Woodworking and DIY Tips and Tutorials
Who doesn’t love to make crafts for their pets? In this short tutorial, I will show you how to make a paracord dog collar.Paracord crafts have become the rage in recent years, and new paracord projects continue to surface everywhere I look. Paracord material—basically the stuff used for parachutes—has become quite common. You can now…
If you’ve crafted for very long, I’m sure you’ve probably asked yourself, can I profit from my crafts? Or another variation: should I sell my crafts or just give them away? These are great questions, and I’ve personally struggled to answer both. How to approach these questions will vary from person to person and their…
Civil War fountain pens make a wonderful gift for history-buff friends or coworkers. Maybe you need a gift to give to your employees or a client. In this article, I will tell you about these pens and how I made them. Ever since I started researching my family history, I’ve become fascinated with the…
In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to make an antler letter opener. You will walk away with a unique craft and a fabulous conversation piece. And the good part—minimal tools and skills are required. It only took me about an hour to make the letter opener in this tutorial. The cool…
The Little Book of Whittling is a fascinating book. I didn’t realize how fun and relaxing whittling is until I tackled a few of Chris Lubkemann’s projects (see pics of my projects at the end of this post). When it comes to whittling, most people conjure up the image of the old timer sitting in…
