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The Cigar Oasis is one of the premier cigar and humidor humidification devices available on the market. Cigars are hygroscopic, which means that they absorb moisture from the air. It is...

Deer hooves are a wonderful addition to a mount. Used as a gun or bow rack, they are a remembrance of the hunt. This is also a good introduction to taxidermy. Learning to mount a deer hoof can...

Making soap using the cold press method is an old-fashioned and basic way to create professional-quality natural soaps. The process must be followed in a specific way to make sure that the end...

Vintage magazine ads are beautiful, collectible works of art. In order to sell them or display them, you have to remove them from the old magazines. With the correct tools, the process is only...

The Romans began to mint coins in the 6th century B.C. and continued to do so until the fall of the last western emperor in 476 A.D. Because the Romans produced hundreds of different coins, it can...

The Daisy air rifle, produced by the world's largest and oldest manufacturer of air guns, is the most famous BB gun ever built. Considering the number of guns sold through the years, repair has...

One of the most important stages of building a top quality model car is the paint job. However, it can be difficult to apply a good paint job and make sure you get complete and even coverage if...

If you crave colorfully illustrated art work, love nostalgic looks at your life and desire an affordable small collectible, then you might want to explore old magazine ads. Most vintage ads are...

Weights are used in scuba diving to decrease buoyancy and allow divers to comfortably explore lower depths. Although commercial weights are readily available, making your own dive weights isn't...

Building a pinewood derby car is an enjoyable father and son activity, usually done once a year when a boy is a Cub Scout. When building the car, you add weights that will bring the car up to a...

To win a Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby, you must build a fast car. While the same car kits are provided to every participant before the race, how you choose to create your car will mean the difference...

Go kart owners enjoy many aspects of their vehicles, but many place speed high on their list of kart priorities. With a little effort and basic vehicle knowledge, go kart owners can improve the...

Anime is a style of Japanese animation with a wide range of shows and genres that appeal to children and adults alike. It is recognizable because of the characters' small noses and large eyes. If...

Scuba, short for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, is equipment that allows divers to swim underwater for extended periods of time. Scuba tanks are an integral part of the equipment...

Free float tubes are devices that you can attach to a rifle or handgun. They are designed to disperse heat, allow for more rigidity in the handguard, and often are available with room to hang...

When making, repairing or modifying projects yourself, there will often come a time when you will need to create a threaded hole. Sometimes, an existing hole becomes stripped out and you need to...

Simple Green is a water-based gun cleaner that is free from harmful chemicals. This gun cleaner is also biodegradable and safe for the environment. It is perfect for gun owners who are also...

It's important to have knowledge of handguns so they can be used properly and safely. While most handguns have different specific feels, there are general ways to hold handguns, stand and fire...

Knives will all go dull after a certain period of time. Knowing how to sharpen knives is an important skill so that you can still use them in the kitchen efficiently. Cutting with dull knives...

Today I'm going to try and explain the different L.A.R.Ps out there and hopefully help you find the Role play style best suited for you.

Choose an empty shoebox you have laying around in your house. Fill with sand. Best to use sand mixed with small stones that feels pliable to your hands and will allow you to make holes in it. ...

Twitter is a website that allows you to broadcast little messages to the world (or just your friends). Twitter has been extremely popular lately. All you hear are celebrities, athletes, and even...

Quenya is a language invented by J.R.R.Tolkien, or Ronald, as he was known to his friends. Tolkien had a passion for languages that had been with him from childhood. He was Professor of Anglo-...

Building robots can be very expensive but there are ways to find cheap parts. If you are interested in building your own robots, then you should keep a small inventory of useful parts to help...

A laser attached to a gun will shine a bright dot of light where the bullet will impact when the gun is fired. However, bullets fly in ballistic trajectories and laser light in projected in a...

Flintknapping is the ancient art of making tools from stone, which some hobbyists still practice purely for pleasure. A billet is the small pounding hammer that is used to flake the edges off the...

Building your own go-kart can be a exciting and rewarding project. Besides making for an enjoyable hobby, from scratch kart construction can also save you money, when you consider the comparable...

Radio-controlled (RC) airplanes vary in size, complexity and the level of skill required to fly them. Learning the basics is best done using a beginner RC plane.

Fishing is a great recreational sport to help relax and process the worries and concerns of life. Fishing can also provide sustenance and even livelihood for some people. Being able to get along...

Slot cars have been running around tracks since the 1960s, entertaining generations of participants in an environment every bit as exciting and as challenging as those at LeMans, France or Daytona...

Welding with a wire feed unit is becoming more popular than ever due to their price, availability and ease of use. There are two ways to weld with a wire feed machine: MIG, where a bottle of...

MIG welding is a fun hobby and can be lucrative as well. It is very dangerous if not done correctly, though, so a few safety rules must be adhered to at all times.

Art, found in museums, historic houses, cultural centers, parks, and arboretums, often challenges inexperienced viewers. Concerns about how to look at it, what it means, and how to describe it...

Hunting often requires that you switch your style of camouflage in certain areas. The style of camo you wear depends on where you're hunting, what you're hunting and how you're hunting.

This is the first in a series of articles to help gear my fellow geeks. The wonderful world of L.A.R.P. Whats a L.A.R.P.? you might ask. Well that stands for Live Action Role Play. The gear and...

Ever want to write metal which would melt the faces off of emos? Feel the sudden urge to barrage an audience with aggressive sound waves? Here is a brief guide on heavy metal, and how to write it.

Want to make some extra cash when you're bored? Do you find yourself surfing the web to kill time? Take a few online surveys and make some extra cash. Believe it or not, some surveys are...

Because more and more people see the artistic value of old advertisements as decorations and art objects, using different strategies to find these colorfully illustrated collectibles will make...

Wind chimes are musical instruments you hang outside your home that create gentle percussion music when the wind blows across them. Wind chimes have a simple construction and can be made from a...

If you live in a state where it is legal to brew your own beer or wine, you make have looked into using oak whiskey barrels in which to store and age your vintage. A quick online search shows...

WIne and cigars go great together if paired well. You may like wine so much that you have a wine cooler just for storage. A wine cooler is an excellent investment for white wines or reds that you...

Tai chi chaun, tai chi for short, is a Chinese martial art that is often practiced for physical and spiritual health benefits. Tai chi is widely practiced, and therefore has different forms, both...

The Float Tube is relatively new device that allows anglers and hobbyists to skim along lakes with little effort, for a fairly inexpensive price. The Float Tube gives the user a more personal,...

Blinkies are small animated graphics that flash or blink in a pattern and are usually made up of letters, blocks or small icons. There are Web sites that offer free blinkies, as well as sites at...

The Bowflex home gym is a piece of exercise equipment that allows users to workout in various ways that would often take many different pieces of equipment to achieve. The Bowflex gym combines...

Welding on steel tubing is done for many reasons. Roll cages, mailbox stands, skateboard grind rails, and rocker protector/rock sliders are all built with steel tubing. While the welding process...

A humidor is a must for anyone who smokes cigars on a regular basis. A quality cigar can become very average in a hurry if it is not properly hydrated and is not kept at the proper temperature....

If you enjoy woodworking and would like to create your own finishes or stains rather than purchasing them, various methods of creating your own wood finishes are available. Homemade finishes may...

These are simple directions for making a gas mask bong; anyone can do it! Sometimes a regular bong is not enough, so to make smoking more interesting, follow these instructions and you'll be...

Shooting with an air rifle provides a good way to develop target shooting skills, either as a method of building toward using a rifle or handgun, or as a safe means of recreational shooting. Using...