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DIY projects you can build yourself, featuring detailed instructions accessible for a wide range of skills and abilities.

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dryer sheet inside a yellow shoe
DIY

12 handy ways to use dryer sheets beyond laundry

By Debbie Wolfe

A cardboard pinhole camera to watch an eclipse
DIY

How to make a pinhole camera to watch the solar eclipse

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

colorful eggs in a pink glass bowl on a white countertop
DIY

How to dye Easter eggs, volcano-style: An explosion of color with a splash of science

By Annie Colbert

The best e-bike conversion kit on a plain white background.
Gear

The best e-bike conversion kits in 2024

By Nick Hilden

The best 3D printers on-sale for black friday from Creality, Anycubic arranged in a grid on a plain background
Gear

Shop these Black Friday 3D printer deals and print all your holiday gifts

By Stan Horaczek

How to trap cosmic rays in a jar like it’s 1951
Science

How to trap cosmic rays in a jar like it’s 1951

By Bill Gourgey

A top row of red Craftman cordless drills, a second row of screwdrivers by Klein Tools, a third row of circular saws by DeWalt, and a fourth row of the Ryobi Multi Tool.
Gear

The best gifts for DIYers

By Bob Beacham, Brandt Ranj, Jen McCaffery, Tony Carrick

3D viewing glasses on blue background of vintage PopSci magazine images; illustration
DIY

How to use 3D glasses from 1954 today

By Bill Gourgey

A wall-mounted paper roll holder attached to a wood-framed wall near a low ceiling in a workshop.
DIY

Clear some space for more projects by building this wall-mounted paper dispenser

By Jean Levasseur

a giant bumper car
Technology

This giant bumper car is street-legal and enormously delightful

By Rob Verger

Best Singer sewing machines sliced header
Gear

The best Singer sewing machines in 2024

By Carol Benton

A Secchi Disk and a measuring tape on a gray wooden floating pier next to a moored boat.
DIY

You can help measure the ocean’s health with this homemade gadget

By Alisha McDarris

DIY rope plant hangers
DIY

The easiest, most basic DIY plant hanger you can make

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

The best laser levels will help you complete home improvement projects with precision.
Gear

The best laser levels of 2024

By Bob Beacham

A DIY citronella candle in a small metal candle tin on a black surface outside.
DIY

How to Frankenstein old wax scraps into a totally new candle

By Rachel Feltman

The best sewing machines for quilting
Gear

The best sewing machines for quilting in 2024

By Carol Benton

person holds hand to ear, old magazine illustration
DIY

This gadget from 1930 let people ‘talk’ to the dead—with a magic trick

By Bill Gourgey

A wooden DIY dead-blow mallet
DIY

Don’t buy a dead-blow mallet—build your own

By Jean Levasseur

A piece of toast with homemade vegan butter on it
DIY

How to make simple and delicious vegan butter

By Rachel Feltman

A close up on a squared joint in a piece of wooden furniture using dados.
DIY

4 ways beginner woodworkers can craft impressively square joints

By Jean Levasseur

Making slime is quick and fun.
DIY

The easiest way to make slime

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A pair of hands holds three homemade bath bombs over a bath tub full of water.
DIY

How to make your own bath bombs

By Rachel Feltman

A pale beige DIY wooden phone amplifier with a Jack Skellington fabric speaker cover on a black shelf against a white wall, with an iPhone inserted into the top, playing music from the band Durry.
DIY

Make your phone louder with this DIY wooden speaker

By Jean Levasseur

A wooden DIY device charging stand holding three tablets and an iPhone, on a black shelf against a white wall.
DIY

Clean up your cable clutter with this DIY charging station

By Jean Levasseur

Hand sanitizer bottle and hands.
Health

How to make hand sanitizer

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A kitchen counter with a tray of drying seed bombs, a bowl with a mixture of powdered clay and potting mix, and two seed packets for rosemary and lavender.
DIY

Make your own seed bombs to garden on the go

By Jamie Dickman

A man wearing a black sweatshirt using a laptop on a DIY wooden laptop stand on a wooden table.
DIY

This DIY laptop stand will help keep your computer cool

By Jean Levasseur

Twelve fresh eggs in a DIY wooden egg holder on a granite countertop.
DIY

Go ahead, leave your fresh eggs on the counter in this handmade wooden tray

By Jean Levasseur

A Black person reaching their hands into a zeer pot—a type of DIY refrigerator—full of green beans, tomatoes, and other produce.
DIY

The coolest way to keep food cold without electricity

By Ilana E. Strauss

A man in a blue t-shirt and jeans working with a DIY router sled in a woodshop.
DIY

Build your own router sled to flatten wood without buying big, expensive tools

By Jean Levasseur

A man with short, brown hair, wearing a white t-shirt and hanging a white cabinet door in a white kitchen.
DIY

A simple guide to hanging cabinet doors

By Jean Levasseur

A cedar DIY planter box on the concrete front steps of a gray house with a red door.
DIY

Liven up your yard by building this cedar planter box

By Jean Levasseur

A dark wooden bat house high up on the side of a gray two-story house.
DIY

Benefit your neighborhood bats with this DIY bat house

By Jean Levasseur

Two light-colored live edge DIY beer flight boards with four glasses each, on a darker wood surface in front of a beige wall.
DIY

