Real DIY builds from around the web

7 projects built and documented by real people, with their photos, measurements, materials and the way they built them. Each one was published by its builders under an open license, and each page credits them and links to the original.

Where these builds come from

We only republish projects whose builders chose a license that allows it, such as Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. Most come from Appropedia, an open wiki where students, makers and community groups document what they built. The write-ups are our own summaries of the builders' documentation, with the builders and photographers credited on every page, and they are shared under the same license.

Built something yourself? Share it here with your own photos.