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Build a cardboard chair

How to build a cardboard chair

The gang at Gomi style made a two different types of chairs from tossed out cardboard, simple and easy.

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Magnetize a screwdriver

How to magnetize a screwdriver

Use your car battery to magnetize any screwdriver, wrench or metal tool. This is a wiz of a trick. Try it out with caution, though ...

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Turn a garbage can into a homemade compost bin

How to turn a garbage can into a homemade compost bin

I like this particular composting idea because I live in a small plot in Santa Monica; I don't have room for a huge compost bin ...

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Install a garage door and opener

How to install a garage door and opener

Installing a new garage door and opener may seem daunting at first, but if you take your time and do the job step-by-step, it's a ...

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Use hydroponics for your homemade garden system

How to use hydroponics for your homemade garden system

This is a pretty great and cheap homemade hydroponics system. Hydroponics systems are a great way to save water and grow some ...

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How to build collapsible tables & stools with Readymade

Build collapsible tables & stools with Readymade

Box Seats! Put the art back in party furniture with collapsible tables ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,729

How to make a Stickley arts and crafts style round table

Make a Stickley arts and crafts style round table

Here's my interpretation of Gustav Stickley's No. 603 tabouret. This ...more

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Curated 8 months ago by EagleLakeWoodworking | Comments 0
Views 1,290

How to make a table with a secret compartment

Make a table with a secret compartment

This table magically folds over to create a secret compartment. This way you don't have to clean the table off, just fold it over and use ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by God | Comments 3
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How to build a swivel-seat firearm shooting bench rest

Build a swivel-seat firearm shooting bench rest

Shooting your weapon is a great feeling, but firing your gun ...more

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Curated 11 months ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
Views 2,630

How to build a toolbox for art supplies

Build a toolbox for art supplies

Keep your art supplies organized. Learn how to build a toolbox to store your art supplies in this free woodshop project from a woodworking ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by ExpertVillage | Comments 1
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How to complete lower pediment for a wooden bombe secretary

Complete lower pediment for a wooden bombe secretary

Tommy reviews the completed dentil molding and scrapes out the excess ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to create a homemade crosscut sled on your table saw

Create a homemade crosscut sled on your table saw

Check out this DIY video tutorial from Curbly ...more

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Curated 6 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 2,613

How to cut through dovetails with a machine

Cut through dovetails with a machine

Dovetails are an extremely old and effective wood joint. There are three types of dovetails, through dovetails (the most popular), half ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 2,806

How to insulate your garage doors

Insulate your garage doors

This video looks at ways to insulate garage doors to help keep the shop cool in the summer, and warm in the winter. The best way to do ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 4
Views 19,382

How to make a decorative butcher block

Make a decorative butcher block

This clip walks through the process of making an end grain cutting board (or butcher block) from maple and purple heart. This basic project ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by dsmith | Comments 0
Views 2,547

How to make a featherboard

Make a featherboard

Al Navas walks you through the making of a great wood featherboard.

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Curated 1 year ago by God | Comments 0
Views 3,057

How to make a Wood Walking Cane

Make a Wood Walking Cane

Make a cane from a tree! Learn how to create a walking cane from a tree in this free woodworking video from a wood crafts expert.

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Curated 1 year ago by ExpertVillage | Comments 0
Views 2,120

How to resaw found wood into usable lumber

Resaw found wood into usable lumber

Trees are falling every day, and as a woodworker, you ought to be able to get something out of that, right? This video demonstrates how to ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to sharpen and tune up a woodworking saw

Sharpen and tune up a woodworking saw

With Al unavailable for the third installment of “Ask the Masters,” Tommy takes the opportunity to demonstrate how to sharpen and tune up a ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to sharpen your woodworking tools easily

Sharpen your woodworking tools easily

Put a razor-sharp edge on your chisels and plane irons using self-stick sandpaper, and a grinder equipped with a stone and buffing wheel ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,345

How to use a scroll saw

Use a scroll saw

Here's a great introduction to the scroll saw. If you're a craft woodworker, you probably already know what a useful tool it is. It's the ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rhei222 | Comments 0
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How to use dovetails to attach wooden legs to a column

Use dovetails to attach wooden legs to a column

Tommy and Al dedicate this podcast to answering the question of the ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 235

How to woodturn scraping cuts

Woodturn scraping cuts

Scraping cuts in woodturning are used to smooth wooden items cut with other tools, and to shape items that are difficult to shape with ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by ExpertVillage | Comments 0
Views 915

How to apply a tung oil topcoat over an oil-based wood stain

Apply a tung oil topcoat over an oil-based wood stain

Prefer a clear, hand-rubbed, "antique" finish to the shiny or satin ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 638

How to apply quarter round/soffet molding on bombe secretary

Apply quarter round/soffet molding on bombe secretary

All the dentil molding is on and now it's time to add another layer ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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Make-It-Yourself Panda Bread

Perfect Pandas was kind enough to post link to an English translation of a Japanese Panda Bread How-To (made with green tea and chocolate dough). In the spirit of bento, very, very cute.... Previously ...

Fire + Gravity + Corrosive Liquids = Explosive Rube Goldberg Fun

They Way Things Go is a Rube Goldberg inspired art film by Peter Fischli and David Weiss (1987). The 30 minute film documents an assembly line of action and reaction. Wikipedia: "The machine is ...

DIY LED Carpet-Light

For the craftsters & LED lovers, great idea by Johanna Hyrkas. The LED carpet-light: a simple, yet novel, DIY project. A single strand of LEDs is encased in a knit tube; the knit tube is wound ...

Make Fuel With Mountain Dew

Mountain Dew is the answer. Inventor Paul Patone has devised a mechanism that converts soda into actual usable fuel. "It’s called the Geet Sytstem. Basically, it’s a fuel booster system that can ...

No Lightsaber Required: DIY Jar Jar Binks Salad

Yum, geekdom fun. A Jar Jar salad. Wonderfully silly How-To from Only Knives: "A side dish from the Dark Side: Sculpt Jar Jar Binks out of a root vegetable." You'll need some serious ...

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