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Creating a Magnifying Glass, a Leatherbound Notebook & Pencil Case, a Brass Testicle Holder, Fixing Your Earlier Designs and More

Kitchen Drawer Organizer

I like what Steve Ramsey does here, which is demonstrate that a lot of times, your first and second design for something will not stand the test of time. Here he revisits a project he’s already done several times, a kitchen drawer organizer, and attempts to correct the errors of versions 1.0 and 2.0 with a new design:

Brass Magnifying Glass

This is one of those videos where you think, “For chrissakes, is there anything Jimmy DiResta can’t make?” This time ‘round he finds an old magnifying lens, then crafts a beautiful brass handle and an encirclement to hold it in place. As always, half the fun is trying to figure out what each operation he’s doing will lead to:

Brass Testicle Holders

Yes, you read that right. You’ve gotta love any project that Frank Howarth prefaces with a warning that it involves a portion of the male anatomy. Asked to create a series of bases to hold an unusual commemorative item for a graduating class of urologists, Howarth proves he’s got the balls to tackle the project:

Homemade Kant Clamps

Izzy Swan likes Kant-twist clamps—you know, the little guy that inches across the screen at the end of every Frank Howarth video—and designs a burly DIY set for his own use:

Children’s Wagon

This week, Matthias Wandel builds a vehicle—well, a child’s wagon—for the newest member of the Wandel family:

Board-on-Board Cedar Fence

April Wilkerson’s no joke: It’s 104 degrees in Texas, and with everyone inside enjoying air conditioning, she’s outside working a welding rig and a chainsaw to kick off a large fencing project:

Outdoor Sink

This week, Bob Clagett tackles woodworking, metalworking and sewing to create this outdoor sink for the family home. One of the things I really dig about Clagett’s videos is that he always takes the time at the end to tell you what he learned, i.e. what he would’ve done differently if repeating the project.

Paulk Workbench by FastCap

We once interviewed Ron Paulk on the design of his innovative workbench, which he was selling plans for online. Now a ready-to-assemble iteration of the bench is going into production by FastCap, and Paulk is asking viewers: How much should I charge for it?

Pull-Out Storage Cabinet

Faced with an inconvenient, apparently unusable corner portion of a built-in, Sandra Powell figures out how to wring some usable and convenient storage out of it with this pull-out cabinet:

Leatherbound Notebook and Pencil Case

I love that Linn from Darbin Orvar, like DiResta, Clagett and Kampf, has a willingness to tackle any material rather than just staying in her comfort zone. Lately she’s expanded into leatherwork, and this week she makes her own “everyday carry” items—a leatherbound notebook and a wood-and-leather pencil case with a magnetic closure:

Screen Print Lights

This week, Laura Kampf builds two unconventional lamps, creating the structures out of wood and fronts each with an old screen print: