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Rat Trap Automatic Door Closer

How to save money on your heating bill by keeping doors closed using a repurposed rat trap as an automatic door closer. Perfect as a doggy door - keeps weather out but lets Doggo in!

Coke Can Hummingbird Feeder

How to make an easy DIY Hummingbird feeder from a Coca-Cola soda pop can and some bits of junk - for up close birdwatching on a budget this really attracts the Hummers

Camp Stove

Building a fuel efficient, lightweight camp stove from recycled materials that collects ash and leaves no footprint / zero trace in environmentally sensitive areas. I used some recycled coffee cans, a soup can, a tomato paste can and a ducting reducer with some cage wire to create this amazing portable stove.

Diddley Bow

– How to Build A Traditional One String Instrument Alright so today on Repairs101 I’ve got this great project for anyone over the age of...

How To Rehandle a Rock Hammer

Demonstration of salvaging an old broken sledgehammer handle and recycling it into a handle for a rock hammer following the classic - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

Axe & Hammer Handle Replacement

How to do-it-yourself instructional on replacing wooden handles on axes and sledgehammers using traditional wooden wedges and steel wedge staking.

Fixing a Damaged Book

How to do-it-yourself instructional on salvaging a damaged hard-cover book using common household tools and 3M Durapore fabric tape.

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