Category Archives: Books, Magazines, & Videos

Taunton Annual Tool Guide

Taunton Annual Tool Guide

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 … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Magazines, & Videos | Tagged | 7 Comments | January 4th, 2010
What We’re Reading – Make Magazine Volume 20

What We’re Reading – Make Magazine Volume 20

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 … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Magazines, & Videos | Tagged | Leave a comment | December 2nd, 2009
An Inquiry Into the Value of Work

An Inquiry Into the Value of Work

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 … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Magazines, & Videos | 3 Comments | August 17th, 2009
What We’re Watching: Cool Tools

What We’re Watching: Cool Tools

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 … Continue reading

Posted in Awesome & Cool, Books, Magazines, & Videos | 3 Comments | August 14th, 2009
What We’re Reading: Man Crafts

What We’re Reading: Man Crafts

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 & … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Magazines, & Videos | 2 Comments | August 7th, 2009
Pocket Ref – The Ultimate Guide to Everything

Pocket Ref – The Ultimate Guide to Everything

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 … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Magazines, & Videos, References | 2 Comments | May 20th, 2009
What We’re Reading: Make #17

What We’re Reading: Make #17

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 … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Magazines, & Videos | Leave a comment | March 31st, 2009
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