Thursday, June 30, 2016
14 Genius Garage Organization Ideas
Summer is a good time to let things go. Have fun with friends and family -- enjoy the sunny weather. But that doesn't mean you need to let that garage go as wild as you will. With these 14 organization ideas, you can streamline your summer fun and still be sure that everything will be in place come the autumnal cleanup. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Weekend Project: Make a DIY Heavy Duty Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker
No, it's not the weekend yet, but this one upcoming is holiday one, so it's time to get a little head start so you can be ready to go all three-day break long. July 4th is all about getting outside, whether grilling or dining outside, camping, hosting a barbecue or picnic, even when doing yardwork or outdoor maintenance projects. And all those things, we say, deserve music. A standard Bluetooth speaker is a great way to get it from your phone, but because they're small and often made of fragile parts and cases, they can't always stand up to the rougher conditions and surfaces of outdoor use. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Build This: You Can Have Your Own Backyard Bowling Alley
Have some room in that backyard? Why not fill it up with something everyone can enjoy like this backyard bowling alley. Take a look here. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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How to: Turn an Old Walkman Into A Musical Scratchbox
In a world where more and more things exist in the digital realm, it's always fun to take a stroll back through the analog world. The music world has already gone through a bunch of iterations from walkmans to discmans to iPods to Spotify, so I think it's safe to take apart that old walkman now and turn it into something rather fun...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
5 High-in-Protein Meat Alternatives...That Actually Taste Delicious
Healthy protein intake is essential for all of us, and especially important for adult men. Unfortunately, for lots of us, the standard delivery system - namely, the muscles of animals - can be high in fat, cholesterol, and other baddies that need to be taken in moderation. So? Try these meat-free protein-laden alternatives that are worthy of a Game of Thrones warrior. True fact. Or something....… Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Skillbuilder: How to Sharpen That Chainsaw Right
As useful as a chainsaw is, it's only as good as the blade. If the blade is dull you need to take a break and get back on track. Here's how. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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What's Good for June 2016: What We're Reading Watching and Listening To This Month
Guys. The Fourth of July's just around the corner. The solstice has come and gone. You may not know it yet, but we are sliding inexorably downhill toward bleakest winter. In these moments of utmost despair, I find comfort in a good book, song, or bleary-eyed binge Netflix binge session.
Here, without further melodrama, is What's Good on ManMade this month:… Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Monday, June 27, 2016
Beer + Ice Cream: 5 Simple Beer Floats You Simply Have to Try this Summer
When it's this hot out, there are only a few ways to cool down that satisfy, and a frosty beer or scoop of ice cream definitely top our list. Both are true treats that taste great on their own, but if you’re not mixing the two together, you’re missing out on what is certainly the best dessert you enjoy this season. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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The Process: Crafting Handmade Wooden Eyeglass Frames from Scratch
Indianapolis-based artist and maker Peter Boerger hand crafts these amazing wooden eyeglass frames from scratch using basic hand and woodworking tools - no laser cutters or CNC routers needed. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Sunday, June 26, 2016
'Finding Dory' #1 Again, Topping All Four of the Weekend's New Wide Releases Combined
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Friday, June 24, 2016
Do This: How to Make Your Own Maple Syrup
There's nothing better than real maple syrup on that steaming stack of flapjacks. If you live in an area where the maple trees sway, then you can make your own. Take a look. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Watch This Now: The Carpenter and The Luthier
Sometimes it's inspiring to watch others make something beautiful. Here are two videos where we can see something amazing made from wood. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Thursday, June 23, 2016
How to Build a Table from a Single Sheet of Plywood
Ah....the 4x8' sheet of birch plywood. A timeless DIY material, strong, dimensionally stable, and full of crisp lines and repeated grain patterns. It's great for everything from workshop jigs to cabinet carcasses to casework to... a full sized dining table? … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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'Independence Day', 'Shallows' & 'Free State of Jones' Must Contend with 'Finding Dory'
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How to: Create Your Own Unique Branding Iron
One of the great joys of completing any quality woodworking project is that final moment when you get to put your own unique stamp on the finished piece. That "stamp" can range anywhere from tiny engraved initials to a bookplate-sized brand, and it's how you show the artist's link between a variety of different projects. And if you don't have your own branding iron, then here are two great ways to make your own -- one very high quality, and one down and dirty solution (made out of a disposable lighter).… Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Two of the Most Popular Cookbooks Released this Year: Should You Buy Them?
