POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

Learn how to build an a frame house (complete with a cozy sleeping loft) in this illustrated, step-by-step guide. One of the sturdiest of all structures is the A-frame, whose skeleton consists simply ...

Initially envisioned as a boat house, this compact private residence was developed out of a two-week design-build course, taught by principal Peter Braithwaite, at the Dalhousie School of Architecture ...