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Manly Crafts

"Craft" may evoke images of macrame, needlepoint, and yarn, but on Instructables, we've got plenty of manly crafts too, like high tensile strength bracelets that can save your life, wood carved spoons that will keep you fat through the winter, knitted cozies to keep your gun warm, and instructions on how to make a 5 cent wedding ring that's bound to impress any woman.

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Five-Cent Wedding Band by dan

Wooden faced wristwatch by jamesv

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Sep 30, 2009. 4:41 PMoctopuscabbage says:

People who think this is sexist: Manly refers to a masculine subject. I know many masculine woman, and I know many feminine men. It would be sexist if it said "crafts just for men." then it would be implying that this is just for men.

Dec 24, 2009. 11:53 AMJohnJY says:

I'm sorry, but every time I see one of your posts, the only thing I can think of is:
"Stan, why do you keep saying, and women?"
"Because I want to be one."
"Stan, you want to be a women?!"
"Yes, and from now on, you shall all call me Lauretta."
"Lauretta? Stan, why would you want to be a women!?"
"So that I may have babies."
"That's impossible!"
"No, someone is suppressing my common rights as a man to become a women. And have babies."
(Another person)"Yes, it should be the common rights of men to have babies, and the common rights of men to become women!"
"The common rights? Men can't have babies! It's impossible!"
(That other person) "Someone is suppressing Stan's right to have babies."
"Stan can't have babies! No one's suppressing his common rights as a man! It's just imposs..." (Cut short by Brian)
- Monty Python's The Life of Brian

Dec 14, 2011. 1:21 PMrbeforee says:

hehehe MP was an important part of my development as a child :)

Apr 21, 2011. 1:14 PMfatburger100 says:

bahahhaha i love monty python!

Dec 24, 2009. 2:00 PMoctopuscabbage says:

hahahhahahahahhahahahahahhahahaha nice

Dec 11, 2009. 12:40 AMpechka says:

Hah! If someone titled something "Womanly Crafts", I'd be squawking,

If you ever try a "manly craft", my sisters, and then grow testicles, or try a "womanly craft", my brothers, and then find yourselves between menarche and "the Change", that would indicate that certain crafts really do depend on your possession of XX or XY chromosomes....

I think that Noah was just trying to diminish any gender-based stereotypes about making beautiful and useful things that don't require brute strength.

And if men crochet/knit/needlepoint, etc. in public and anyone gives you any shite, just look'm in the eye and say, "It's a codpiece."

Dec 14, 2011. 1:20 PMrbeforee says:

LMBO! Here, Here!!

Nov 4, 2010. 10:08 AMzfolwick says:

what the hell are you talking about?

Mar 17, 2011. 3:59 PMcrazycorncake says:

my thoughts exactly

Nov 27, 2011. 11:43 AM

flyingfox567 says:

whats a codpiece?

Nov 27, 2011. 12:13 PMzfolwick says:

^GOOGLE GODDAMMIT!

Dec 23, 2009. 6:56 AM

Wasagi says:

I motion for the Sundial Watch to be added!

Dec 24, 2009. 6:51 PMjimbo112 says:

Like the one from the Flintstones? Nice!

Dec 25, 2009. 11:25 AM

Wasagi says:

Only Better...

Nov 1, 2010. 9:14 PMtinkerist says:

Fossil Watches made some pretty nice looking ones.

Nov 17, 2009. 6:59 PMdawsonj says:

aaawesome.

Jul 22, 2009. 10:28 AMSebastopol Plantman says:

As a man who practices the "manly" arts of crochet, spinning (yarn), and basket-weaving (among others), I very much appriciated this "Manyly Crafts" section. The fact is that there ARE stereotypes as to what is unusual for a male person to do. This collection is not sexist, it's a challenge to that mindset. I, for one, try to challenge that mindset constantly: I crochet in PUBLIC! Why? Well, one has to have something to do while waiting in line, hanging out in the park, sitting in church, etc. And, well, there's the shock vallue as well. ;) Anything to make people rethink their preconcieved notions. Thanks to all who've commented here.

