Steve Lodefink
An inveterate tinkerer and "broad-spectrum hobbyist," Steve just can't say no to a cool project. At 3, he was already reverse-engineering the peanut butter and jelly sandwich: "I figured out where all of the parts were, found a good tool, and built one. I've been doing it ever since." He lives in Seattle with his wife and two sons, two cats, five tarantulas, and 24 African cichlids, and thinks that one of life's great pleasures is a really sharp aged cheddar cheese. "I'm a simple man," he says. He looks at life's debris at finkbuilt.com.
Author of these Magazine Articles
Wall Eye
Build your own opaque projector.
From MAKE:
14: Optics page 74
Toolbox
Go cuckoo for coconuts, munch on the ultimate brain food, turn day into night, and build your own greenhouse.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
14: Optics page 176
Ghost Catcher
How to catch a spirit with a trick scarf.
From MAKE:
13: Magic page 83
Hardcore Laser Tag
It's not the Family Fun Center. Meet Mike Yates and his Scorpion.
In
Made on Earth
from MAKE:
10: Home Electronics page 16
Fanciful Fortress, The Inkjet Way
Usa a printer to turn cardboard into stone.
In
Play
from
CRAFT:
02: Creative Clones page 142
Making an Atomic Ball Clock
Put together a wooden rendition of this classic 1950's timekeeper.
In
DIY: Hang It
from
CRAFT:
01: Craft Premiere page 135
Vintage Clock Conversion
Replace your clock's windup or wall-plug movement with a modern, accurate quartz unit.
In
DIY: Hang It
from
CRAFT:
01: Craft Premiere page 138
Soda Bottle Rocket
You don't have to be Burt Rutan to start your own rocket program. With a few empty soda bottles and some PVC pipe, you can build a high-performance water rocket.
From MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 78
Made On Earth
Amazing things your neighbors build in their basements.
In
Made on Earth
from MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 16
Kits For The Holidays
Our guide to the coolest kits to make and give.
From MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 64
Retrovision 2000 AV Cabinet
Building a home entertainment center in the form of an Atomic Age TV set.
In
DIY: Home Entertainment
from MAKE:
03: Cars and Halloween page 119
Photographer for these Magazine Articles
Hardcore Laser Tag
It's not the Family Fun Center. Meet Mike Yates and his Scorpion.
In
Made on Earth
from MAKE:
10: Home Electronics page 16
MAKE: Online Extras
Unsafe At Any Amperage?
Behind the scenes of our high-voltage dilemma: whether to publish a dangerously cool project in MAKE magazine's "Fringe" issue.
by Tom Anderson, Gareth Branwyn, Shawn Connally, Dale Dougherty, Mark Frauenfelder, Joe Grand, Saul Griffith, William Gurstelle, Bunnie Huang, Tom Igoe, Mister Jalopy, Steve Lodefink, John MacNeill, David Pescovitz, Charles Platt, Paul Spinrad, Phillip Torrone;
March 16, 2007

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