Dude Crafts: The Man's Guide to Practical Projects, Backyard Ballistics, and Glorious Gags

Dude Crafts: The Man's Guide to Practical Projects, Backyard Ballistics, and Glorious Gags

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<DIV><B><I>Dude Crafts</I> is loaded with more than 50 slightly twisted, but somehow useful, projects that will keep crafty men out of trouble (or, sometimes, in it).</B><BR /><BR /> Whether making life easier with ingenious hacks or providing self-amusement, the <B>50 projects </B>presented in <I>Dude Crafts</I> are sure to get any guy's creative wheels turning. These DIY projects will get you on the path to developing your own creations, and impressing your friends.<BR /><BR /> You'll learn how to: </DIV><ul><li>Craft an iPad cover from an old book</li><li>Build a metal forge out of a busted microwave</li><li>Cook a meal in the dishwasher</li><li>Re-purpose an electric saw into a cocktail blender</li><li>Fashion a Swiss army knife for your keys</li><li>Outfit an unsuspecting co-worker’s office chair with an air horn</li></ul><DIV>Each project is accompanied by a<B> parts list</B> and <B>step-by-step photo instructions </B>to get you building; often by hacking subpar stock goods or upcycling discarded objects into functional works of art and conversation pieces. No matter how off-kilter the project may appear on the surface, it's sure to payoff as a<B> useful tool</B>, an<B> art piece</B>, the <B>punch line to a practical joke</B> or, best of all, a <B>combination of all three</B>.<BR /><BR /> Whatever the motive—to solve a problem, to play a joke, or for self-entertainment—<I>Dude Crafts </I>will<B> get dudes off the sofa</B> and into the workshop!</DIV>