Gifts

The Toaster Project

Read about one man's journey to create a simple kitchen toaster from scratch

The Toaster Project takes how-is-it-made curiosity to the next level as Thomas Thwaites chronicles his efforts to build a basic kitchen toaster from scratch, from sourcing materials to molding plastic and refining iron ore. You'll never look at a toaster in quite the same way again!

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