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How to Clean and Scale a Whole Fish
Hopefully, at some point, every man is gonna break down a whole fish. Ideally, you'd catch it yourself, but perhaps a friend or neighbor may drop one off for you to enjoy. But, really, you're gonna...
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How to: Make a Faux Vintage Industrial Metal Sign
As much as we love the warm feel of wood textures, sometimes the cool touch of metal is the way to go. Industrial and modern, metal signs offer stark lines and muted colors that tend to fit well...
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Yes, Every Man Needs an Apron
Men wearing aprons seem to be more of a novelty than a practical household item. In popular culture the apron on men seems to only show up on tacky backyard cooks (think Kiss the Cook) and wisecracking...
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How to Make Pumpkin Spiced Liquor for Seriously Tasty Fall Cocktails
I'm not much for lattes. In general, they don't do much for me, but I especially can't stand the overtly frothy, foamy ones that demand all that sugar and syrup and whipped cream to cover up the fact...
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Free Download: The Periodic Table of Unspeakable Horrors
A little bit of slightly spooky fun for October - Cartoonist Adam Koford of @ApeLad has created a Periodic Table of Phobias, Fears, and Unspeakable Horrors. He says, "I've got a shirt on woot featuring...
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Make This: A $5 Wooden iPad or Tablet Stand
Makers Simon Blazer and David Bakker shows you how to turn a simple block of wood into a super quick and easy tablet dock. The process? A single drilled hole and a quick saw cut. That's it. The hole...
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Woodworking Faux Pas: 6 Things You Should Never Do When Tackling a New Project
When you're just getting started in the world of building things, you'll find it can be rather hard to some "best practices" to help guide you down the right path. You're busy trying to figure out what...
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How to: Build a Totally Functional DIY Telescope for ~$200 in Hardware Store...
Thanks to some epic solar flares and the resulting auroras last month, the annual time for me to procrastinate by downloading the NASA Astronaut Application came a little early this year. If the...
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DIY Recipe: Make Tasty and Inexpensive Homemade Vanilla Extract
Vanilla gets a bad rap for being plain and simple, but adding a dab to your morning coffee can really boost the flavor, and it still tastes great with all kinds of goodies. Imitation extract is okay...
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Make a Table Instantly with Floyd Legs
If you’re just now getting into building things on your own, buying pre-made legs is a great way to keep your focus on building and finishing a flat surface, like a tabletop, without worrying about the...
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How to: Make a DIY Rustic Wood Clock from Scrap Wood
Every DIYer has that pile of extra scrap wood sitting in a bin from the last project. You know, the pieces gather dust until a free afternoon when I go rummage through the pile and make something worth...
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How to Tip [i.e. Everything You Don't Know About Tipping]
While proper tipping is a sign of a good manners, knowing how much- and when to- is one of those life skills I think I was supposed to pick up by osmosis. Generally speaking I’ve done my best to lean...
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5 Awesome Fall Beers You Should Try this Season
Fall is officially upon us, with its cool evenings, warm and windy days, and the exceptional flavors of my favorite season. As the weather cools down, we heat the kitchen up with long-cooked roasts,...
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How to: Repair a Damaged Electric or Power Cord
Whether it’s by accident or misuse, chances are you’re going to need to repair a power cord on something you own. I can’t count how many times I’ve almost cut my circular saw cord while ripping a board...
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10 Great Watches for Under $300
“A decent man must have a decent watch.” So said Albert Falco to his watch-less companion just before legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau gifted him his personal dive watch (a DOXA Sub) in...
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Do Try This at Home: It's Impossible to Break an Egg in One Hand
You know that folk rumor where you can supposedly only stand an egg on its end during the vernal equinox, and how its totally false and nothing to do with the day of the year?Turns out, there's another...
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Warm Up with Wool Gloves
With fall blowing her cool breath along our neck, it's time to fend off the frost with some warm layers. If grabbing that door handle with ungloved hands can be both shocking and unpleasant without a...
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Make This: DIY Rosemary Mint Shaving Cream
I can't say I can recall the ingredients on a basic can of shaving cream. It's pungent smell and pearly white appearance can only make one wonder if you're putting healthy chemicals on your face. Lucky...
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Manly Makeover: From Unfinished Basement to Rustic Log Cabin
What do you do when you're a hunting enthusiast craving the comforts of your warm log cabin but all you have is a dingy storage room in your basement? Gather up some spare wood and a heap of...
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Is Your Tailgate Ready for #Techgating Season?
Football is back in season. For some of us, it's the all-consuming, stark-raving crazy best time of the year. For others, it's time to make some random fantasy league picks and hope we don't get...
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