Dude Crafts: The Man’s Guide to Practical Projects, Backyard Ballistics, and Glorious Gags

Description

Dude Crafts is loaded with more than 50 slightly twisted, but somehow useful, projects that will keep crafty men out of trouble (or, sometimes, in it). Whether making life easier with ingenious hacks or providing self-amusement, the 50 projects presented in Dude Crafts are sure to get any guy's creative wheels turning. These DIY projects will get you on the path to developing your own creations, and impressing your friends. You'll learn how to:  Craft an iPad cover from an old bookBuild a metal forge out of a busted microwaveCook 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 horn Each project is accompanied by a parts list and step-by-step photo instructions to get you building; often 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, the punch line to a practical joke or, best of all, a combination of all three. Whatever the motive—to solve a problem, to play a joke, or for self-entertainment—Dude Crafts will get dudes off the sofa and into the workshop! Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 3 Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 4 CONTENTS......Page 6 INTRODUCTION......Page 9 FINE FOOD & SPIRITS......Page 11 BABY FLASK......Page 12 BBQ BRANDING IRON......Page 15 BEER ADVENT CALENDAR......Page 18 BOTTLE BANDOLIER......Page 22 BOTTLE LOFT......Page 26 CAR CUISINE......Page 29 DISHWASHER LASAGNA......Page 31 JIGSAW MARTINI SHAKER......Page 33 HIGH FASHION......Page 37 COIN RING......Page 38 CUSTOM BLEACH-SPRAY T-SHIRT......Page 40 TIMING BELT......Page 43 THE GREAT OUTDOORS......Page 47 BOOZE-BOTTLE ICE SHEATH......Page 48 THE GENTLEMAN’S GOLF CLUB (OR SKI POLE)......Page 51 PARACORD BULLWHIP......Page 54 POLAR-BEAR TUBES......Page 62 SWEDISH TORCH......Page 64 CUTTINGEDGE DESIGN......Page 67 AUTOMATIC SHOWERHEAD SOAPER......Page 68 BARBIE BOTTLE OPENER......Page 71 SUCTION-CUP SHOWER HOLDERS......Page 74 SWISS ARMY KEYS......Page 76 TAPE ORGANIZER......Page 79 TENNIS BALL MOUTH HOLDERS......Page 82 WIRE COIL......Page 84 WRENCH COAT HOOKS......Page 88 STYLISH LIVING......Page 93 CANDLE BOTTLE TOPPERS......Page 94 CONCRETE-BALLOON CANDLE HOLDERS......Page 97 KINTSUGI......Page 101 MAGNETIC CEILING STORAGE......Page 103 SINGLE-FLOWER VASE......Page 106 STRING LAMP......Page 109 TOY CAR SHOOTERS......Page 112 VINYL RECORD BOWL......Page 114 WHISKEY-BOTTLE LIGHT......Page 116 WINE-BOTTLE GLASS......Page 119 FOR MEN OF LETTERS......Page 123 BOOK SAFE......Page 124 DINOSAUR PENCIL SHARPENER......Page 128 INVISIBLE BOOKSHELF......Page 130 TABLET BOOK COVER......Page 133 HIGHBROW COMEDY......Page 137 CAR-EXHAUST HORN......Page 138 FIRE BREATHER......Page 141 HEAD IN A JAR......Page 143 OFFICE-CHAIR AIR HORN......Page 147 OFFICE-SUPPLY CROSSBOW......Page 150 RAINY-DAY GRAFFITI......Page 154 SPILLED COFFEE......Page 157 BETTER LIVING WITH PVC......Page 161 AIR HORN......Page 162 BALLOON SLINGSHOT......Page 165 BATTERING RAM......Page 167 CO2 MORTARS......Page 171 TENNIS-BALL CANNON......Page 174 TOOL CLIPS......Page 181 TOOL HOLDER......Page 184 TOOL RACK......Page 187 TOOL TROUGHS......Page 189 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 192 ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 193