Watching Laura Kampf build a poplar projector box is an education in 1) excellent craftsmanship and 2) tools I must now get. The way dovetail jointing is illustrated is particularly fascinating: in 5 minutes of well-shot arty youtube cinema I feel I learned more than a dozen talky howto videos where the content is buried somewhere after a minute of intro music, five minutes of "HEY GUYS" rambling, and nine more fooling around in the shop. Don't miss the sketchbook!
Beautifully-shot video of a box being made
Carpenter installs ingenious secret drawers in kitchen
Many years ago, we had new kitchen cabinets installed in our kitchen. The pre-fab cabinet set included a Lazy Susan cabinet in the counter's corner "dead space" which, at the… READ THE REST
Pedal-powered saw
ThreePulleys made this effective, if somewhat alarming exercycle cross-cut saw. It would certianly cut faster if I sharpened the blade properly, at the moment it is no faster than a… READ THE REST
How to make a giant table from a 5000-year old oak tree
In 2012, a gigantic oak tree, thousands of years old, was found well-preserved in a bog in East Anglia. Hamish Low has been turning it into a similarly gigantic table,… READ THE REST
Upgrade your life for $25 with a 1-year Sam's Club membership with auto-renew
TL;DR: A 1-year Sam's Club membership with auto-renew is just $25 (reg. $50) through September 27. Adulting is tough, but guess what? Sam's Club is here to make it a little easier, and… READ THE REST
Don't miss a year of Microsoft 365 for $39.97 with 1TB of cloud storage
TL;DR: A 1-year subscription to Microsoft 365 is just $39.97 (reg. $69) through September 29. Running outdated software is like rocking a flip phone at a tech convention. No shame, but c'mon—it's 2024,… READ THE REST
Is Diplo DJing your party? No, that's just the JBL PartyBox speaker playing!
TL;DR: The JBL PartyBox offers dynamic audio, 12 hours of playtime, and can connect to a mic or guitar for $299.99 (reg. $399)! Anyone knows this: you can't host a party without a… READ THE REST
