Category Archives: Books, Magazines, & Videos

Sunset & Lowes Home Improvement Book Recall

Posted on January 29th, 2010

Oxmoor House is recalling nine home improvement books since they “contain errors in the technical diagrams and wiring instructions that could lead consumers to incorrectly install or repair electrical wiring, posing an electrical shock or fire hazard to consumers.” We’ve seen several posts elsewhere about this recall, but figured it couldn’t hurt to mention it ourselves. Following [...]

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Make Magazine Volume 21

Posted on January 25th, 2010

Just a heads-up, the 21st volume of Make: Technology on Your Time has recently been published and is now available for purchase online and at newstands We just now ordered a copy for ourselves via Amazon and then decided to spring for a subscription as well. The newstand price is $15 per volume, and while we’ve [...]

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Barnes & Noble 10% Discount

Posted on January 20th, 2010

Over at Barnes & Noble.com, enter coupon code F3L8Y9F at checkout for 10% off one item. The coupon is good until 3am EST on Jan. 25th, and can only be used once per customer. There is another coupon code, T8R7W8F, which is for 15% off one item for Barnes & Noble members, in addition to the regular members’ [...]

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Taunton Annual Tool Guide

Posted on January 4th, 2010

Taunton’s 2010 Annual Tool Guide is on sale for $5 via Taunton’s home page. If you haven’t yet picked up a copy at your local home improvement store or bookseller, now may be as good a time as ever before it goes out of print. If you’ve read previous editions of Taunton’s Tool Guide, most notably the 2009 [...]

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What We’re Reading – Make Magazine Volume 20

Posted on December 2nd, 2009

I’ve been going through Make Magazine Volume 20, and while it’s not one of their best issues, it’s still pretty interesting. If I can ever find the time, I might attempt their Auto-Phenakistoscope project. The highlight of this issue was definitely the feature on MythBuster’s Adam Savage, but there’s unfortunately only one narrow photo of his workshop. Make [...]

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An Inquiry Into the Value of Work

Posted on August 17th, 2009

We’ve been hearing a lot of buzz about Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work, so we figured it’s about time that we mentioned it. An essay adapted from the book by the author, Matthew Crawford, was published by the NY Times in late-May, and offers an excellent idea about what Shop Class [...]

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What We’re Watching: Cool Tools

Posted on August 14th, 2009

Although we often heard good things about Cool Tools, our cable provider does not offer the DIY network, so we’ve never been able to watch full episodes before. Until now! Early this morning we discovered that Cool Tools episodes are available for free via Hulu and DIY’s own website. We cannot yet tell you which service [...]

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What We’re Reading: Man Crafts

Posted on August 7th, 2009

Man Crafts, by Popular Mechanics, is a collection of projects reprinted from booklets that were originally published right after World War II. Following are the 10 chapter titles of the book: Coping Saw Carpentry, Leathercraft, Bookbinding, Block Printing, Axe Craft, Tin-Can Craft, Braiding & Knotting, Fly Tying, Cartooning, and Lettering. I’m finding Man Crafts to be a pretty entertaining read and [...]

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Pocket Ref – The Ultimate Guide to Everything

Posted on May 20th, 2009

Okay, so calling the Pocket Ref an ultimate guide to everything may be an exaggeration, but not by as much as you might think. The Pocket Ref is packed full of indispensable information for construction workers, engineers, scientists, travelers, and pretty much everyone else. While a majority of the book offers technical details, there are also many useful general-interest tidbits such as a chili [...]

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What We’re Reading: Make #17

Posted on March 31st, 2009

We’re currently pouring through the 17th issue of Make: Technology on Your Time. Make magazine is published quarterly, and is always packed with great ideas and projects. Each issue retails for $15 at newstands but can be found online for slightly cheaper, and an annual subscription costs $35. Strapped for cash? Makezine.com provides enough free material to [...]