Interesting Articles 2024

Native American Amulet - Dream Catcher

Many are familiar with such an unusual device as a dream catcher, whose origin is associated with an ancient Native American legend. According to the legend, dreams and energy floating in the night air fall into the web of the catcher and are woven into its threads. Good energy finds a way out and goes down long threads to the sleeping man, endowing him with wisdom and helping to solve life problems.

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How to make a folding pocket stove for cooking on the go

Going fishing or camping, there is a need to cook hot food in nature. Usually, a large pot suspended above a fire or a tourist gas burner is used for this. In the first case, you need to collect a lot of firewood, and in the second, carry overall equipment with you. An alternative between these popular methods is the use of a homemade compact folding stove, which is laid with thin running branches.

Homemade metal cupboard for a drilling machine

The drilling machine is bulky and heavy unit, so it is advisable for him to provide a personal table or a compact cabinet. We will make of metal - pieces of building corners. If the corners are rusty or previously used, you must first clean them with a grinder with a petal circle or a metal brush.

Stained glass picture with a bouquet of flowers

Now glass painting with stained-glass paints is very popular. Indeed, thanks to the use of special paints and special contours, you can get a very effective pattern on the glass, which at first glance is quite difficult to distinguish from a real stained glass window. It will be unusually interesting to make a vivid stained glass picture for both children and adults.

Home-made plywood screw clamps

Home-made screw clamps made of ordinary plywood and studs will be useful to any home craftsman. They are needed to securely and quickly fix the workpiece made of wood or metal on the desktop, as well as to glue together the individual parts. Making screw clamps from plywood is very simple. Due to the simplicity of the design and the accessibility of the materials used, a lot of such clamps can be made - they will be useful in assembling cabinet furniture, as well as in performing other carpentry work.

Tile glue fastener

In this review, the author shows how to make a simple device for quickly applying glue to tiles. This homemade product is a trough for glue and, in fact, the device itself in the form of a comb for applying the same layer of glue. It is mounted on top. First of all, the author cuts four corners at an angle of 45 degrees.

How to clean sanding belt from wood dust

Is the sanding belt on the grinder or grinding machine clogged with wood dust and does not sand well? Do not rush to throw it away. If you clean it, it will still serve for some time. The only question is how to clean the sanding belt or grinding wheel in order to achieve the highest quality result?

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Do-it-yourself charcoal

Hello, ladies and gentlemen, today we’ll talk about the production of charcoal with a minimum of costs. Need: Firewood. A small piece of land. Shovel. A metal cover with a diameter of about 50 cm. Production of charcoal First you need to dig a hole about one meter deep and half a meter wide.

Eliminating fogging of the toilet bowl

Encouraged by this work condensate on the toilet flush cistern, a constant puddle beneath it, and the fight against it by putting and squeezing a rag. Condensation occurs due to the temperature difference in the room and the cold walls of the tank itself, as the water supplied for flushing is usually cold. Searches in the open spaces of Google and Yandex led to nothing - everywhere the same thing "... poor ventilation and pour warm water into the tank ...".

The universal built-in regulator XD-W2308

Hello! Today I received another package from China, which contained this universal temperature controller, which I had previously ordered. I especially liked this model, as it has obvious advantages over other Chinese models, which I need as a craftsman. Well, in fact, let's move on to the pluses: - first, this is a larger and brighter character display, the numbers of which are quite clearly distinguishable even from a long distance.

Decorative tree

The greatest joy is the things that you have created with your own hands. I propose to make a decorative tree - they can decorate the interior of your house, present for a birthday or a wedding. Decide on the size - if it stands on a shelf, a cup of sour cream or a bucket of mayonnaise is quite enough for a pot; if you want a big tree - you can take an ordinary bucket.

How to make a “surprise” for a noisy neighbor from a hammer

The neighbors are different: some are quiet and cultured, others are noisy and selfish. For neighbors of the second type, you can make a "surprise" from the hammer. Of course, revenge is not the best way to build relationships. But sometimes I really want to teach a lesson so that next time it would be disgraceful. And this homemade help in this.

Home-made mini trolley for transporting doors and sheet building materials

It is not very convenient to carry doors, plywood sheets, drywall or large window units alone. And it’s not safe, since in this case there is a high probability of getting injured (at least you can stretch your back muscles). If there is no partner nearby, you can use a makeshift trolley, with which it will be much more convenient and easier to move dimensional objects from place to place.

Original and stylish clutch

Every fashionista and simply stylish girl knows how important it is for a handbag to fit a set of clothes. What if you do not have a suitable bag for a new dress? Do not worry! After all, you can make a wonderful, original and beautiful clutch bag yourself, spending only one evening on the manufacture.

Do-it-yourself pocket mirror with a wooden handle

Do you want to pleasantly surprise a girl or please your mother with an original gift? Make a stylish and inexpensive mirror in a wooden frame with a handle. The design of the mirror itself is very simple - everyone can repeat it. As the main material, you can use any wood species: alder, beech, hornbeam, oak, etc.

A fountain that works itself out of plastic bottles

If a large number of plastic bottles from under sparkling water have accumulated in the country or at home, do not rush to throw them in a landfill - they can still be useful in the household. For example, an empty container is suitable for the manufacture of simple homemade fountains, with which it is easy to organize an irrigation system for irrigation of the lawn (in case there are no sprinklers and sprinklers for the garden at hand).

Turn an old car into a stylish one

Sometimes this happens: there is no free money in the family budget, and the appearance of the car urgently requires close attention. What to do the owner of an old car constrained in means? Do it yourself! Straighten dents, renew bumpers, apply protection to parts in contact with negative external influences, and turn “saffron milk” and scratches into an airbrush painting.

How to make and install concrete fenders for a fence

Today there are different designs of fences. And one of them is a picket fence - vertically arranged strips (pins) that are attached to horizontal slats. The slats themselves are mounted between pillars, which can be concrete, brick or made of natural stone. In this review, the author shows how to make concrete fenders for the fence.