Building a MakerSpace in Your Home, Part 1

Linn from Darbin Orvar tackles a massive project: Building a makerspace in an unused room in her house. Here, in Part 1, she lays out her plan and starts by creating storage cubbies and processing some maple lumber to create the countertop:

Everything You Need to Know About Japanese Hand Saws

Even if you already use Japanese hand saws, this is a good watch—the Samurai Carpenter explains details about their design and construction that you may not have known. And for the beginner who's curious about these saws, this is a great place to start:

Add Custom Horn Sounds to Any Car

This is pretty fun: Bob Clagett figures out how to rig up a soundboard in his car, enabling him to produce sound effects on demand:

The Artisanal Flyswatter

What started out as a joke turned into a project too challenging to turn down. Tasked with creating a hardwood flyswatter—which would be impossible, as it has to be thin and whippy enough to work, yet not so thin that it breaks. Shannon Rogers figures out how to do it, using some clever techniques and careful material selection:

Cat Laser Tower

La Fabrique DIY creates a cool remote-controlled laser mount to keep their new kitty occupied:

Gravity-Assisted Vertical Chainsaw Mill

John Heisz creates a sort of vertical guide rail for a chainsaw, allowing gravity to give him an assist with turning logs into boards:

Random Orbit Sander Holder

A simple but highly useful project: Nick Ferry cranks out a bench-mounted holder for his palm sander. (I'm envious that he's got an air-driven one, I've always been curious about those.)