Learning blacksmithing basics 12/20/2008 (Image via Travelmuse) Mother Earth News has an introduction to blacksmithing here. Check it out; via the comments, here’s an...
Airplane wing desk 12/20/2008 (Image via Ecofriend) Isn’t spending $4200 on a desk made out of an actual airplane wing more important than a...
Gardening in shipping containers 12/20/2008 Image via Ecogeek Here’s a vertical farm that seems a bit more DIY-able than others, using shipping containers, for strong,...
Auto parts chess set 12/20/2008 Via Ecofriend: Old and broken down auto parts are nothing more than trash for some, but for people like Armando...
Make a simple Savonius turbine 12/20/2008 Here’s the simplest design I’ve found for my favorite type of turbine. Check out Otherpower for a discussion on sourcing...
Take better digital photos 12/20/2008 (Image via) The New York Times put out photography tips, and Lifehacker made them better. My favorite, from Lifehacker: Get...
10 recycled Christmas trees 12/20/2008 Why cut down a perfectly good pine when you probably have old hard drives, cardboard, or some other material just...
Construct a built-in bed 12/20/2008 (Photo via myhomeideas.com) Mother Earth News has plans for building a built-in bed. I have yet to find a good...
Lifehacker’s most popular DIY projects 12/19/2008 Lifehacker has figured out which DIY projects people viewed most on their site over the last year. Here’s video of...
Home dome: garbage to housing 12/19/2008 Max explaining one of the component blocks of his dome (via) PBS’ Design Squad has found a winner of their...