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Mark Rober’s NERF Gun in Wood

Mark Rober’s NERF Gun in Wood

A little while back, Mark Rober engineered a tiny NERF gun using a compliant mechanism. The design has spawned numerous other builds, including this neat-looking blaster Matt Esltea made from wood. It’s not made from a single part like Rober’s NERF weapon, but it’s built with a similarly springy launching mechanism. It’s a beautiful build, but will it work?

Building a Scrap Wood Tool Rack

Building a Scrap Wood Tool Rack

We’re absolutely wild about things that keep everything in its right place. Jason from Epic Upcycling shows off an amazing build – a custom rack for all of his woodworking tools. It’s an impressive piece of cabinetry, and he made it entirely from scrap wood he harvested from shelving units he used to have in his workshop.

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Wood Knife Maintenance Tray

Wood Knife Maintenance Tray
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If you use your knives at all, you need to maintain them to keep them sharp and opening smoothly. Pine and Print makes this wood workstation for maintenance and repairs on knives and other small tools. It’s got a large work area and three parts storage trays lined with black plastic and cutouts for a dozen 1/4″ driver bits.

AT-AT Bookends

AT-AT Bookends
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Keep your Star Wars book collection organized with these AT-AT bookends from MokuShop. Each walker is hand-assembled from layers of laser-cut wood and painted in a shiny metallic silver. As a bonus, they include a Darth Vader figure with a leash for his Imperial pet. Just keep its legs away from Rebel snowspeeders.

Making a Kinetic PC Case

Making a Kinetic PC Case

As part of his home workstation revamp, Ideal Idea wanted a computer case like no other. The idea? Build a PC that doubles as a kinetic sculpture. He made the case from laser-cut wood panels and created two interchangeable faces. An Arduino and a stepper motor control the mechanisms. The ripple design with the hexagons is fantastic.

National Parks Travel Map

National Parks Travel Map
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Track your travels around the U.S. National Parks with this laser-cut wood map from SeeYouOnTheTrail. Each park is marked on the map with a cutout of an evergreen tree. Once you visit the park, pop in one of the green trees to say you were there. The map measures 16.5″ wide x 10″ tall and also comes in colorful sunrise and woodland hues editions.

Honeycomb Wood Wall Panels

Honeycomb Wood Wall Panels
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We already know that hexagons are the bestagons, so why not use those magical shapes to decorate your walls? Hexagonica makes these laser-cut wooden tiles that transform any wall into a work of modern art. Each set comes with 32 hex tiles and a set of mounting frames to ensure even spacing. Adhesive not included.

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Making a Wood Slice + Epoxy Table

Making a Wood Slice + Epoxy Table

Miguel of Marmota Works shows how he took an acacia tree stump and turned it into an eye-catching coffee table. He sawed the stump into slices, then cut them to fit like a jigsaw puzzle. After sealing the pieces with clear epoxy, he bonded them with black epoxy, then sanded and finished the top before attaching metal legs.

Making a Go-Kart from a Wooden Shipping Pallet

Making a Go-Kart from a Wooden Shipping Pallet

Most go-karts have a frame made from metal. But Doctor D.S. shows us how it’s possible to make a homebrew kart using a wooden shipping pallet and a 200cc gas engine. He still had to use metal for the axles and mechanicals, but it’s still an impressive build. We’d love to see how fast it goes on something besides grass, though.

Teixeira Revolver Wall Desk

Teixeira Revolver Wall Desk

This unique wall-mounted birch plywood desk from Teixeira Design Studio blends modern, minimalist style with versatility. In addition to its laptop surface, it has a set of nested drawers and shelves that pivot into place, providing extra work area and storage when you need it.

Aola Indigo Hinoki Sake Set

Aola Indigo Hinoki Sake Set
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This beautiful wood sake set is handmade in Japan’s Tokushima prefecture. Each piece is crafted from 100-year-old hinoki cedar wood with a natural indigo gradient. The set includes two sake cups and a bottle for decanting. Pair it with the book Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake and a bottle of good sake to complete the perfect gift.

Hot Dog Cutting Board

Hot Dog Cutting Board
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Handy Dandy Brandy handcrafts all kinds of fun wooden cutting boards. Our current favorite is this one that looks like a giant hot dog. It’s made from mahogany and birch with a squiggle of yellow EcoPoxy resin “mustard” down the middle. It’s perfect for prepping veggies and makes a great serving piece for cookouts. We also love her Charcu-Trees board.

