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Of Course A Cheese Store Has A Tiny Grater Business Card
Since printing its address and contact details on a slice of muenster cheese would probably do more harm than good for Bon Vivant, the Brazilian-based cheese shop hired ad agency JWT to come up with something better. And in every way possible, this miniature cheese grater business card is a much better idea.
A Front-Loading Toolbox Means You’ll Never Dig For Buried Pliers Again
Can the iconic red metal toolbox ever really be improved? One would assume it was too timeless a design to mess with, but Best Made has come up with a brilliant way to make them even better. Instead of having to empty its contents to reach a tool buried at the bottom, this revamped design features a front-loading trap door providing easy access to the toolbox’s contents.
Devoted Carpenter Spent His Whole Life Crafting Wooden Boats
Watching carpenter Andy Stewart wield chisels and mallets and planks in the service of boats will make you ache with sadness for the lost craft. But then you hear Stewart talk, and you realise that he’s not some sap that history left behind — he’s a genius.
Great Gadgets And Tips To Cook Like A Chef
Cooking isn’t difficult when compared with neurosurgery, but it is much easier if you have nifty equipment and a few sneaky strategies. Here are Gizmodo’s favourite kitchen gadgets and Lifehacker’s best tips for creating gourmet meals without spending five years learning to chop onions in a basement. (Though if you want to…)
Hilarious Car Key Hack Lets You Drive It Like You Stole It
If your daily commute has become mundane and boring, you can easily spice things up with this clever hack that makes it feel like you’ve just jacked someone’s ride. All you need is an old screwdriver — the more worn it is the more convincing the effect will be — and a car key you’re willing to hack to bits.
The Eight Types Of Shovels Everyone Should Know
Humans have been digging in the earth since the dawn of the Neolithic Revolution some 12,000 years ago. While the earliest agriculturalists had to make do with shovels crudely fashioned from animal bones — shoulder blades were a popular choice — later material advances (namely stone, wood and metal) led to the development of modern shovel designs and their specialised heads are purpose-built, like spades for digging in solid soil and shovels for moving loose material like coal or grain.
A Fire-Starting Pen, For When Your Words Aren’t Inflammatory Enough
They say the pen is mightier than the sword, but neither of those implements are really that effective when it comes to starting a campfire. So if survival and copious note-taking are high on your list when it comes to choosing office supplies, consider this tactical pen that hides a fire striker inside.