I was talking to my brother yesterday (he's 24), and he said something that struck me: "I don't like cooking." Why cook, he said, when you can go out and buy something better for $10?
Oh brother. If you are a 24-year-old male without an… Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016
The Realities of Male Friendship in 2016
While we love a good scientific study, sometimes a simple narrative can help convey reality even better. And the truth is: it's hard to make new friends. Real friends. The kind that you don't just tolerate cause it's good to get out of the house, but feel at home when you're with them. And for men, making new male friends, especially after your mid-20s, is a seriously difficult endeavor. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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The 10 Greatest Wildernesses [Still] in the World
Mankind has had a long, tempestuous history with frontiers. We crave to encounter them, to push them, to exploit them. They often kill us, and yet we mourn them when they disappear. If you find yourself lamenting the death of the frontier, don't lose heart -- keep a candle burning! Not only is there the entire universe, but here on Earth there are still quite a few wildernesses through which humanity has barely traipsed. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Recipe: How to Make Bacon Jam
It's jam. Made from bacon. No snappy intro paragraph needed. Just make some. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016
10 Southern Craft Beers You Should Be Drinking this Summer
The southeast has a lot of great things about it -- beaches, mountains, iced tea, southern hospitality -- but it isn’t necessarily considered a hotbed of the craft beer world. There are great craft beer cities, sure, but it doesn’t have the respect of a Michigan, Oregon, or upstate New York. The past decade has seen an explosion of breweries in the southeast, though, and these folks have mastered brewing for summertime. These breweries don’t just know heat. They live it, and they make beer that suits it. With that in mind, here are ten favorites to help you beat the heat next time you’re having friends or family over this summer. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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We Thought These $12 Aviators Might Be Perfect for Summer. They're Not.
A few weeks ago, we recommended the Gamma Ray Cheaters Wayfarer-style sunglasses, saying they would become "your new pair of standard, inexpensive sunglasses". We liked the Wayfarers because they fit well, looked good, and were reasonably well-made (for a $10 pair of shades). So when I noticed the same company offers an aviator-style set of sunglasses for $12, I decided to try them out. Could they possibly be as good, cheap, and solidly-built as their wayfaring cousins?… Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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How to: Make a Rustic Shelving and Media Unit from Hardware Store Materials
You've no doubt familiar with that one aisle in the home center with the track shelving: the tracks and brackets that can be assembled in a variety of sizes. Which are great, except the finished product looks like a bunch of stuff from that one aisle in the home center with all the track shelving.
Molly from Almost Makes Perfect figured out a cool way to update these easy-to-find affordable materials and give them a warm, rustic industrial look you'd actually be happy to have in your home. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Monday, June 20, 2016
7 Essential Tools for Cooking Meat Like a Pro
Here's the thing with cooking up a flavorful piece of protein: it's kinda expensive. Especially if you get the good stuff from a butcher you trust. Mess up a carrot? It's pretty easy to peel and cook up another one. Mess up a 48-day aged Frenched crown roast of prime beef? You're out nearly a Benjamin. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
In 1982, three eleven-year-olds saw Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark and it changed their lives forever when they decided to make a shot-for-shot remake that summer. Well that summer turned into 7 years, with full sets, choreography, fire effects, broken hearts, and endless devotion. Twenty-five years later, they return to shoot the missing scene.... … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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DIY Idea: Make Your Own Portable Camp Kitchen
Spring is being a bit of a jerk this year, taking its sweet time to show up. In like lion, out like a slightly less cold but equally wet and windy lion. I've got a serious case of cabin fever this year - probably not worse than any other March, though it certainly seems so - and I'm spending my time planning all the stuff I'm going to do outside when the snow melts. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Sunday, June 19, 2016
'Finding Dory' Drowns Animated Box Office Records With $136 Million Opening
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Friday, June 17, 2016
Do Not Be Afraid! Hosting A Party Is Easier Than You Think
Let's face it: hosting a party in your own space is intimidating. Especially if you haven't done a lot of entertaining before, or you don't feel like your space is really suited to it. But there are times in every man's life when it's his turn to host.
