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onager catapult launching ball

How to Build a Catapult

Step-by-step plans for an all-ages version of the Roman-Empire siege engine.

By William Gurstelle, Mary Gruber and and the Editors of Popular Mechanics
Nov 30, 2021
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chicken coop

How to Build a Backyard Chicken Coop

By Joseph Truini and / Photography by Henry Hung
magazine rack pop project

How To Build This Simple Magazine Rack

By Rosario Capotosto
folding table plans

Make This Small Table for Space-Saving Simplicity

By Thomas Klenck
poker table

Table Stakes: How To Build a Simple Poker Table

By Neal Barrett
garden bench plans

These Garden Benches Are a Big Backyard Upgrade

By Neal Barrett and Joseph Truini
stone wall

How To Build a Stone Wall

By Joseph Truini
floating ping pong table

This Floating Ping-Pong Table Is Summer Favorite

By Popular Mechanics Editors
school bus conversion

How to Convert a School Bus into an RV

By Will Sutherland
floating shelves pop project

How To Build a Floating Shelf

By Shara McCuiston
ice cream maker plans

How To Make Your Very Own Ice Cream Maker

By James Schadewald
smoker

Make Your Own Smoker Out of a 55-Gallon Barrel

By Joe Kohl-Riggs
table for two plans

This Table for Two Resurrects a Pop Mech Classic

By Ted Kilcommons
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An Easy Workbench Anyone Can Build

By Neal Barrett

How To Make These Three Redwood Deck Planters

By Popular Mechanics Editors

How To Build a Water Balloon Launcher

By Robert and Marigold Moritz

How To Build This Cedar Privacy Screen

By Neal Barrett

How To Make a Built-In Bookshelf

By Popular Mechanics Editors
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butcher block project

How To Build (and Restore) a Butcher Block

By Popular Mechanics Editors
log bench project plans

Unleash the Log With These Wood Bench Builds

By Popular Mechanics Editors
bird feeder plans

5 Bird Feeders You Can Build For Your Backyard

By Popular Mechanics Editors
stone garden bench

Learn To Work With Stone By Building This Bench

By Roy Berendsohn
pop projects pizza oven

How to Make a Grill-Top Pizza Oven

By By Devin Stewart and as told to Taylor Rojek
trellis planter

Build This Trellis Planter for Plants and Privacy

By Joseph Truini
small plot garden project

Build This Small Garden To Grow a Big Harvest

By D.X. Fenten
pop projects fishing tackle cabinet

How to Build a Fishing Tackle Cabinet

By Tim Faszer and as Told to Joseph Truini
garden fence

How to Make a Great Garden Fence

By Ryan D'Agostino
shed office

How to Turn Your Shed Into a Home Office

By Joseph Truini
pop projects pergola shade

How to Make a Shade for Your Pergola

By Scott Flickinger
kids bed frame

How To Build a Kid's Bed (For a Small Space)

By Chad Stokes

Three Wine Racks You Can Build Yourself

By Popular Mechanics Editors

Hall Monitor: How To Make This Entryway Cabinet

By Joseph Truini

Home Ice: How To Make Your Own Backyard Ice Rink

By Larry Webster

How To Build a Low Sawhorse for Your Workshop

By Roy Berendsohn

How to Build Stairs in 3 Steps

By Joseph Truini
marble coffee table plans

How To Build a Marble-Top Coffee Table

By Joseph Truini
knife sharpening station

How To Make a Sharpening Stone Station

By Popular Mechanics Editors
cold frame pop project

Start Gardening Early By Building This Cold Frame

By Joseph Truini
christmas tree projects

Don't Toss That X-Mas Tree: Let's Make Something

By Joseph Truini
leather wallet project

Make a Gift: A Leather Wallet Anyone Will Love

By Jeremy Bennett
diy dino toy

Make a Gift: A Handmade DIY Dino Toy

By David Agrell
copper bracelets

Make a Gift: A Copper Bracelet With DIY Style

By Nick Moreau
wooden wagon

Make a Gift: A Wooden Wagon for the Kids

By Joseph Truini and Roy Berendsohn
storage bench

Hot Seat: How To Build This Great-Looking Storage Bench

By Joseph Truini
kitchen table plans

Make a Kitchen Table That Will Last Generations

By Neal Barrett
hydroponics

Garden All Winter With This DIY Hydroponic System

By Daniel Kluko
clean work space
From Popular Mechanics for DRYLOK

How To Turn Your Basement Into a DIY Utopia

By Ryan D'Agostino
fence

How To Make a Picket Fence

By Ryan D'Agostino
welding cart

Building This Metal Cart Will Teach You the Basics of Welding

By Mike Allen
concrete dish

Make This Concrete Dish, a New Home for Your Keys

By Mark Melonas
log rack

Build This Log Rack Just in Time for Winter

By Roy Berendsohn and Mike Cunningham
rolling cabinet plans

Build This Rolling Cabinet for Extra Storage

By Joseph Truini
toolbox upgrade plans

Build This Modern A-Frame Toolbox

By Paul Steiner
firewood shack plans

How To Build a Firewood Shack

backyard bocce court

How To Build a Backyard Bocce Court

box plans

How To Make a Box

ladder shelf plans

A Fashionable Lean: How To Build a Ladder Shelf

nail tray

How To Build a Nail Tray From Scrap Wood

arts and crafts dresser

How To Build This Expert-Level Dresser on Your Own

fairfax, virginia november 09, 2014 logan ward constructed a patiocredit matt roth

How To Easily Build a Beautiful Bluestone Patio

concrete bench plans

How To Build a Concrete Bench

adirondack chair

This Modern Adirondack Is a Woodworking Challenge

log rack plans

How To Build This Simple Log Rack

treehouse build

How To Build a Treehouse

bench

How To Build Your Own Entryway Bench

How To Build You Own Cedar Planter Box

How To Make This All-Metal Toolbox

Make Your Own Smoker Out of a Whiskey Barrel

How To Build a Boat

Build a Charging Station To Keep Your Tools Juiced

bbq cart

Build This Grill Cart To Be Your BBQ Sidekick

outdoor play set

Playing Outside: How To Build a Backyard Swing Set

blueprint of outdoor movie screen

How To Build the Ultimate Backyard Movie Theater

pergola blueprint

Build a Backyard Oasis With This DIY Pergola

illustration of picnic table

A Movable Feast: Building Your Own Picnic Table

Line, Parallel, Diagram, Technical drawing, Pattern, Design, Slope, Font, Drawing, Triangle,

How to Build a Wooden Window Planter

Games, Recreation, Wood, Plywood, Lawn game,

Bored? Let's Build a Cornhole Game Set

Origami, Origami paper, Art paper, Paper, Craft, Art, Paper product, Creative arts, Illustration,

How To Make the Perfect Paper Airplane

sawhorse illustration

How To Build Your Own Workshop Sawhorse

Wood, Soil, Font, Houseplant, Tree, Plant, World, Rectangle,

How To Make a Concrete Planter

raised garden bed project

How To Build a Raised Garden Bed

Table, Line, Furniture, Outdoor table, Parallel,

Build This Rustic Farmhouse Table

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