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Recipe: Spaghetti Squash Salad

For pasta lovers wanting a healthier alternative, don’t forget about spaghetti squash. Okay, squash is a far cry from pasta, but when treated like spaghetti, it’s as delicious as spaghetti! Lindsay at Delighted Momma shows us how to make this very simple, warm, yummy looking “pasta salad.” A perfect dish for a Thanksgiving feast!

Bike Motor Kit

Bike Motor Kit

I was reading Boing Boing one day and saw a link to this bicycle motor kit, consisting of a 66cc two-cycle engine, drive mechanism, gas tank, muffler, and controls. The ad brought back kid-time memories for me, as I had dreamed of one day owning a Whizzer, the classic motorized bicycle. It was the only vehicle you could […]

South-Pointing Chariot Kit

South-Pointing Chariot Kit

Indie makers RLT Industries of New Braunfels, Texas, sells this lovely wooden model kit of the classic “south-pointing chariot” mechanism. Set the chariot down with the vane pointing in an arbitrary direction — south, north, whatever — and a geared differential connected to the wheels will keep it pointing the same direction regardless of which […]

Desktop Trebuchet

Desktop Trebuchet

RLT Industries has gone above and beyond with its Desktop Trebuchet kit. Each piece of wood is carefully chosen and precisely computer-cut. All the required tools can be found around your house or at a hobby shop, and the instructions are very detailed. However, as instructed, I used wood glue on the main frame and […]

Atlatl Kits

Atlatl Kits

If you’ve ever wanted to hurl spears to bring down a woolly mammoth, then these two kits from Thunderbird Atlatl are the way to go. The Nanticoke and Kanakadea kits are both high quality and simple to build, so with a little time and effort you can make a very nice-looking atlatl suitable for serious […]

Printable Iron Man Shoelace Covers

Printable Iron Man Shoelace Covers

Everything about this printable from Thingiverse user DrewPetitclerc makes me happy. Especially his description: “For many decades I’ve had trouble getting interesting shoe designs, my size is not common and I got tired of being told no or we have these in white or black only, so when I found you can design your own on the internet…”