Andy Hinds
Andy Hinds is a forty-something stay-at-home dad to toddler twins. An Army brat, he grew up all over the U.S., Germany, and Cold War era Moscow. He's not sure how he ended up in San Diego, but he's getting used to it. Andy has been a professional carpenter for most of his adult life, but managed to earn a couple degrees along the way and start a second career in education. He is still occasionally allowed out of the house to build a deck or teach a college writing class. While his kids are sleeping, he writes at his personal blog, Beta Dad, as well as at the group blogs DadCentric, Aiming Low, TLC Parentables, and Daddy Dialectic. You can follow him on Twitter, and do various things with him on the Facebook.
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Battery Powered Kids: Motorized Surfboard
By Andy Hinds - December 15, 2011 - Family Activities
How I made mini surfboards for my kids as a tribute to the seminal days of modern surfing.
Battery Powered Kids: Mini Submarine Motor
By Andy Hinds - December 12, 2011 - Gadgets
Maximize the horsepower in your bathtub toys.
Battery Powered Kids: Galloping Gearbox
By Andy Hinds - December 09, 2011 - Family Activities
I may be handy in a lot of ways, but the miniature is not, generally speaking, my milieu of choice.
Battery Powered Kids: Battery Pirates
By Andy Hinds - December 07, 2011 - Family Activities
Battery Pirates
Why Do I Build Things For My Kids?
By Andy Hinds - December 06, 2011 - Family Activities
There’s really no rational reason to make, rather than buy, things for your kids. But I do it anyway.
Power Tools You Need: Nail Guns
By Andy Hinds - November 27, 2011 - Tools
Allow me to help you rationalize owning one.
What Decking Material is Best to Use?
By Andy Hinds - November 20, 2011 - Special Projects
Who doesn’t like to kick back on the deck and enjoy the fresh air, grill burgers and drink beer?
Build a Wooden Step Stool for Your Kids
By Andy Hinds - November 09, 2011 - Special Projects
An all-nighter home project for your family.
Was Your Grandfather More Handy Than You?
By Andy Hinds - November 02, 2011 - Special Projects
A family man who has enough leisure time to build things for fun, to satisfy household necessities and enough money and floor space to maintain a well-appointed home workshop.
Power Tools You Need: Saws
By Andy Hinds - October 16, 2011 - Tools
Here’s a rundown of the most useful power saws for working on your house or tackling other woodworking projects.
