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How to: Build a Classic Wood-Handled Straight Razor from Scratch
Maker and designer Nick provides this awesomely detailed tutorial to create a custom, traditional straight razor from scratch. And by from scratch, we mean from. scratch. This build process includes...
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You Actually Do Have Room For A Pool
When the weather turns hot, it's always nice to find some water to take a dip. The most convenient way to cool off, is to have a pool right outside that slider but most of the time there just isn't...
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Finally: Here's How To Pay Friends with Your Smartphone
Is it just me, or has the future turned out to be a bit of a disappointment? Hoverboards and jetpacks aside, I still can't beam anybody up, or down, or cook steak in my microwave, or have a sassy robot...
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5 Simple Car Repairs Every Man Can Do
…With a little help from some quality process videos of course. I’ve spent enough years with less-than-cherry cars that need constant TLC to keep them moving along, and I wish I’d actually taken the...
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Skill Builder: How to Lay Out a Woodworking Project in SketchUp
SketchUp is a great program for getting a project started. From the 3D visualization, all the way down to generating cut lists here's an overview on how it works for us woodworkers. I've been working...
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Military-Inspired Men's Style Classics...That You Actually Wear Everyday
Everything has history, and some of our daily accessories have stories you wouldn't believe. From the evolution of the world’s first t-shirt to the desert boots you probably own, this little ditty from...
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How to: Make an Industrial and Practical Pipe and Concrete Shelf Unit
There's an awful lot of DIY posts around the web for building amazing industrial shelving with a raid of pipes from the local hardware store. This project takes it to the next level with some solid...
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A Note to Self...
Note to Self: August 6, 2015 Don't forget: there are imperceivable benefits to vacation. Not just taking in new sites, not just get great Instagram shots, not just trying new restaurants. But -...
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How to: Build a Homemade Wood Lathe
What began as a simple conversation turned into a dare, which turned into a very long quest to design and build one man's very own lathe for his woodworking shop. Mike (the woodworker and designer of...
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ManMade Essential Toolbox: Getting Started In Leatherworking is Cheaper Than...
Each week in 2015, ManMade is sharing our picks for the essential tools we think every creative guy and DIYer needs. We've selected useful, long-lasting tools to help you accomplish a variety of...
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How to: Make a DIY Wooden Slat Bath Mat
Wood in the bathroom? Sure, if you do it right. It's a great way to add a warm, rustic tone to all that tile and glass and porcelain and other hard surfaces. This simple project from the Home Free blog...
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New Features in Adobe Elements 13 - Win a Copy Of Your Own!
For the last few months, we've been teaming up with Adobe Photoshop Elements for a series of creative tutorials: a cool block-printed poster, a tin-type effect photography project, a customized...
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How to: Make a Simple and Rustic DIY Desk Organizer or Tool Holder
Here's a simple way to add some functionality to a log from the the firewood pile or a score of driftwood you snagged by the local river. It's a easy project, but a sharp way to add a little outdoor...
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5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Inner DIYer
When you're new to the world of DIY, starting even the smallest of projects can be a daunting task. How much money will it cost me? How much time will I waste? Do I even know what I'm doing? Questions...
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The Best Steak Grilling Trick You Haven't Heard Of
Food writer Sherry Rujikarn calls this technique for getting tender, well-seasoned meat "the best steak grilling trick you haven't heard of." It's simple, takes about twenty extra seconds, and looks to...
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Mosquitos Bugging You? Get a Bat House
It may seem a bit strange to encourage bats to nestle down by your house, but if mosquitoes are cutting your evenings short, it's a natural resource worth considering. Like most of human history,...
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How to Stencil with Fire: Making Large-Scale Typographic Wood Burn Art
Oh... we know you can imagine the possibilities. Giving a hunk of hardwood that classic "branded" Western look. Creating an original poster or piece of wall art with a natural woodgrain background. A...
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How to: Print Professional-Grade Photos
Living in the age of social media as we do, it almost seems preemptively nostalgic to talk about a love for physical things, but I think we'd agree that there is beauty in the tactile. Hanging a...
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Yes, You Can Shave with an Axe. Here's How to Do It.
You've seen it. Old movies, Looney Tunes cartoons, vintage black and white photos that at least look real. An axe is, after all, a sharp blade, and apparently, you can shave with it. Mike Warren set...
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8 Men's Essentials under $25 to Help You Finish Up Summer with Style
Don't let all the back-to-school sales fool you. We've still got weeks of summer left, and plenty of late evenings and warm weather to embrace. Keep the spirit going well into early autumn with these...
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