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A zen garden is an interesting thing. It looks like a mini sandbox, but in reality it is supposed to bring you relaxatioin when you rake the sand. And...
This project is really cool beacause the only materials you need is a keyboard and sand. Sand is free, and the keyboard can be an old, junky keyboard ...
Taking apart the keyboard is really easy. All you have to do is unscrew a couple of screws. Save the screws for later. Once you pry the keyboard open,...
First, take off all of the keys from the section you want your zen garden to be in. This is pretty tedious, but make sure you don't damage yourself or...
Take the two halves and screw them back together. You should have a gutted keyboard with a big gaping hole in it. This is how it was ment to be, at le...
The next step is to gather sand. This could be done the free and easy way, which is go to the beach or the ocean or whatever, and fill a jar or contai...
Because this is an awesome zen garden, you need an awesome rake. And not just a plain old wooden rake. You need a space bar rake. To make the rake, ta...
A normal zen garden uses rocks. You can do that if you like to be boring. But since you have all of those keys you popped out with a screwdriver befor...
I chose IBLE for my zen garden, because it's a short word. This gives me a lot of room to rake. Ible is short for instructable, in case you don't know...
You are now done. Tired of all that work? Well, you have a zen garden in front of you! Rake, rake, rake. Put on that CD of ocean sounds and enjoy your...
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