Dude Crafts by Mike Warren, Paper over Board | Indigo Chapters

Dude Crafts is loaded with more than 50 slightly twisted, but somehow useful, projects that will keep crafty men out of trouble (or, sometimes, in it). Whether making life easier with ingenious hacks or providing self-amusement, the 50 projects presented in Dude Crafts 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. You'll learn how to: Craft an iPad cover from an old bookBuild a metal forge out of a busted microwaveCook a meal in the dishwasherRe-purpose an electric saw into a cocktail blenderFashion a Swiss army knife for your keysOutfit an unsuspecting co-worker’s office chair with an air hornEach project is accompanied by a parts list and step-by-step photo instructions 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 useful tool, an art piece, the punch line to a practical joke or, best of all, a combination of all three. Whatever the motive—to solve a problem, to play a joke, or for self-entertainment—Dude Crafts will get dudes off the sofa and into the workshop! | Dude Crafts by Mike Warren, Paper over Board | Indigo Chapters