DIY Club Inc. is a fun new website where you can show off your DIY crafting skills! Hosted by six wonderfully talented bloggers and some pretty great sponsors (if we do say so ourselves!), the DIY Club hosts a monthly "linky" party where you can link up to your own blog post showing off a project you have done. The project can be pretty much anything, but must use products from at least one of the DIY Club's sponsors.

Although it's only been around since May, the website itself has just gone through a major re-vamp, and the grand unveiling was this week. It's looking better than ever! It even includes a page where you can see all the projects done with Rockler products - how cool is that?!

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It's always satisfying to make something in the shop that you can regularly use in your daily life. Even more satifying when it's something that helps you make a great meal or dessert! Here are four food-related project kits that you'll definitely be able to put to good use at your house. And why not make several? These everyday items make really special gifts for family and friends.

Make your own deluxe dessert disher with this beautiful stainless steel Ice Cream Scoop and ferrule. Use your imagination and get completely creative with the handle - it can be whatever you want it to be!

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Summer's coming - it's time to take a look at the condition of your deck. Got any split boards? Popped-up nails? Some moss or other plant life growing up out of the rotted boards...? You'd better get to work if you want to be able to enjoy the deck all summer!

The new Kreg® Deck Jig System™ has everything you need to replace those old boards - or build a new deck - with the same type of easy joinery made popular with their Pocket Hole Jig!

The Deck Jig™ guides you as you drill and drive deck screws at the optimal angle to achieve concealed fastening of deck boards. No more exposed nails or screws!

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Ah, Pinewood Derby time. That magical time of year when you and your child spend hours in your workshop turning a plain block of wood and four plastic wheels into a lean, mean, racing machine.

    

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Want to put more fun into your gift-giving this year? Here are six great ideas for game boards that you can make in your wood shop. Besides being fun, these hand-crafted games will be extra-special gifts because you made them yourself.

Sudoku Board
Paper-and-pencil puzzles are no match for the deluxe boards you'll craft with this kit. A wooden Sudoku set makes a great addition to any parlor game collection or living room, and this is the simplest and most accurate way to make one.
Sudoku Template and Bit, Peg Set, Board Blank

Plus: Free, Downloadable Plan for Deluxe Sudoku Pop-up Storage Box

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The gang over at the Woodworker's Zone runs online classes in their WoodWiki section that are really interesting and fun to follow along with. The current class happens to be on making a screwdriver, using the 4-in-1 Screwdriver Kit from Rockler!

Instructors Jim and Steve (or router-jim and stwoodie as they're known on the Woodworker's Zone site) do a really good job of going into great detail on the how-to of turning the handle, and yet still allowing for plenty of creativity on the students' part.

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