Some hacks are born of genius or necessity, and others from our sheer ham-fisted incompetence. This is not a story about the first kind. But it did give me an excuse to show how easy it is to design ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to make a cool LED desk lamp using materials such as puck lights, red oak veneer, oak plywood for the lamp frame, and a scrap mahogany base. The project requires tools ...