Simple but Stunning Drink Coasters with Nail Inlay
Sometimes it is fun to figure out how to do what you have been told to avoid.
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Understand the Engineering Behind the Impossible Yin Yang Gears
How can they spin that way?
What I Learned from the “MakingIt” Live Podcast Event
The event was a live meetup and celebration of the 100th episode of the podcast “MakingIt” with Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto
Building an Old Timey Wooden Sled from Scratch
Andy Graham built a beautiful wooden sled to take advantage of the snowy season.
Go Primitive and Make a Spatula from Firewood
Zach Beane didn’t need to go further than the firewood pile for his stove to make these cool spatulas and wooden spoon.
How to Cut Precise Angles with a Miter Box
For perfectly consistent angled cuts, it’s best to use a miter box. Not quite sure how to use one? Don’t sweat it — it’s easy!
7 Inspired Pens You Can Turn on a Lathe
The invention of writing has transformed mankind in ways that we likely can’t fully appreciate. From being able to accurately pass information down from one generation to another, to simply remembering what to get at the grocery store, it plays such an integral role in our lives that we don’t even really notice it. That […]