Hobbies
Make Minor Repairs to Your Model Ships
Hidden in a dusty loft, cupboard or the spare room, one occasionally comes across a genuine old-time ship model, built years ago by craftsmen who had the advantage of knowing and seeing the ships they modeled. Rare indeed is it to find one such model that has [read more...]
All About Radio Controlled Model Aircraft
One of the most fascinating aspects of model airplane construction and operation is radio control. The ability to maneuver your craft at will and literally put yourself in the “driver’s seat” has caused the radio controlled phase or models to [read more...]
A Precious Model Ship Revealed
The principal object of this article is to reveal and provide leads and contacts to sources of information for those modelers who are interested in research work. The model below was dug up out of the dust of time. No plans or pictures of it existed and no one [read more...]
Give Your Furniture a Personal Touch
It is interesting to plan an odd piece of furniture for some special location or to serve some particular purpose, and, in the case of built-in units, it is nearly always necessary to plan or lay out the parts or units for the best effect. The aim should be to [read more...]
Steeplechasing: Get All the Facts
A steeplechase is a horse race over brush obstacles on a prescribed course. The term is sometimes used broadly to mean any kind of race over obstacles of whatever nature - on a course or cross-country. The term “Steeplechase” originated in the 18th [read more...]
Skin Diving: Learn What To Expect
What kind of things can I expect to see underwater? What are the dangers to encounter from marine life? In short, what is this underwater world like? These are some of the questions that have undoubtedly come to your mind as you have thought about diving in &# [read more...]
Tips From the Bowling Champs
Bowling wasn’t always as it is today. It wasn’t too long ago that the sport - with its unreliable pin boys and its dark and cloistered settings - was on a social par with love-making on the front stoop. In Old Forge, Pennsylvania (my home town), an [read more...]
Four Fun Projects for the Family
With the help of a responsible adult, any young child can have a lot of fun completing these simple woodcraft projects.
Toy Field Radio
A toy field radio is a very simple and enjoyable project because it gives the child an opportunity to exercise [read more...]
Develop Your Aesthetic Instinct for Harmonious Paintings
Lacking the guidance of definite rules and regulations for color harmony, the artist must rely to a considerable extent on what we rather loosely term the aesthetic instinct or the “eye.” This vague, subconscious power helps him in many ways. Stran [read more...]
Mixing It Up: Food And Drinks That Go Well With Cigars
Premium cigars are many peoples’ idea of the ultimate inexpensive luxury item. So with more and more Americans putting more thought into their meals - as the proliferation of magazines such as Food and Wine, Cook’s Illustrated and Food, as well as [read more...]
