What to do if you're lost & freezing in Antarctica? Build a fire to keep warm! Yes, fires can be built successfully in cold and wet conditions with the right tools & preparation. In this eight-part series of short videos, Fitclimb survival instructor Ali teaches how to build a fire in the snow in 15 minutes. You can build this fire with just two tools: a knife and a metal match (magnesium stick). In part one, Ali talks about site preparation and how to choose and prepare the right site for a ...
This video demonstrates how dragon sushi rolls are made. Rice is pressed onto a rectangular sushi wrapper. The wrapper is then turned upside down, and fillings are spread onto the other side of the wrapper. The roll is wrapped so that the rice is on the outside. Pieces of seafood are placed on top of the roll and it is garnished with flat strips of vegetable. The roll is covered with plastic wrap and then pressed into place. With the plastic wrap still on, it is sliced into pieces and pressed...
This video shows the viewer how to make a UNA box from pieces of hardwood, and 2 pieces of dowel. The box is made by building the normal box from the wood. The lid is then secured using a large piece of dowel so that it can pivot. Additionally to the first large dowel another smaller piece of dowel is secretly added to stop the box opening this has to be removed for it to open so makes it harder for intruders to open. The box can then be sanded, painted and used to hide small objects!
When buying extension ladders, you have various options. There are metal ones, fiberglass ones and (increasingly rarely) wood ones. Each kind has its own plusses and minuses. In this video, Mark Donovan of HomeAdditionPlus.com talks you through what to look for when shopping for an extension ladder.
The katana (also known as the samurai sword) originated in Japan's Muromachi period (1392–1573). These curved blades are known worldwide for their elegance and craftsmanship. But if you can't afford your own antique model you can create your own reproduction using junk you've probably already got in your garage.
Storing tools properly will keep you working wood and not doing maintenance on them. Shopsmith Academy shows you an easy way to ensure your tools will be protected from nicks and dings. Watch this video for useful woodworking tips. Search Shopsmith Academy on WonderHowTo for more woodworking videos.
Shopsmith Academy shows you how to make use of a little-know characteristic of wood to remove just a few thousandths of an inch from the thickness of a board. Apply this lesson to your next woodworking project. Watch this video for useful woodworking tips. Search Shopsmith Academy on WonderHowTo for more woodworking videos.
A selection of wall drills for honing your hurling / camogie skills. All you need is a ball, a stick, and a wall. You can practice and experiment, especially when there's nobody watching. That's where you truly master the skills of the game.
If you like video games (not just board games) like Tetris, Puzzle Quest, Tetrisphere, Columns, Dr. Mario and Wario's Woods, you'll probably enjoy the board game Blokus. Obsessed Board Gamers takes you through this video tutorial to show you what's inside the box of Blokus and how to play it.
As a kid, you always liked to be constructive, building with Legos and Lincoln Logs, and at one point you even got into playing the strategic, building block, video game Tetris. Why not go back to the gold old days and find a new game of today similar to those of your young years, like Rumis?
Want to watch your favorite Internet clips in the woods? Or on a boat? This video tutorial offers step-by-step instructions on downloading streaming video from video sharing websites like YouTube and Dailymotion using the media-convert web application. For more, or to get started using Media Convert for yourself, watch this video how-to!
The barbell bench press is the king of all chest exercises. The bench press is the foundation for building overall thickness and size in your pecs. With this how to video you can add the barbell bench press to your chest workout and include incline bench press and dips for a solid mass building chest routine.
Use a piece of wood to act as a bat to square off shapes when soft leather hard, evening them up more as the clay hardens. This ensures a smooth and professional finish on a clay pottery project. Watch this video pottery-making tutorial and learn how to square a clay pot before firing.
This method of making glaze utilizes environmental supplies. That way there's no need to rely on a clay supply store, so it's great to save money or time if it's a distance to the nearest supplier. Watch this video pottery tutorial and learn how to make a simple ceramic glaze for firing out of clay remnants and wood ash. It's appropriate for use on raw glazing projects as well.
Watch this how-to video showing how to build a log cabin fire, which is an easy to build and easy to light fire that can be built using woods from any environment (especially an environment where you find log cabins!)
Use your imagination and you'll being soaring the friendly skies in no time! This instructional how to video will show you how to make a barn door kite. Have fun creating your kite with an adult helper. For this project you will need: a plastic sheet, wood dowels, cloth tape, ribbon, and scissors.
