Any holidays, especially New Year's, mean gifts not only for the closest and dearest people, but also for friends and colleagues. The budget for such presentations is usually limited, but you want the surprise to carry a piece of the gift's warmth and be remembered for its originality. A great option is a handmade jar with magic pills to cheer you up.

The current prices for sporting goods reach sky-high values, so it is much more profitable to make high-quality equipment at home. The barbell is an optimal athletic projectile for the development of various muscle groups. It does not take much effort to make a do-it-yourself barbell for an individual or outdoor sports ground.

In this review, the author offers the idea of ​​how to make an original doorknob of steel wire 3 mm thick with your own hands. Such a homemade handle will look great on the front wooden door. At the same time, it will be much cheaper than premium premium pens. First of all, it is necessary to twist the wire 3 mm thick into a double "pigtail" (or "braid").

Granite kitchen worktops are ideal for a private home. Granite is a durable, reliable and wear-resistant material. Moreover, you can do the installation of granite kitchen worktops with your own hands. How to do this - the author shows in this review. The first thing you need to do is markup, and then cut off the countertop in size.

Do you want to pleasantly surprise a girl or please your mother with an original gift? Make a stylish and inexpensive mirror in a wooden frame with a handle. The design of the mirror itself is very simple - everyone can repeat it. As the main material, you can use any wood species: alder, beech, hornbeam, oak, etc.

Once I made a door with a pattern glowing in the dark for an opening between the entrance hall and the living room. At first everything was fine, but a few flaws were found at the door. Firstly, after the tree dried, it bent slightly (I thought a “sandwich” made of glued wood would prevent this, but alas ... I was wrong ...) In addition, it had only one layer of organic glass.

Today it’s hard to imagine a car without a radio. Often, the owners of their cars want to improve comfort in the car. To do this, buy a multimedia radio with a set of many functions. But not everyone can afford a branded multimedia radio. After all, it costs not a little money. And when you buy a cheap Chinese radio, you have to play the "lottery."

Using a simple home-made thread-cutting machine, threading in drilled holes will be much more convenient. Moreover, the device ensures the position of the tap strictly perpendicular to the part or workpiece, which is also important. First of all, the master cut off two pieces of a rectangular section profile at an angle of 45 degrees, and welds them together at a right angle.

This simplest technology contains absolutely no scarce parts or tools that you would need to buy or order. We need only two things that can be found without problems in any garage. This is an unnecessary valve and a hot glue gun. And then you can do without a gun, we will melt the glue in another way.

In the home workshop, there is always enough work: to cut boards or bars to size, cut the metal workpieces of the required length, and process the details with a file. It is not always convenient to do this in a vice, therefore it is more advisable to use quick-clamping clamps to fix the processed materials. Since factory models are expensive, it will be cheaper to make home-made spring-type clamps, which are compact in size and practical to use.

Even the most mundane materials can be used to create various original crafts. For example, from bolts with nuts that can be found in every house and garage, you can make a very interesting hand-made article - a monkey figure. Of the basic materials for the manufacture of such a "toy" you will need: one bolt with an extended nut M12; four long bolts with a diameter of 6 mm; a piece of screw M6 with a hat; two M8 nuts and two M6 nuts; one cap nut with a diameter of 8 mm; piece of steel wire.

The hornet's nest at home is a real danger to people and pets. Wasps zealously protect him and are ready to attack anyone who approaches the nest. Their bites are quite painful and often cause an allergic reaction. They can carry pathogens of intestinal infections, destroy fruits, etc.