Up until about the 1970s, thread spools were made from wood, and the switch was made when it became cheaper to make the spools from plastic. Even though they're no longer in production, wooden ...

Materials – Old wooden thread spool (at least 1 in wide) – Drill – Large drill bit – Smaller drill bit – Utility knife or other sharp knife – Pencil – Table vice or clamp (optional ...

Their rule was "waste not, want not," so it's not surprising that the bare wooden spools left after thread was used seemed too practical to ignore. Recycling isn't a new idea.

This is not an LED display, it’s a thread display. The hardware artists over at Breakfast, a Brooklyn based rapid product and prototype company, built this color display that uses spools of ...

Learn how to make wood toys with thread spools, simple fasteners, cloth, ... Scrounge up a wooden spool, cut it in half, and cut a piece of 5/16″ dowel to a length of 2 1/8″.

These wind-up wooden spool cars are simple to make but will provide hours and hours of fun and entertainment for both the young and old. These little vehicles go together very quickly and easily ...