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Roto Round Catch-all Tray

Roto Round Catch-all Tray
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These minimal handmade wood trays from Design Craft Workshop are made from solid walnut. We like the 8″ and 12″ versions for keeping track of your watch, wallet, eyeglasses, keys, and other everyday items. Larger models are available in sizes up to 23″ in diameter and make beautiful serving trays.

S&A Woodcraft Laptop Stand

S&A Woodcraft Laptop Stand
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Most portable laptop stands are made from plastic or metal. This one is handcrafted from bamboo wood. The trio of wooden bars fit together to place your laptop at an angle, improving ergonomics and your posture. It offers two height positions, and comes with a carrying pouch so you can keep it in your backpack or bag.

Jumbo DeskStand

Jumbo DeskStand
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Want to upgrade to a standing desk, but already have a regular desk? The Jumbo DeskStand offers a double-decker design that lets you place your keyboard and mouse on one level, and your display (or displays) on another. Shelf heights are easily adjusted on its 10-slot ladder. Made from durable baltic birch plywood.

Making a Folding Metal Staircase

Making a Folding Metal Staircase

Woodworker Bourbon Moth asked his pal Rainfall Projects if he could help him build a custom staircase for his new workshop. He came up with a tubular steel structure with wooden steps that can fold flat against the wall when not in use. That giant plywood jig he created was genius. It could use a handrail, though.

Making Japanese Yosegi Wood Patterns

Making Japanese Yosegi Wood Patterns

We’ve seen how Japanese Kumiko lattice is made. Now, watch Yamanaka Kumiki Works create a different kind of wood pattern called Yosegi. The process involves applying thin wood veneers to boards, cutting them into small pieces, arranging and gluing them into a pattern, and slicing them back into a veneer. Here’s another unique Yosegi pattern being made.

Artifox Oak Bike Rack

Artifox Oak Bike Rack
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Keep your space looking clean and tidy wood bike rack from Artifox. It’s fabricated from hardwood with a powder-coated steel hook for hanging your bike by its front tire. The long backing board keeps tires from marking up your wall and mounts easily. It’s available in walnut, white oak, or black oak finishes and holds bikes with tires up to 3.25″ wide.

Flat-Pack Wood Tommy Gun Model

Flat-Pack Wood Tommy Gun Model

Robotime’s ROKR division is showing off a flat-pack wood model that lets you build a replica of a Thompson M1928 submachine gun. The finished gun not only looks like the real deal, but it rapidly fires lightweight projectiles using a rubber band and spring firing mechanism. It’s even got a removable magazine.

Making a Cabinet from 300 Pieces of Wood

Making a Cabinet from 300 Pieces of Wood

A typical cabinet might be made from 15 or 20 pieces of wood. Blacktail Studio built this incredible-looking cabinet from about 20 times that many pieces. He started with 300 walnut wood blocks, which he stacked, glued, clamped, and shaped into a unique work of functional art. It took a lot of trial and error to figure out the best way to carve and smooth it.

Elevated Wood Desk Organizer

Elevated Wood Desk Organizer
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Turkish accessory maker Fagus Wood makes a variety of desk organizers, including this model that gets items up off of your desktop, leaving room for cables to pass under it. It has three rectangular compartments, two circular ones, a pen tray, plus slots for business cards and a phone. Measures 20.5″w x 4.7″d x 2.4″h.

Blackwell Mid-Century Modern Wood Clocks

Blackwell Mid-Century Modern Wood Clocks
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Artist Eric Blackwell makes unique home decorations, mostly using upcycled scraps from a guitar factory. His collection includes these cool wooden clocks that incorporate mid-century modern aesthetics, including starbursts, satellites, and abstract shapes inspired by Googie architecture. In his Etsy Shop, you’ll find a mix of tabletop, mantel, and wall clocks.

Original Grain Heritage Watch Collection

Original Grain Heritage Watch Collection

Original Grain’s Heritage Collection brings watchmaking back to the U.S., with each timepiece handcrafted in one of six American workshops. The watches incorporate an American-made quartz movement, a stainless steel case, and wood from bourbon barrels or prohibition-era rackhouse wood. Available with black or copper plating or real bronze.

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