And when it's your turn, you're gonna have to feed people. So, to make it easy on yourself, … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Make This: The Always Helpful Shopmade Featherboard
Working in the shop often requires a second set of hands. But what happens when you're working alone? Que the helpful feather board. Here is a simple project to make your own helping hands.
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
DIY Idea: Make a Rustic Copper Pipe Pot Rack
If your kitchen needs more storage space, and you cupboards are full and can't stand countertop clutter, it's time to hit the walls. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Closer Look: The Road From Karakol
Tagging along on an adventure can almost be as good as the time itself. You get to see the highlights without enduring any of the horrible times between. So, tag along with this adventurer in the "Switzerland" of Central Asia. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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How to: Make "Swedish Coffee" Over a Campfire without a Coffee Pot
I tried "cowboy coffee" exactly one time. That's the method where you simply put the coffee grounds into hot water, and use a combo of careful cup handling and your teeth to keep the grounds out of your mouth. I thought it seemed like an old school method worth trying on a camping trip, and I did. I've packed a small press pot with me ever since....… Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Make This: DIY Plywood Flooring
Love the look of plank flooring but don't have the budget for it? Grab some 1/2" plywood and read on. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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How to: Make a Stylish, Multi-Purpose Wood Roll-Up Tray
I recently saw an image of something like this guy on Pinterest and after many minutes of searching, I couldn't find where I could buy it. So, I made my own! It's a roll-up wood tray you can drape over the arm or cushion of your couch to create a flat surface for all kinds of good stuff. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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The Glass House Built Around A Tree
A significant number of my childhood fantasies revolved around tree houses - but this design by Kazakh architect Aibek Almassov just flips the whole idea on its head. Almassov originally designed the cylindrical glass house that entirely surrounds a fir tree in 2013, but his financial backers pulled out leaving the project in suspended animation. But everything is changing now that glass and solar companies are starting the conversation up again... … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Tuesday, June 14, 2016
21 National Parks You Should Be Following on Instagram Right Now
Fun fact of the day: a whole heap of National Parks (and National Monuments, Recreation Areas, and the like) each have their own regularly updated Instagram accounts. If you think about it, it makes sense; what these spaces have to offer - nonstop visual inspiration, scenic landscapes, education, and a cure for your wanderlust - work excellently for the format. It's exactly the kind of stuff you want to see for a little midday motivation.
This year, the US National Park Service is celebrating its 100th anniversary, so we're sharing our favorite National Parks and related accounts to help you find the perfect spot for your next adventure. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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How to: Beer Pretzel Hot Dog Buns for Your Next BBQ
It's officially BBQ season and the question now is, "What will you bring?" How will you up the ante and add a special touch to the occasion that will leave an impression? How about some homemade Beer Pretzel Hot Dog Buns? … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Monday, June 13, 2016
Home Bar 101: The 10 Essentials For Every Home Bar
Keeping the home bar stocked with the recommended staples takes a bit of planning, but even the best stocked cabinet is useless without the tools to make them right. Here’s our list of 10 essentials to outfit your bar with everything you need to make those drinks right.
