you ‘almost anything’. Primarily working on one-off projects, their skills are an extension of cabinet making and joinery; mixed together with whatever process is needed for the job - be it welding, painting, casting or sculpting. Read more
Maker Speed Dater returns to Glasgow
Maker Speed Dater is an event where designers, makers and manufacturers get together to make new relationships quickly. It's a meetup to make contacts in the fabrication industry and begin new pieces of work. Read more
Factory Friday : Old School Fabrications
Makers of "almost anything", Old School Fabrication's Neville and Scott tell us about why they started an art fabrication business together, the projects they've loved working on and why they've realised that "the harder you work, the luckier you get." Read more
Factory Friday; Shilasdair Yarns
Shilasdair Yarn's Eva tells us about how she took inspiration from the vegetable-dyed rugs she saw in Turkey in the sixties and started her own natural dying company on the Isle of Skye. Read more
Sourcing sheet materials in Scotland
Looking for wood? stone? plastics? textiles? Here are some of the sheet suppliers that we have listed on Make Works. Read more
Five must-have sample books
In celebration of the much coveted sample book, here are five that we think you should all be trying to get your hands on. Read more