When life hands you lemons, make lemonade -- and when life hands you fallen tree or stubborn stump, turn it into this ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

Are you looking for things to make out of logs and branches? Build log birdhouses by learning how to hollow out a log for a birdhouse. Building bluebird houses from renewable resource materials isn’t ...

In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...

Create a DIY log hauling trailer you can build to transport logs with ease.

Burning wood for heat has several advantages: it's cheap, it burns hot and it's relatively better suited to places that are off-the-grid and rurally located. But some rightly argue that wood-burning ...

During these cold winter months, a lot of folks use things like Duraflame logs for quick and easy fires, but if you'd like to save some money, you can make your own quick-start fire logs out of ...

An innovative beehive design by Gaia Bees helps fight colony collapse disorder while creating habitats that more closely resemble how bees live in nature. This DIY hive may not be designed for easy ...