How to Make a Drum out of PVC

How to Make a Drum out of PVC

Here is the last of my PVC projects for this summer: a drum (percussion instrument) made out of a very large PVC joint and a piece of inner tube rubber. It took me about 15 minutes to make and cost me a small donation at the local salvage yard. For this project you...
Build a Fort With PVC Pipe

Build a Fort With PVC Pipe

It’s amazing what kids will do with a little bit of adult help and a lot of imagination. One of the projects for this summer’s “fun with PVC” includes this lopsided fort built on top of a wood platform set between two trees. After re-securing...
How to Make a Hardcover Book

How to Make a Hardcover Book

The earliest present I remember receiving was on my fifth birthday. A neighbor girl—who was about ten—gave me a notebook and pen (or perhaps it was a pencil). I was so ecstatic to have my own blank notebook that I didn’t even care some of the pages...
10 Do It Yourself Christmas Gift Ideas

10 Do It Yourself Christmas Gift Ideas

I grew up in a family with eight kids, and we never had money for extravagant gifts. For Christmas, we drew names and one person would buy one other person a gift. That was it (well, except for the occasional gag gift like the time my sisters got me a size D bra when...

Vegetable Garden Drip Irrigation Installation

The best kind of irrigation installation for vegetable gardens is a drip system. Drip irrigation systems save water, ensure that vegetable gardens get water where they need it—at the root of each plant instead of on their leaves, and save time spent on weeding...
How to Take a Bicycle Chain Apart without a Gadget

How to Take a Bicycle Chain Apart without a Gadget

Did you know you don’t need a bike chain gadget or a vice or a saw or a metal file to take apart a bicycle chain? This video says it better than I can say it in words. Watch it. Try it. It’s easy. It’s fast. And if you don’t have an aul, you...