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This Wood Turned "Brick" Bowl Took 3 Years to Make
As anyone who works with natural materials will tell you, woodworking isn't like other manufacturing practices. Like horseback riding (as opposed to driving a car) there are always little bumps and hiccups that are inherent to the process of churning out a mutual project or end goal with another organic substance. You can't find those problems, you've got to find ways to make them into something, like Frank Howarth did with this wooden bowl...… Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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DIY Idea: Make Vintage Suitcase Shelves
These vintage suitcase shelves were created by Ki Naussauer, a designer known for her commitment to flea market pieces and upcycling. This wall is from her actual living room, which means: she made them herself, and you can too. Here's how it'd go: … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Sunday, June 12, 2016
'The Conjuring 2' Scares Up #1 Finish Domestically; 'Warcraft' Goes Big Internationally
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Friday, June 10, 2016
9 Tips for Jumpstarting Your Morning and Improving Productivity
I've never been a morning person. Or rather, I've never been a waking up person. I've recently been trying to work my schedule forward because I've discovered firsthand how immensely more productive I can be when I take advantage of those early hours. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Create Your Own "Lightweight" DIY Sliding Barn Door from Scratch
Coming across someone who simply loves their closet doors is a rare find, indeed. Whether a rental or your own home, most closets are covered in plastic-y faux wood, cheesy 80s mirrors, crazy slats, or old veneer and brass knobs that haven't been updated since they were installed in the 50s. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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How to: Cure a Hangover [According to Science]
The quest for the sought-after hangover cure certainly began the morning after humanity discovered the fun of fermented liquids. And after thousands of years, different regions of the world have arrived at different conclusions on how to treat one, even coming up with different cures for each symptom. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Thursday, June 9, 2016
'Conjuring 2' Looks to Scare Up a #1 Finish Over 'Now You See Me 2' and 'Warcraft'
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Roundup: 5 Masculine-Friendly Feature Walls to Get You Inspired
Got a bunch of plain walls? Then you, my friend, need a feature wall. Oh...what's a feature wall? … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Five DIY Air Conditioners to Try This Summer
Schools are getting out and the summer is heating up across America. Rather than shell out big bucks for a high electricity bill or an AC window unit, why not try rigging up some of your own ways to keep cool in the blazing summer months? … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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How to: Make a DIY Rustic State Map Wall Art from a Broken Pallet
One of the great things about living in Northern California is the wide open spaces. There are so many great places to hike, climb, swim, and just enjoy in the expansive outdoors up here. Only a true Northern California resident can really understand how frustrating it is when people tell me how Northern California is San Francisco and then right above that is Oregon. Nope, there are hundreds of miles between SF and the border, and that expanse is my home.… Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Don't Waste the Summer: 25 Things to Make the Ultimate Warm Weather Bucket List
Here we are, staring at three months of sun, long evenings, and plenty of ways to spend your time. Don’t let this time slip away without a plan; make yourself a summer bucket list and you’ll swing into the season with some great stories and a bit more character under your belt. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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The 10 Most Beautiful Airbnb Rentals in Europe
As trips to Europe are slowly becoming more affordable the dream of exploring European cuisine, history, and sights is becoming more of a reality for many people. While choosing a dream destination can be easy, figuring out your practical accommodations are often harder. Sure there are hotels and hostels, but why not get a sense of the city or country from a true local with AirBnB or another similar resource? … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016
How to: Make a DIY Canvas and Leather Archer's Quiver
Matt Pierce came up with this tough and rugged design for a DIY archery quiver. Created from long lasting materials like leather, canvas, and cooper, this guy is all kinds of durable and all kinds of stylish. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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5 Essential Shoes Every Man Needs This Summer
Newsflash, ManMakers: It's hot out. Like, super hot... the kind of hot where you can't quite pretend you're not roasting and just wear your standard uniform from the rest of the year. It's easy to dress well in the fall and winter. Every man looks great in boots and sweaters and layers and patterned button-downs. But, in summer, it's just too hot for those things, and you simply gotta embrace the shorts. And with the shorts comes the question: well, what shoes do I wear with them? … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Make This: 1 Board DIY Beer Flight Holder
Perfect for a summer outside, this simple beer flight holder let's everyone try out those new craft brews in style. This simple but stable holder is made from a single board and will likely be a centerpiece of many summer get-together in the near future. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Monday, June 6, 2016
How to: Make a Reusable Leather "Paper" Bag
Leather opens up all kinds of creativity, but it can be an intimidating material to for beginners. It requires a different sort of tool kit than regular sewing projects, and many guys don't even know how to use a sewing machine in the first place...though ManMade does its best to remedy that.
The solution? Don't sew anything! … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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Turn Sweeping the Workshop from a Chore to a Joy with a DIY Air Broom
I don't really need to stress the importance of keeping a clean shop to you guys. Anyone who's ever invested the time and energy into creating his own workshop (of any kind) knows the satisfaction one gets from walking into a clean shop with everything in its proper place, just waiting for you to get those creative juices flowing. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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The Fascinating (and Delicious) History of Pho
If you ask me, the world of Vietnamese soups and broths is a world well worth spending time in. And none is better known, or more essential, to Vietnamese culture than pho, a seductive blend of aromatic broth, bright herbs, and bold chile slices to make things interesting. And though the broth is served hot, it's flavor profile makes it the kind of thing you can still enjoy in warm months, making it the ultimate year-round lunch. … Continue reading on ManMadeDIY.com
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