Guy Stuff: Make a Guitar Slide

I had to post this because it is one of the first crafts I can remember my dad making years ago!!! A great post on Craftzine with links to a few tutorials over at Slideplayer.com. I'm not sure exactly how he made it, but I'm sure it wasn't using the "burning twine" method which sounds like a recipe for disaster, especially if  "find some old hemp twine, soak it in kerosene, wrap it around the bottleneck and light it on fire" is immediately follwed by "drink the contents".

Tres Bois: Wooden YoYo

Since I did a post on faus bois yesterday, I thought I'd follow up with some real bois today.



Yo-Yo like a boss with this sweet hand-crafted wooden classic complete with Cocobolo, Maple, and Wenge hardwoods and racing stripe design from etsy shop CreativeAddictions09 !

Perfect timing since my friend at work asked me the other day "when are you going to get some word working up there (on my blog)". This person also happens to be quite the yo-yo'er. So here it is, a woodworked Yo-Yo.

You know who you are.

Crafts = Guy Stuff?

In honor of Father's day, I am posing this question: Is it possible for a guy to get into crafting? Despite what my husband, dad, and brother say, I say YES! Seriously guys, I think you are resistant because somehow the word "craft" has become associated with little old ladies crocheting doilies or sewing dresses for their doll collection or something. But we girls know there is a lot more to crafting than that. In fact, if you look up the word "craft" on dictionary.com, the first definition you find is: "an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, esp. manual skill: the craft of a mason". Masonry? Manual? How man-ly. Literally.

Take a look at these crafty, yet manly, tutorials I found. Learn how to:

• Make the Wood Clock above at Design Sponge.


• Fold a JKF-18 Hornet jet paper plane at wonderhowto.com


• Make a picture frame from a recycled circuit board at Curbly.


• Put up some numbers on your house. Your wife will thank you. Learn at Design Sponge.


• Brew your own craft beer at Instructables.com. Hey, it has craft in the name.


• Make a cool mason jar light for your workshop or garage at Design Sponge.


• Make your own fly paper. Crafty in a sick way. From Curbly.


• Turn a Cruddy Castoff into a Modern Workshop Stool at Curbly.


• Make a cool feeding station for your best friend. Courtesy of Design Sponge.


• Find a new use for an old ketchup bottle at Curbly.


• Make an alien abduction lamp at Curbly.
  
  So guys, start crafting!