Instructables: exploring - reading - featured http://www.instructables.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:20:45 PDT BLOX v1.01 How To Make Instant Reading Glasses http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-Instant-Reading-Glasses-1/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F4I/8UWC/HET0RMVN/F4I8UWCHET0RMVN.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F4I/8UWC/HET0RMVN/F4I8UWCHET0RMVN.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F4I/8UWC/HET0RMVN/F4I8UWCHET0RMVN.SMALL.jpg mikey77 For those who need glasses to read the small print, here is a simple method. You can use it, in a pinch, when you have left your reading glasses behind. I and many others have independently discovered this technique. It was probably used a thousand years ago. How It Works Pic2 shows how to configu...
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Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:19:08 PDT
Turn a Drafting Table into a Study Juggernaut http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-a-Drafting-Table-into-a-Study-Juggernaut/
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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:43:04 PDT
How to Read Manga On Your Kindle http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Read-Manga-On-Your-Kindle/
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Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:04:19 PDT
Medieval Book Turntable http://www.instructables.com/id/Medieval-Book-Turntable/
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Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:03:13 PDT
Educational Pirate Battleship http://www.instructables.com/id/Educational-Pirate-Battleship/
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Mon, 7 May 2012 22:19:59 PDT
Build a "READING RAINBOW" Book Shelf http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-READING-RAINBOW-Book-Shelf/
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Mon, 5 Mar 2012 12:28:33 PST
Adjustable drafting table with basic tools and materials http://www.instructables.com/id/Adjustable-drafting-table-with-basic-tools-and-mat/
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Sat, 3 Dec 2011 11:28:32 PST
How to play... MANCALA!!! http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-play-MANCALA/
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Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:05:12 PDT
How to turn your kids into bookworms http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-turn-your-kids-into-bookworms/
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Tue, 31 May 2011 16:17:54 PDT
Convert an antique fridge into bookshelves http://www.instructables.com/id/Convert-an-antique-fridge-into-bookshelves/
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Sat, 8 Aug 2009 11:45:04 PDT
Hands-free book pillow http://www.instructables.com/id/Hands-free-book-pillow/
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Sun, 17 May 2009 21:15:39 PDT
How to make a Book Lamp http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-Book-Lamp/
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Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:57:11 PDT