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Does Anyone Still Make a Million-Mile Car?

The Most Anticipated Cars of 2021

POWER+ EXPERTISE

Why a Whiskey’s Age Isn’t Everything

HACKING THE WHISKEY AGING PROCESS

The Army’s Super Cannon Is Coming. Could It Bring Back Battleships?

THE BADASS BATTLE-SHIPS HALL OF FAME

After 500 Years, a Mathematical Principle Has Unlocked Leonardo da Vinci’s Human Heart Mystery

Want a 60-Foot Robot to Walk? Bend the Laws of Physics

If We Draw Graphs Like This, We Can Change Computers

Can Magnets and a Giant Claw Save Us From Space Junk?

DODGING SPACE SCRAPS

Earth Keeps Pulsating Every 26 Seconds. No One Knows Why

More Unexplained Geological Phenomena

What Are You Building?

A Cabinet for My Fishing Tackle

Sun Shades for My Pergols

A Grill-Top Pizza Oven

HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT PIZZA

A 1934 Ford Coupe • I stripped it to the frame, then built my dream car.

HOW TO TURN YOUR SHED INTO A HOME OFFICE • A sequestered home office can be a fortress of productivity. Beyond serving as a telecommuting base, it also gives you a space to relax, enjoy a little privacy, and work on a hobby or two. But adding a room to your house is no small undertaking. Our solution: Transform a backyard storage shed into a workspace.

TOOLS FOR A NEW AGE

AMERICAN AXE—THE TOOL THAT SHAPED A CONTINENT

POWER TOOLS

SKILSAW MAG 77

ACCESSORIES

ESTWING RIP

DIGITAL HAND TOOLS

HAND TOOLS

STANLEY 99 UTILITY KNIFE

SHOP TOOLS

Mud Boots for Winter’s Last Throes and Spring’s Showers

This Camera Was the Best of Both Worlds

Your Next Big-Screen TV May Be a Projector

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