Aug 27, 2009. 1:28 PMskipadkins says:

My Uncle Jim was about 5' tall, as big around as a barrel and would sit on the porch on summer evenings and crochet doilies. He was also a mechanic and I have seen him with a V8 car block on each shoulder to throw into the pickup to take to the junkyard. Nobody EVER f***ed with him!

Sep 19, 2009. 6:56 AMDrCoolSanta says:

I see how you turned out this way. Personally, even though I just know how to do the crafts and am not really dedicated or good at any, I have never felt that something could be considered feminine. Crochet, knitting, needlework etc are all somewhat dieing, and where only a minority of the women really know how to do it, on what grounds can somebody really call it feminine.

Jun 20, 2009. 7:15 PMjamez03 says:

did the guy who made hapiness is a warm gun from the song of the beatles hapiness is a warm gun

Aug 20, 2009. 1:05 PMHarveyDanger says:

No, it was just a coincidence that they're exactly the same.

Jun 20, 2009. 7:16 PMjamez03 says:

Jul 11, 2009. 5:46 AMmephistocat says:

I would just like to say that the people downstairs started playing the 'Men in Tights' song {from 'Robin Hood Men in Tights'} the instant I clicked this link. I don't know why they're playing the Men in Tights song, but it was awesome. As is this list--brilliant collection. X3;

Jun 11, 2009. 11:16 AMcrak-a-bottle says:

just in relaytion to the sexism argument that appears to be going on at the moment . . . what is the difference between being strongly feminist and just being sexist? i asked my mates and none of them couldn really answer it. my conclusion is that feminists are sexist, but they are only sexist because some (note some, not all or many) males are sexist. y'know, fight fire with fire and all that jazz. what do you lot think? oh and one more thing I LOVE THESE 'IBLES (im a lady) xxx

Jul 11, 2009. 5:38 AMmephistocat says:

I couldn't agree more!

Jun 19, 2009. 2:13 AMgearhead1951 says:

roosevelt greer (remember him ?) wrote a book on knitting !! this mans fist is bigger that a two year old's head !! When i was in th' us navy , i did my own clothin' repair . when some neanderthal sneeringly called me "suzy home maker" i asked him what he was going to do when he ran out of wearable clothes and th' ships store didn't have his size in stock? ( we wre 6 months "on station" off th' coast of oman with no chance of shore liberty )

Jun 12, 2009. 12:43 PMaxiesdad says:

There are no unmanly crafts (or unwomanly either). If you enjoy doing something, don't let anyone tell you you shouldn't because it's "girly"' or "only guys can do that."

Mar 11, 2009. 10:52 PMJuniper Jupiter says:

I'm a chick and I think I just grew a pair! AWESOME!! Although...a pink gun holster? :D

Jun 11, 2009. 11:18 AMcrak-a-bottle says:

lol now that made me laugh. like, rotflmfao ok so maybe thats a bit ott but whatever . . . :P

Jun 10, 2009. 10:10 AM

regisd says:

i'm a chick and i made the pink gun cozy! (it was the most absurd thing i could think of to crochet. *grin*)

Apr 27, 2009. 6:00 PMhockys1 says:

pair of what?

Jul 23, 2009. 5:48 PMelmoiq3 says:

lol

Jul 19, 2009. 10:08 AMbounty1012 says:

lmfao.

Apr 29, 2009. 2:45 PMgeeklord says:

really?

Apr 26, 2009. 4:16 PMcd41 says:

ewww....

Apr 30, 2009. 6:45 PMsniper4life says:

i second that

Jun 22, 2009. 5:50 AM

Wasagi says:

Noted.....

Apr 15, 2009. 5:01 AM

mjursic says:

I believe the proper term is ""gun cozy," as in "tea cozy," to keep your tea warm.

Apr 26, 2009. 4:15 PMcd41 says:

i think the bullets firing keeps my gun warm enough.

Apr 14, 2009. 7:35 PMRavenShadow519 says:

xP it takes guts to croche a pistol cozy thing haha. And to croche in general! especially in a world that says men shouldn't xD i say shove it! any ways, i thought your responce was entertaining so i decided to comment xP

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