Dude Crafts: The Man'S Guide To Practical Projects, Backyard Ballistics, And Glorious Gags

Dude Crafts: The Man'S Guide To Practical Projects, Backyard Ballistics, And Glorious Gags

Dude Crafts?s loaded with more than 50 slightly twisted, but somehow useful, projects that will?eep crafty men out of trouble (or, sometimes, in it). Whether making life easier with ingenious hacks or providing self-amusement, the50 projects presented inDude Crafts?re sure to get any guy's?reative wheels turning. These DIY projects will get you?n the path to developing your own creations, and impressing your friends. You'll learn how to:?raft an iPad cover from an old bookBuild a metal forge out of a busted?icrowaveCook a meal in the dishwasherRe-purpose an electric saw into a cocktail blenderFashion a Swiss army knife for your keysOutfit an unsuspecting co-worker?s office chair with an air hornEach project is accompanied by a parts list andstep-by-step photo instructions to get you building;?ften by hacking subpar stock goods or upcycling discarded objects into functional works of art and conversation pieces. No matter how off-kilter the project may appear on the surface, it's sure to payoff as a useful tool, an art piece, thepunch line to a practical joke or, best of all, acombination of all three. Whatever the motive-to solve a problem, to play a joke, or for self-entertainment-Dude Crafts?ill get dudes off the sofa and into the workshop!ReviewDude Crafts will get dudes off the?ofa and into the workshop! - DC MetroAbout the AuthorMike Warren is a designer and?nventor based in San Francisco. His work combines electronics, woodworking, and reuse. His open-source work is carefully documented to inspire and encourage others to remix his projects and share the results. Warren won The New York Times Innovation Whiteboard in 2012 for his umbrella light (an illumination device retrofitted into the shaft of an umbrella to indicate location to others in the dark) and was the favorite selected by James Dyson. Warren is also the author of a maker book for young adults, 23 Things to Do Before You are 11 1/2, among other titles,?nd served as the technical editor for the young adult fiction Dewey Mac, Kid Detective. His work has been featured in Popular Science, The New York Times, Wired, BoingBoing, Vsauce, and elsewhere. He is currently a designer for Instructables and Autodesk, where he shares DIY tutorials.