Maker Faire Austin 2008
The Barrage Garage

Maker Stage , Sunday 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

If you were to design your perfect all-purpose Maker-style workshop, what would it be like? Make Contributing Editor Bill Gurstelle invites you inside "The Barrage Garage," the ultimate Maker Space filled with the cool tools and supplies that Makers use to create wonderful things. We'll describe the basic tools and supplies your workshop must have, as well as the tools you dream about. Besides a tour of the garage, we'll look at some way-cool projects Barrage Garage projects: catapults, flamethrowers, taffy pulling machines, air cannons, and more.

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About the Maker(s)

Bill Gurstelle
William Gurstelle is one of the gurus and pioneers of the rapidly growing Maker Movement. Bill is a best-selling author, licensed engineer, inveterate tinkerer, and professional speaker. He is a producer and on-air talent for Make:television and is a contributing editor and columnist at MAKE Magazine. He has written six books, including the best-selling Backyard Ballistics, and more than a quarter million of his books have been sold. His latest book, Absinthe and Flamethrowers, is a daring exploration into the art of living dangerously.
http://www.williamgurstelle.com/