The animated GIFs are too big to put inline, but I remain baffled at the devices created by the person on this Livejournal. Especially when they use the term “possible scare all familiar.” Any idea what these are?
Paradise-Forlov [Livejournal.com]

These sort of table saws have been around for a while, but beyond knowing they held a mild charge, I didn’t realize how the braking worked. I’ll ask the hard question: What are we supposed to use when we need to pare down hunks of salami? (Answer: Use a lathe to create delicious chair legs.)

I was never much for construction toys. I had a few, but they served primarily as fodder for missile or dinosaur attack. Yet I’m charmed by the wide variety of construction-themed party favors available at “Celebrate Express.” (We were thinking of hosting a kids-themed party for two adult friends. Or I like to throw unattended [...]

No Startch Press is getting ready to release another LEGO book, this time full of models and contraptions that might be a little on the fun dangerous side. Called “Forbidden LEGO,” it’s most intriguing because of its authors: Ulrik Pilegaard and Mike Dooley, both of whom worked at LEGO on the Mindstorms project. (Original, not [...]

“Diggerland” are theme parks in the UK oriented around playing with construction equipment, using it as faux carnival rides or for its intended purpose, to dig and smash and rend. The ride names give some clue to the experience: “Dippy Ducks,” “Buried Treasure,” “Robot Driving.”
The whole thing sounds like a dumb joke until you think [...]

This week we found a killer inexpensive offset bracket that turns your standard recip saw into a flush-cutting monster – perfect for quick mods to stairs and shelves. We also looked at an inexpensive block plane – you can never have too many planes! – a pair of updated linesman’s pliers, and a $12 [...]

I’m getting very mixed reactions to these shelves. Some folks are applauding my ingenious reuse of beer bottles (although the genius isn’t mine), while others are saying it looks horribly tacky. Personally, the latter can get fucked; bottles of all types are attractive to me, especially when they once held the holiest of liquids. And [...]

A short jaunt to Lowe’s yesterday to get stuff to make shelves turned into an all day adventure, but I have to say I enjoyed myself. (And made it out of Lowe’s with only one new power tool, a cheapo Black & Decker finishing sander.) I am just using pine boards for the shelves, although [...]

Today I am building shelves. Let the excitement begin!
We need two sets of shelves: one in the bathroom and one in the kitchen. I’m not doing anything ornate as we just rent. (Our landlord would probably shit a brick if I did anything more than screw them into the walls for support.) I don’t have [...]

There are two general schools of thought when it comes to Lego models: using as many parts as it takes to achieve the design you want, often ending up in a giant-sized model (example); using as few as parts as possible to get the basic idea across, still preserving the basic shape (example). Neither is [...]