If you’ve found this post, I gather you want to build a racing drone and you’re looking for a place to start. By the way, I’m just learning too. Yes, I’m a Computer Engineering graduate,…
Browsing Category Makers
My maker projects: electronics, handcraft and DIY builds — from FPV drones to leatherwork.
I’m Covering My Laptop Charger with Leather
The charger of the laptop I bought in 2013 started wearing out over the years, its cables beginning to fall apart. As a solution I decided to wrap it in leather and cord. I had…
I’m Making My Own Paper
In a journey that began with making my first leather notebook in 2021, I want to continue by telling you about papermaking. First, collect your old, used paper of the same color, then tear it…
Handmade Leather-Covered Notebook & Journal
It’s been a month, maybe two, since I set my mind on making this notebook. In the past I would want to finish and settle everything within a day or two. This time I said,…
Pasta | Camping Recipes
We were camping at Yalova / Çınarcık. This time I wanted to eat slightly fancier meals and mix it up, so I packed mostly ingredients I could turn into something hot. The first dish I…
Build Your Own Drawing Desk
When I sketch, a tilted surface has always felt more practical and comfortable than a flat one. So instead of buying an expensive drawing desk, I decided to build my own — in the style…
Gezgin Harfler — A Notebook Travelling Hand to Hand
Gezgin Harfler A notebook trying to become a story as it travels from hand to hand. What Is Gezgin Harfler? In short, it’s a story notebook built by several people each writing 3 pages. Whoever…
How to Build a Rocket?
Our rocket project “How to Build a Rocket?” — pretty attention-grabbing as a title, right? I’m not going to lay out the whole how-to right now; once we’re done, Furkan and I will write everything…
Sketching the Streets with Urban Sketchers Istanbul
You might be asking, “What is Urban Sketchers Istanbul?” From the name we can at least guess it’s something that happens in Istanbul. So what is Urban Sketchers? Let me share their own description from…