Tables, chairs, sideboards, chests of drawers – all of them off to the dump and buried in landfill when we redecorate the house. Not so, says the owner of one creative Moray business: old furniture can have a new life. Deb Wright...
Category - Making and Doing
The stars from my back door
When Eric Walker asked his wife for a telescope for his birthday back in 2004 he got just a little more than he bargained for. Instead of the small portable item he had envisioned – something he could stick in his backpack when...
From oil support to electronics online
A company in Kirkcaldy has come to the fore in the growing market for home electronics components. A new wave of development in the industry has produced cheap and powerful units which can be used by everyone from home hobbyists...
Planes and a planetarium to see in Moray
A northern aircraft and astronomy centre is opening again for Easter. One of the attractions of...
Nosing whisky: the science of smelling it
Nosing (or smelling) whisky is a very important part of the distilling industry. Nosing takes place...
Wand in the wind: the evolution of an invention
I was standing at the summit of Cairngorm thinking about what I would do when I retired from...
The Museum of Communication in Burntisland
The Museum of Communication of Burntisland in Fife collaborates with Orkney Wireless Museum in...
Knitting plants – mathematically
Simple mathematical rules can be used to create the most unexpected shapes and patterns, and...
Panoramic photography
History Ever since early photography people have wanted a wider field of view and there was a...
Make it yourself – and join the revolution
Making things yourself is coming back. All the various developments in technology are providing us...