Being one of the world’s most popular toys for 90 years now, it’s no surprise that there have been many attempts to recreate LEGO’s iconic blocks. I mean, it can’t be that hard, can it? But something about the Denmark-made blocks feels different from its competition and knock-offs. The materials are sturdier, the shapes more consistent. This makes itself evident when you fit a modern LEGO block with one made years ago with no difficulty whatsoever. These pieces were made to work together, no matter when or where they were made. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3oiy9eekzk&ab_channel=TheLEGOGroup This old LEGO production video by The LEGO Group shows how tons of plastic granulate are shaped into…
Woodturning is nothing new; you see woodworkers chisel away at logs all the time. Now “cinnamon turning” – the act of turning cinnamon on a lathe – that’s something you don’t see (or smell every day). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIjzLTQdflg&ab_channel=Villywoodturning According to Villy of Villy woodturning, turning cinnamon isn’t that different than how you would turn something else that isn’t wood on a lathe. You still have to cast the material in resin to create a workable material, and yes, your workshop will still be chockful of shavings of the said material as you shape it. Villy made two cinnamon resin casts in his case – one large cast to make a bowl…
I talked about something Harry Potter-inspired last year, so it only makes sense that this year should be The Year of the Ring. Whether you understood the story or not, you can’t deny that the props, costumes, and stellar animation helped make The Lord of The Rings movie trilogy the timeless classic it is today. But before viewers were thrust into the war for the One Ring, we all remember being introduced to the cinematic world of Middle Earth by way of the peaceful Shire. Inspired by the opening scenes of Peter Jackson’s trilogy, Make N’ Create crafted his own Bilbo Baggins smoking pipe. You know the one: a long-stemmed…
When you think of a shooting range, you usually picture an enclosed space or maybe even an abandoned junkyard. Rarely, if ever, do you imagine it located on a busy road. And yet, the Brünnlisau shooting range in Switzerland is just that. Not only is the shooting range located near the Ausserlatterbach highway (one of the busiest in the country), but the targets shot by its clientele are on the opposite side of the road. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h1s6S4kotE&t=29s&ab_channel=TomScott In an interview with Tom Scott, Brünnlisau shooting range president Edwin Karlen says around 160 gun club members practice regularly. That’s in addition to them hosting a hundred or more soldiers for their compulsory gun…
Velcro is awesome. Whoever thought of using two fabric strips (one with tiny hooks and another with small loops) to hold things together is a downright genius. Everything would have Velcro fasteners on them if it were up to me! But alas, that can’t be the case, or can it? YouTuber KURAHITO thought the idea of Velcro was so unique and simple that he tried applying it to wood. By chiseling different sized hooks and fasteners, he set out to see if you could stick two wood blocks together without any adhesive. The results are interesting, to say the least: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKKjhjpvY5I&ab_channel=%E3%83%A2%E3%83%8E%E3%81%A5%E3%81%8F%E3%82%8A%E9%9D%A2%E7%99%BD%E3%81%84%E3%82%88%E3%80%8A%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89%E3%81%B2%E3%81%A8%E3%80%8B Instead of adding tiny wooden fasteners to a woodblock…
Making a milk crate shouldn’t be a big deal. I mean, it’s just a bunch of wooden planks nailed together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMYWVKd0ar0&ab_channel=omozoc And yet, there’s something special about how YouTuber omozoc made their milk crate. It could be a mixture of stop motion and cartoony sound effects, but this video is poppy, snappy, and a treat for those who love some good ASMR. The way the wood is cut using different kitchen utensils makes it look almost effortless. What typically includes minutes of cutting and clouds of flying sawdust is condensed into a few still photos played in seconds. Even the way these planks are connected is smooth. Metal connectors and…