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Tag: Woodworking

Mjolnir

Beardless Man Builds Thor’s Hammer

June 23, 2017Ken Denmead0

Check out Donovan, aka ‘The Beardless Man,’ as he creates Möjlnir out of wood!

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Beardless Man Builds Millennium Falcon Movie Theater for His Kids

April 19, 2017Ken Denmead1

Enjoy this great DIY project sent into us by Donovan. He built a personal tablet movie theater for his kids, based on the Millennium Falcon. It looks great!

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Nick Offerman Has Written a Great Book on Woodworking

October 19, 2016Dave Banks2

If you’ve ever had the itch to make something from wood, Nick Offerman’s book is the perfect way to learn (or improve) that skill.

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JP the Beeman holding bees in his oddly specific Youtube Channel

6 Super-Specific, Oddly Satisfying YouTube Channels

April 27, 2016Preston Burt4

While these 6 super-specific YouTube channels might not be on your radar, they’re oddly satisfying enough to keep you coming back for more.

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Making a Wooden Wagon

June 29, 2015Mark Moran3

Build this great woodworking project for your kids with simple plans from ‘Popular Mechanics.’

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Making a Folding Sewing Box

June 28, 2015Mark Moran0

Build this unique sewing box with simple plans from Instructables.

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Making the Koostik Pivot

February 14, 2015Mark Moran4

The Koostik Pivot is a fun, simple woodworking kit that produces a stylish desk toy that is also a working iPhone amplifier.

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Amazing Wood X-Wing Rocker Comes With Wooden R2, Too

January 15, 2015Ken Denmead0

Steven is a talented wood-worker from New Zealand, and built this amazing rocking-toy X-Wing.

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The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

Find a Classic Book From Taschen for Everyone on Your Shopping List

November 29, 2013December 14, 2017Jason CranfordTeague

Taschen prints books worth owning. Books that you want to hold and turn the pages. Pull out and read, share them with your friends, or read to your children. Let me share a few that you may want to consider as we enter the 2013 gift giving season.

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Chateau Vert: Building Character Through Craftsmanship

May 11, 2012Jim MacQuarrie

Every year, about 20,000 young people are “emancipated” from the foster care system; what this means in plain terms is that they turn 18 years old, and their birthday present is a notice that they no longer have a home, …

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Pinewood Derby Racing: A Great Parent/Child Project

February 29, 2012James Floyd Kelly

This last weekend my neighbor and his son (age 7) invited my son, Decker (almost 5), to come and watch his Cub Scout Pinewood Derby race. If you’re not familiar with this event, the Cub Scouts host a race every …

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A Canoe Built (By a Geek Dad) for Two…

January 27, 2012James Floyd Kelly

Kelly: Since the release of the 2nd edition of Building a Strip Canoe, do you happen to know how many strip canoes you’ve built in your career? Do you have a favorite canoe and, if so, what was special about it? Gilpatrick: I …

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Learning (Again) with The Missing Shop Manual Collection

October 11, 2011James Floyd Kelly

I love woodworking. I’m not great at it — I figure it’ll take me another 15+ years to hit that magic 10,000 hour mark in the shop to reach an expert’s level of craftsmanship. But in the meantime, I try …

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Creating an Heirloom Toy for Your Kids, Part 3

June 7, 2011James Floyd Kelly

So progress on the car is once again moving. I’ve got two weeks until my youngest son’s 1st birthday, and I think I’ve got enough time to finish the toy. If you’ve been following the previous posts (Part 1 and …

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Creating an Heirloom Toy for Your Kids

May 11, 2011April 17, 2020James Floyd Kelly

My youngest boy will celebrate his 1st birthday next month and my oldest boy turns 4 next week. How time flies. I stare out at their collection of toys in the living room (and the kitchen; and the dining room; and …

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Any Woodworking Geeks Out There?

December 27, 2009Dave Banks

Over the years, I’ve built a lot of things in my basement workshop, including shelving for the garage, a replacement cabinet for the kitchen and a stepstool for my kids so they could wash their hands more easily. It seems …

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4moms rockaRoo Multi Plush baby swing

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