With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

A wrench (or "spanner" for those who use British English) provides grip to keep nuts and bolts from ...

A stripped screw is a screw in which the head has become worn or damaged to the point where the tip of a ...

The Allen wrench is one of those things that is so ubiquitous you’re apt to take it for ...

Several years ago, I worked with my electrical engineer brother-in-law, Ryan Davis, on an article about ...

Editor's Note: This is a guest article by Brett Stone.  If you stop and think for a second, you ...

At some point in your DIY/handyman journey, you will encounter a stripped screw. A stripped screw is a ...

Editor's note: This is a guest post from Michael Magnus.  Whether being worn for function or ...

Editor's note: This is a guest post from Paul Moore.  So, you've finished building a woodworking ...

Editor's note: This is a guest post from Joshua Klein. Earlier this week, I explained why every ...

Editor's note: This is a guest post from Joshua Klein. Every man should learn how to repair his ...

 What is it about making things with our hands that provides so much satisfaction? Why are we so drawn ...

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts over the years, while I’m not the handiest or craftiest guy, I do ...

Making an axe handle is an old skill from long before you could purchase a pre-finished handle from the ...

Editor's note: This is a guest post from Luke Brown. Learning a brief history of the cigar box guitar ...

From pocket watches to grandfather clocks, men have long held a fascination with keeping time in stylish ...

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Sebastian Sandersius, a co-founder of Bison Made. Like so ...

  In today's episode I talk to Mark Frauenfelder, editor-in-chief of Make Magazine, co-founder of Boing ...

Editors Note: This is a guest post by Ethan Hagan from One Project Closer. Check out some of his other ...

Editor's Note: This is a guest post from Josh Tucker. "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will ...