Serve any brew in style with this DIY beer flight board

By Jean Levasseur

A DIY computer desk made out of a wooden door and some metal legs, with a dual-monitor computer and other devices on top of it.
DIY

Build your own desk with custom features like USB ports and biometrics

By Whitson Gordon

Chilis in a bowl against a black background, perfect for a spicy hot sauce recipe.
DIY

Experiment with spice by making this homemade hot sauce

By Jack Izzo

Two DIY picture frames next to each other on a beige wall, with sunset photos inside them.
DIY

Simple DIY picture frames that will elevate your home decor

By Jean Levasseur

A homemade wooden spoon or spatula inside an empty wok on a black electric stove.
DIY

Make these DIY wooden kitchen utensils for your favorite cook

By Jean Levasseur

A brown rooster perched on a DIY chicken swing inside a chicken coop yard.
DIY

Why you should build a swing for your chickens

By Helen Bradshaw

A DIY Lazy Susan for a tabletop, on top of a dark wooden table. The Lazy Susan has a bunch of bananas and two white onions on it.
DIY

No need to pass the potatoes—spin them with this DIY Lazy Susan

By Jean Levasseur

A DIY laundry drying rack mounted on a wall and in a folded-out position, ready to dry some clothes.
DIY

Build a simple wall-mounted laundry rack to dry your delicates in style

By Jean Levasseur

A lineup of 3D printers on a blue and white background
Gear

Create something new before Black Friday with these 3D printer deals on Amazon

By Amanda Reed

Swedish engineer Linus Ã…kesson playing homemade accordion made of two Commodore 64 computers and floppy disks
Technology

This is what polka music sounds like on an accordion of two Commodore 64 computers

By Andrew Paul

A DIY floating shelf in a home with an Instant Pot and some books on it.
DIY

Defy gravity by building these floating shelves

By Jean Levasseur

three jack-o'-lanterns on stoop
DIY

Make wooden Jack-o’-lanterns you can reuse for many happy Halloweens

By Jean Levasseur

coffin shaped wooden wedding card box on table
DIY

Build a beautiful wedding card box shaped like a coffin for some spooky storage

By Jean Levasseur

diy mechanical keyboard
DIY

Build a mechanical keyboard from scratch with 3D-printed components

By William Elcock

Partially rotting pumpkin
DIY

How to keep your pumpkins maggot and mold free for Halloween

By Matt Kasson / The Conversation

A bald man wearing a dust respirator and earmuffs working in a woodshop and milling his own wood to make it straight.
DIY

Every woodworker should know how to mill their own boards

By Jean Levasseur

woodshop wall covered in hanging tools
DIY

3 reasons to join your local makerspace

By Jean Levasseur

A homemade wooden DIY headphone stand on a lighter-colored wooden table, complete with a phone holder, a USB charging port, and slots for pens and pencils.
DIY

Start organizing your chaotic, messy desk with this DIY headphone stand

By Jean Levasseur

A DIY jointer sled holding a small piece of wood in place atop a table saw in a woodworking shop.
DIY

Two ways to joint wood on your table saw—no jointer needed

By Jean Levasseur

A pair of homemade Choco Tacos on a white plate in front of a black velvet background.
DIY

Good news: Making your own Choco Taco is totally possible

By John Kennedy

A DIY plant hanger made out of two pieces of wood and some rope.
DIY

These DIY hanging plant shelves will make your home feel like a forest canopy

By Jean Levasseur

Logo displayed on multiple screens
Gear

Best logo design software

By Gabriel Morgan

A DIY cutting board with accent borders made out of a different type of wood than the rest of the piece.
DIY

4 simple ways to upgrade your boring DIY cutting boards

By Jean Levasseur

A vegan pulled pork sandwich made with shredded banana peels covered in homemade barbecue sauce.
DIY

Don’t waste banana peels: Turn them into tasty vegan ‘pulled pork’

By Alisha McDarris

A DIY crosscut sled on a table saw in a woodworker's workshop.
DIY

Make table saw projects easier with a DIY crosscut sled

By Jean Levasseur

streaming-set-up-for-gaming
DIY

Anyone can be a streamer. Here’s how to start.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Two adults and a child in a rowboat on a calm lake at sunset. The man at the bow is paddling, the man at the back is holding a fishing rod, and the child is sitting between them.
Environment

A casual angler’s guide to taking kids fishing for the first time

By Jean Levasseur

Image of an app that digitizes photos.
DIY

How to turn your phone into a small-photo scanner

By Dan Bracaglia / Popular Photography

A pile of food scraps and compost materials.
DIY

Drug-resistant fungus could be lurking in your compost, but you can reduce the risk

By Ella Weaver

Archive Gallery: PopSci’s Quirkiest DIY Projects
DIY

Archive Gallery: PopSci’s Quirkiest DIY Projects

By Denise Ngo

Some playing cards in a wooden drawer in a workshop, with the joker in the foreground.
DIY

The surprising woodworking tools you already have around the house

By Jean Levasseur