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Make a Floating Pool Noodle Beverage Boat

Make This Floating Pool Noodle Beverage Boat in 15 Minutes

Have a plastic tub and a pool noodle? Your day at the beach/pool/lake just got a whole lot better with this floating pool noodle beverage boat! The problem with open water? Nowhere to put that much-needed beverage. The solution: Build your booze (and soda and juice) a boat! (Obviously.) Planning a lazy day at the […]

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10 Projects to Keep You Busy Over a 3-Day Weekend

A 3-day weekend is approaching and it’s a great opportunity to sit down, by yourself or with your kids, and work on a project. There are so many projects to choose from on makezine.com, but here is a quick collection of 10 fun projects that would be great for this weekend. The weather is getting warmer […]

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Hydrojet-Powered Personal Pool Pontoon from PVC

Hydrojet-Powered Personal Pool Pontoon from PVC

Build a DIY hydrojet-powered watercraft for kids that’s perfect for the backyard pool. Kids love to drive the land roving mini cars and trucks you can get at the big box toy stores, now they can head to the water and pilot their own home built pontoon boat. This boat is at a scale and […]

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Swim Timer for Late Night Laps

Swim Timer for Late Night Laps

Doug had a problem to solve: when he swims early in the morning, there’s not enough light to see the pool’s pace clock at the end of the lane. Like any good maker, he devised his own solution. He built a waterproof swim timer that uses an LED display to show your time.

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Antique Pool Table Ball Return

Antique Pool Table Ball Return

I love this photograph of the old wooden-gutter ball-returns on the antique pool table that Scott and Alex Mueller sent us.

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