“All About Welding Plastics”
Learn plastic welding through this black-and-white Seelye Model 63 Plastic Welder manual.
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How To: Form-Fitting Drawer-Liners from T-Shirts and Canned Foam
Turn a T-shirt and foam into the perfect in-drawer tool storage.
“Tips My Dad Says” (with a SuperTool 300 Giveaway from Leatherman!)
This Father’s Day, we’re running a number of features on the site dedicated to dear ol’ dad. One of the them involves reaching out to you, our readers, and asking for tips and sayings from your father (or grandfathers) about the noble art of making things. We want to gather up the best of these “Tips My Dad Says” and will run a feature piece on Father’s Day (Sunday, June 18).
Skill Builder: Making A Butterfly Spline (Or “Arikata”)
Japanese-style woodworker, Len Cullum, shows us how to create a butterfly spline.
Make an Old Toolbox New Again
Turn a junky old flea market find into a shiny new toolbox.
A Better Way to Slice a Pumpkin
A clever modification to the traditional way of cutting an opening in a pumpkin.
Lost Knowledge: Cable Lacing
Rediscover the lost art of cable and wire organizing known as cable lacing.
