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 ...

Most homemade entryway benches look great in photos, but wobble like crazy the moment someone actually sits on them. The difference between a bench that lasts years and one that falls apart in months ...

Your garage should be more than a cold room where things go to be lost. It can be a workshop, a refuge, a place where you fix the wobbly chair and build the thing you keep talking about. A sturdy ...