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Wedding Book

Wedding Book

A lovely book, bound by your own hands, may be just the thoughtful yet utilitarian gift idea you’ve been searching for. The cover can incorporate a window that reveals the invitation, a small drawing, a photograph, or anything else you may think of. This versatile binding makes a great guest book (in which case you […]

How-To: Mushroom Stool

How-To: Mushroom Stool

We use these stools in our kitchen all the time, but they have gotten pretty beat up over the years. They are splattered with paint and are quite an eyesore. When my sister was recently visiting, she told me I could paint it to look like the little mushroom collection I have in my kitchen, […]

Vintage Book Stash

Vintage Book Stash

Recycle castoff books and turn them into this sneaky, decorative book safe.

Router Trammel

Router Trammel

Create your own router attachment for cutting circular disks from, or boring circular holes in, sheet stock.

Digital TV Coat Hanger Antenna

Digital TV Coat Hanger Antenna

Easily disassemble a coat hanger to make an affordable antenna for your digital television. Stop fighting with your existing antenna and make your own.

Simple Longboard Skateboard

Simple Longboard Skateboard

Last year my 13-year-old daughter asked for a skateboard, so I gave her my 20-year-old board (which wasn’t seeing much use). She liked to ride it along the bank of the Los Angeles River, and I would ride with her on a Razor scooter. But after a while, I started to miss having a skateboard, […]

Listening to Satellites with a Homemade Yagi Antenna

Listening to Satellites with a Homemade Yagi Antenna

One of my favorite things to do is talk with other ham radio operators through satellites or the International Space Station (ISS). To do this, I stand on a rooftop and tune a handheld multiband radio while tracing the orbit of a satellite or the ISS with my homemade yagi antenna.