How To Remove a Dent From Wooden Furniture Furniture builders who distress wood have their own sets of tricks. We’ve seen bike chains, bottle caps, and even beloved, uniquely-shaped rocks all used to bang antique-looking dents into tabletops and the like. But how about getting accidental dents out of a wood surface? Or even …
Making A Knife From A Car’s Leaf Spring Making a knife is a satisfying project on a number of levels. You’re creating a fundamental tool — one of the first tools ever made — and every time you pick it up, you’ll think, “Wow, I made this with my own hands.” And because you’re making …
How To Make Homemade Milk Soap From Scratch Consumers are becoming more aware of the chemical mass production of commercial body care products that are loaded with synthetic ingredients. Possibly a symptom of an economy looking to cut cost they use more and more artificial ingredients. This moisturizing soap is made with just a handful of …
10 Vintage Life Hacks From The 1900s That Actually Still Work Back in the 1900s, cigarette manufactures used to insert stiffening cards into their paper cigarette packs to add strength and help them last longer. Along the way, someone had the bright idea of printing trivia, artwork and even famous people and athletes (Honus Wagner anyone?) …
Homes Built Using 100 Pallets According to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, there are over 30 million refugees in the world that all need some were to live.There are 700 million wooden shipping palates produced each year in the United States – Of this 700 million, 150 million Get thrown away each year. But one project aims to bring …
How To Make 3 Cookers From Scraps, No Power Needed Being able to cook when there is not power is essential. If the power was to suddenly goes out, or the gas was to stop and you could not cook your food you will end up starving or adapting to the situation. Over at thesurvivalmom they have …