Beardless Man Builds Thor’s Hammer
Check out Donovan, aka ‘The Beardless Man,’ as he creates Möjlnir out of wood!
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Tag: Woodworking
Beardless Man Builds Millennium Falcon Movie Theater for His Kids
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
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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6 Super-Specific, Oddly Satisfying YouTube Channels
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
Build this great woodworking project for your kids with simple plans from ‘Popular Mechanics.’
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Making a Folding Sewing Box
Build this unique sewing box with simple plans from Instructables.
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Making the Koostik Pivot
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
Steven is a talented wood-worker from New Zealand, and built this amazing rocking-toy X-Wing.
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Find a Classic Book From Taschen for Everyone on Your Shopping List
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.
Continue ReadingChateau Vert: Building Character Through Craftsmanship
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, …
Continue ReadingPinewood Derby Racing: A Great Parent/Child Project
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 …
Continue ReadingA Canoe Built (By a Geek Dad) for Two…
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 …
Continue ReadingLearning (Again) with The Missing Shop Manual Collection
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 …
Continue ReadingCreating an Heirloom Toy for Your Kids, Part 3
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 …
Continue ReadingCreating an Heirloom Toy for Your Kids
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 …
Continue ReadingAny Woodworking Geeks Out There?
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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