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Make a compact chair from (free) post office boxes

How to make a compact chair from (free) post office boxes

Watch this video hosted by Graffiti Research Lab in NYC and learn how to create a portable chair for free out of post office boxes. These guys provide a resting place for the city lunch roamer, but these chairs ...

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Make an arc welder with a car battery & pocket change

How to make an arc welder with a car battery & pocket change

Amazing. This is so MacGyver, inspired by the man with the ingenuity of a pioneer or inventor.

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Use and dial the rotary telephone

How to use and dial the rotary telephone

Remember the old days before laptop computers and cellular phones? Remember a time before those retro-looking push button home phones? Think back, way back to the use of rotary phones. Jump back in time with ...

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Understand why apple trees need to be pruned

How to understand why apple trees need to be pruned

Each year an apple tree should produce three things: new growth, fruit buds on last year's and older growth, and fruit on those fruit buds formed in previous years. In order to keep an apple tree in balance and ...

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Harvest the sun with a homemade solar panel

How to harvest the sun with a homemade solar panel

Making and installing solar heating for your home is not nearly as difficult or expensive as you might think. After watching this video, hopefully you will be inspired to make a solar water heater for yourself.

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How to woodturn light pulls and key chains

Woodturn light pulls and key chains

Woodturning is creating items out of wood on a lathe. Learn how to create key chains and light pulls from a woodturning expert in this free ...more

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How to woodturn skew and gouge cuts

Woodturn skew and gouge cuts

Woodturning uses skew and gouges to create designs in wood on a lathe. Learn about making cuts with these tools from a woodturning expert in ...more

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How to work with plywood

Work with plywood

This carpentry series from Woodworking Online covers an array of topics for maximizing your woodshop that are helpful to everyone from the ...more

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How to affix base frame molding to the wooden bombe secretary

Affix base frame molding to the wooden bombe secretary

Now that the frame is even with the face of the case, Tommy can attach ...more

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How to analyze the pigeonhole assembly for a bombe secretary

Analyze the pigeonhole assembly for a bombe secretary

Although the upper case pigeonhole assembly looks “sweet” and is all ...more

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How to anchor wood to concrete in your basement

Anchor wood to concrete in your basement

In this video Bob Schmidt shows you how to anchor wood wall plates to concrete during your basement remodeling renovation project.

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How to apply a maple finish to a wooden pencil holder

Apply a maple finish to a wooden pencil holder

End grain wood is very absorbent to whatever material that is applied ...more

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How to apply a sand, or first-coat, sealer to woodwork

Apply a sand, or first-coat, sealer to woodwork

Sanding sealers, also called first-coat sealers by some manufacturers ...more

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How to apply a varnish topcoat to furniture

Apply a varnish topcoat to furniture

Applying topcoat is the final step in successfully refinishing your furniture piece. Water-Based Polyurethane Topcoats are strong, durable ...more

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How to apply an oil- or water-based stain to wood

Apply an oil- or water-based stain to wood

Staining wood is an exciting and fun step in your refinishing process. Staining brings out and enhances the patterns in the wood grain and ...more

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How to assemble a wall unit

Assemble a wall unit

Wall units not only look good, they're also an easy way to organize a room. Watch a step-by-step video on how to assemble a bookshelf. You ...more

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How to assemble the wooden lower case of the bombe secretary

Assemble the wooden lower case of the bombe secretary

It's time to assemble the lower case. In preparation, Tommy must get ...more

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How to assemble Wood Magazine's universal tablesaw jig

Assemble Wood Magazine's universal tablesaw jig

Eagle Lake Woodworking, hosted by John Nixon, offers great ...more

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How to avoid accidents in the workshop

Avoid accidents in the workshop

One thing you should do every time you approach a tool is think of the worst-case scenarios. Its a bit gruesome to let your imagination take ...more

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How to avoid dangerous mistakes in the workshop

Avoid dangerous mistakes in the workshop

In the years that I've been woodworking, I have only had a few close calls. Fortunately, most of my injuries have been minor. Most of those ...more

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How to bead the upper case shelf for a wooden bombe secretary

Bead the upper case shelf for a wooden bombe secretary

Tommy discusses his progress on the upper shelf, which leads him to ...more

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How to bend wood for woodworking

Bend wood for woodworking

This carpentry series from Woodworking Online covers an array of topics for maximizing your woodshop that are helpful to everyone from the ...more

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How to build a bandsawn wooden box

Build a bandsawn wooden box

This is a step-by-step video of the process of making decorative boxes from a solid piece of wood with only a bandsaw. Duginske demonstrates ...more

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How to build a big wooden dining room table for your dinner

Build a big wooden dining room table for your dinner

Tommy shows how to make a BIG dining room table (approximately 14' ...more

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How to build a birdhouse

Build a birdhouse

Watch this video to learn how to make a bird house--really!

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Human Powered Ferris Wheel

According to Google's (albeit rough) translation from French to English: "A big wheel in India that does not work with an engine but using human power. Men throw themselves in front of the wheel ...

Make-It-Yourself LEGO Gummies

Turkey day is over, and you have this nice Friday-Saturday-Sunday stretch before it's back the daily grind. Here's a project that inspires both young and old: LeGummies brick shaped gummy candies ...

Geek-Shooting Rubberband Machine Gun

It's the idea that counts. This geeky rubberband machine gun is pretty sweet looking... but I wish it had a little more force. The gun can very quickly shoot (200!) rubberbands, but it just tumbles ...

4 Years in the Making: Insane Papercraft City

Tokyo art student, Wataru Itou, spent four long years crafting his meticulous paper city, entitled "A Castle On the Ocean".  The miniature papercraft city was constructed with ...

Jetman Flys Over Atlantic with DIY Wings - Plummets!

Yves Rossy, AKA Jetman, attempted to fly across the Atantic from Morocco to Spain yesterday. His homemade, jet powered wings "span 8 feet and are powered by four kerosene-fueled jet engines ...

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