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Weekend Project: Make a Sturdy Wooden Toolbox from Scratch
This weekend project is full of all the good stuff: it's practical, it's customizable, and it's a great way to practice and further your woodworking skills...with the tools that'll your store in it....
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Site of the Day: The Stupid Trendy Cocktail Bar Name Generator
We've all seen them. We're walking around some urban gathering of boutiques, restaurants, and the like, and we stumble across some new bar with an aesthetic that inspires us to say..."Man, that's going...
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How to: Make a Folding Secret Door Bookcase
A secret bookcase door isn't the sort of thing you can just whip up over the weekend: assemble a quick IKEA bookcase, hang it in the doorway, and start stashing your stuff. Instead, it requires...
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What's the Deal with the Colored Thread on the Bottom Button of Men's Shirts?
If you've worn a button down shirt in, oh, the last 100 years or so, you may have noted an interesting feature: the last button hole and button thread are sewn with a different, contrasting color than...
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How to: Make a Super Simple Leather Camera Strap
I've own my current DSLR for nearly five years, and for nearly five years, I've been promising myself I'd upgrade the stock strap. It's functional, sure (my camera is often placed in dangerous...
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Beautiful (?!) Photos of the Bathrooms and Kitchens of America's Bachelors
Photographer Michael Rababy set about capture an interesting subject: the dirtiest rooms in the homes of some of the United States dirtiest people: bachelor's. The results are fascinating, in the "I...
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How to: Make an Outdoor Bar and Grilling Prep Station
Grilling and outdoor entertaining season is well on its way, and there's nothing better than a summer evening spent with friends or special someones eating outdoors. Gathering around a Weber can be...
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Designing for Bikes Stored on Walls
As cycling and bike commuting continue to grow as a realistic transportation option, among the changes, these two are true: 1) there are lots more people with bikes to store indoors, and 2) bike frame...
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Low in Calories, High in Wool: Knitted Comfort Food by Jessica Dance
Artist and 3D illustrator Jessica Dance has collaborated with food photographer David Sykes for "The Comfort Food Series," a collection of knitted tableaus that are "low calorie, high in wool." While...
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How to: Make a DIY Bent Wood Pendant Light
A solid DIY lighting project is a great way to add some personality to any blank space, and I'm especially digging this one because it's created entirely from easy-to-find (and hack!) materials from...
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Make a Custom Spray Booth to Finish Projects Indoors
Spray paint and spray finishes can be a DIYers best friend, but if you don't have an outdoor space or the weather's not cooperating, it can be tough to get the solid, thick coats you're going for...
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Weekend Project: Perfect the Perfect Homemade Pizza
It's that time of year when our special dinner nights are in that "in between" phase. Gone are the chili nights, the slow-cooked soups, and the long braises of winter, but it's not quite time for all...
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How to Drink All Night Without Getting Drunk
Esquire's Aaron Goldfarb recently hung out with Jim Koch, the co-founder and chairman of the brewery behind Samuel Adams, and, unexpectedly, learned the brewmeister's trick for being able to taste and...
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Retro Technology LEGO Kits by Chris McVeigh
Designer and LEGO artist Chris McVeigh, the mastermind behind these LEGO ornament sets, presents his latest series of builds: retro technology, including old tube televisions, Ataris, rotary...
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DIY Idea: Make Your Own Rustic Modern Copper Planters
This warm and rustic yet contemporary copper planters are killer. They'd work in any kind of space, whether you live in a lush home or a modest apartment. Having a fair share of greenery adds lots of...
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How to: Make an Industrial Steel Magnetic Memo Bar
I love a complicated weekend project as much as anyone, but I get equally excited about a quick 15-minute build that's full of clever use of materials. Case in point: this industrial modern magnetic...
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The Process: Crafting a Handmade Surfboard from Scrap Wood
ManMade reader and filmmaker Alessandro Rodrigues got together with his buddy to create "Against the Grain," a film documenting the process of making a wooden surfboard from scratch. The video...
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How to: Make a DIY Leather Sunglasses Case
Sunglasses weather is back! Well, sorta. Close enough for me, anyway. Sporting a pair is not only practical (it is), stylish (can be), but's it's also good for your health. Seriously.Years ago I...
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How to: Print a "One Sheet of Paper" Book By Hand
Artist, writer, and teacher Andrew Salomone came up with this creative way to print an eight-page book from a single sheet of paper. The process is simple: understand the folding layout, organize your...
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Blow My Mindsday: April 30, 2014
Each Wednesday, I post some of my favorite can't-miss links, images, and otherwise mindblowing goodies from across the web.A very thorough guide to the surprisingly not-so-simple act of: tucking in...
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