DIY

A how-to manual for making homemade things with very little money. Putting forth plans with both words and diagrams, learn how to make projects with materials laying around the house or that can be found for free as refuse. An explanation of turning restaurant deep fryer fat into diesel fuel for powering vehicles. How to turn an empty 2-liter plastic pop bottle into a hydro-ponic pot for growing plants. Learn a way to use metal road sign posts for constructing a chainsaw mill. A story of a Thanksgiving meal with the main course being a found roadkilled cat, also included is recommanded procedures when dealing with roadkill. A short manifesto on dumpster diving with a list of 461 objects found while diving.

This issue of Seedhead uses more first-hand accounts to showcase its DIY projects. A contributer tells his story of going barefoot in Alaska, then teaches you a couple plans for making simple homemade shoes. Another story of trainhopping with a blueprint for making a sleeping bag. The big project in the issue is how to build a full-scale wood lathe out of metal scraps and bike parts. Lastly, to clean yourself up, a recipe for producing your own soap with dumpstered restaurant fat. All plans are described with helpful diagrams.

A how-to zine for making things on the cheap. Very thorough diagrams showing you how to build a banjo, apple cider press, and bike panniers with scraps and found objects.

Learn how to make homemade projects for surviving in the outdoors. In this how-to zine you find out the ways hobos employ abandon objects for use as clothing and tools. Ways for staying warm while biking in cold weather. A breakdown for making a solar cooker with a couple jars and aluminum foil.

A how-to rundown of everything you need to know for making your own collage art project. Gives a thorough look of all the supplies and techniques for completing a collage picture at home. Contains a dozen photos of finished collages for visual examples.

25 individual tips for promoting your DIY project with very little money, whether it's a zine, book, or album. Info on putting up flyers, giving away review copies, finding stores to take your project on consignment, and getting press coverage.

The Anti-Depression Guide. Remedies for bad vibes, bummed out feelings and long faces. Mostly comics in this issue.

This issue focuses on providing how-to advice on touring North America, whether it be a group tour or solo, playing in a band or showcasing your sock puppetry. Also included are a short comic and Granton's rebuttal regarding a local mass transit debate.

A nicely-designed and concise zine about silk-screening.

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