Today we learn how to make a simple compost bin in this how to video. Simple is good here, so you can have more time to do other things. All you really need to start composting leaves from the garden is chicken wire and some wood.
Keep you home free from moisture. There can be many unnecessary cracks between your home's wood trimmings and the outside. This how to video gives you tips on how to select and apply caulking.
Learn this easy way to repair holes in drywall with this method of repair using no nails, screws or wood required.
Here's an instructional video that teaches you how to make a toilet paper blower out of a leaf blower, some screws, and two pieces of sheet metal or wood... and of course toilet paper. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
Tim Carter explains how wood ceiling beams need to be through bolted when they are connected. This is a very informative video that will bring the best results.
Watch this video to learn how to use a circular saw to cut ply wood. Do it the right way, without wasting material. The more teeth your saw has, the finer cut you will have.
Ask the Builder host, Tim Carter, demonstrates how to drill holes for PVC plumbing pipe fittings so that you don't waste valuable time in your home enlarging a mis-drilled hole.
Check out this video to learn how to make a wikkie shelter if you need to spend the night in the woods.
Bandsaws have always been great at cutting curves. With a simple jig, perfect circles are a breeze. This woodworking video demonstrates this jig, and also briefly shows some minor mods that I have made to my 14" Jet Bandsaw to keep the tyres clear of sawdust.
A router table is a stationary woodworking machine in which a vertical spindle of a woodworking machine projects from the table, allowing you to cut wood at many different speeds. Different cutter heads or drill bits may be mounted on the router depending on the material you're working with.
Inline skater Nick Wood shows you the Farfegnugen, which is like the opposite of a royale.
Watch this video to learn how to make hot smoked salmon. Smoking fish isn't very difficult all you need are a grill, wet wood chips, and a pan made of aluminum foil.
Sharpen a chisel using a Veritas Mk II honing jig, diamond stones and very fine (0.5 micron) micro-finishing film.
Watch this how-to on making a survival bow and arrow using material you can find in any wooded area. Start with a branch and avoid dulling the knife by going around the piece and making cuts and grooves. For the arrow, use a hardwood. To learn more, check out the video!
Rich Myers of Circle of Harmony Aikido and Rei-Mon Buki shows you step by step how to make and carve your own Bokken (Bokutou), including how to choose the proper wood, Custom designing the japanese sword, carving techniqe, and oil finishing.
Use paper money. Try to make a sharp edge. Fold the bill like that. Take a wood pen. Say to people if I cut this pen with this bill I will keep this bill, it is the deal.
Possibly the most popular reptile pet in the world, the Green Iguana is beautiful and interesting lizard. Senior Herpetologist Ron Dupont passionately conducts a four-part tutorial on the lizard's habitat, lighting, diet and health. Ron, with the aid of his daughter Hillary, begins the tutorial on creating an iguana habitat, covering topics like enclosure choice, substrate concerns, background decoration, plants, and wood piece.
This video covers the construction and assembly of a decorative pencil holder. These make great gifts and are excellent for utilizing scrap. This video is for the more experienced woodworker, knowledge of tools is required. To apply a beautiful finish on the pencil holder, see the Wood Whisperer's finishing video on popping the grain.
Learn some terminology and topics that will help you be better prepared for your next trip to the lumber yard. Just a few of the topics covered include identifying different types of cuts, estimating board feet, and finding a good hardwood supplier.
Before hunting season you should spend some time in the woods tracking deer and wild hogs. This video discusses following a deer or wildlife trail.
Fixing your Aviso Carbon Fiber surfboard is just as easy as fixing your old poly surfboard. You can remove the drain plug. Dry it out completely. There is no foam to rot or wood to break. If fixed properly Aviso surfboards will keep all of there integrity. This addresses a puncture and a cracked and severely damaged rail.
Chopping up downed trees and sending them to the landfill isn't ideal. It's better to use them as firewood or have them chipped up and use them as mulch material or for a walkway. Never combine woodchips with the soil because they rob the soil of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium but they're great walkway material and will gradually break down providing nutrients for the soil.
Take the element of risk out of the shot with the bump and run. The technique for this simple greenside golf shot is simple and you can use it to play any golf club in your bag, from your wedge right through to a fairway wood. Remember, the longer the club, the further your ball will run out.
Bob Seguin demonstrates how to carve and assemble a mini sewing machine out of basswood. The video walks your through preparing the wood, carving it, painting, and putting the pieces together.
