Our Most Fun Gifts

Whiskey Him Away - Look, it’s easy to drink whiskey. But it takes a real—hold on. Making it is just as easy, you say? And now he can do it in his own personalized barrel? Well, then. We stand corrected.

Livin' On The Edge – Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and something sharp and pointy closest. Craft a custom-fitted, high quality blade with the Knife Making Kit.

HERE FISHY, FISHY! Fish aren’t stupid. They know there’s a hook hidden beneath that lure that could yank them to their demise. But some lures are so beautifully enticing that the fish can’t not bite. They’d rather risk death than live without it. The Lure Making Kit lets him mold his own lures and harness the powers of plastic persuasion.

SCRIMSHAW-SHANK IMPRESSION Sailors are known for their bold style choices—from daring blue neckerchiefs to austentatious anchor tattoos. But their artfully carved knife handles are really quite sharp. The Scrimshaw Knife Kit gives him the tools to design and etch a ship-shape pocket knife of his own.

Test Your Hop-potheses – Maybe you've got a sensitive palate and knack for improving flavors, or maybe you just hate following directions. The Micro Brewed Kit (1 gal) gives you a freedom to take creative licenses with your brewing recipes in smaller batches.

Homemade Arcade - Arcades are great, but sometimes a guy just wants to enjoy a game of with his family without having to endure the crooning of a life-sized, animatronic mouse. The Arcade Game Making Kit is a joy to build, and even more fun to play.

Flip Out – The invention of ‘flipping’ revolutionized life as we know it. Gymnastics became interesting, magazines became browseable, and knives became easier to carry and wield. The Folding Knife Project Kit gives any guy the opportunity to assemble and shape his own flip-out folding knife.

The Ace In The Hole – The Ammo Can Poker Set is the product of a steamy encounter between portability and durability, tough enough to protect your gambling gear from the perils of nature, sword attacks, and the harshest of words...because some people are just sore losers.

Put a Ring On It - It seems simple enough: just swing the metal ring onto the little hook. How hard could it be? Well, put it this way. Have you ever tried backpacking Mt. Kilimanjaro? Or winning a foot race against a Cheetah? We’d imagine it feels the same, but to be honest, we’re still working on hooking that ring.

If The Beer's A-Bubblin'... – ...the crowds will be doublin'? ...then life can't be troublin'? ...prepare for the guzzlin'? Brew 5 gallons of your own high-quality IPA in your kitchen with the Home Brewed Kit (5 gal), and while you do, we'll come up with a new brewing phrase that will rhyme with a little less strugglin'...

Why build a knife handle out of leather? Because leather is classy, stylish, and strong. Just ask The Fonz. Or any of the fashionable cows who’ve been wearing it for decades. The Stacked Leather Dagger Making Kit will help him build a blade for the ages.

A Whittle Help - There's an old duck-hunting adage that goes, "You're only as good as your duck call." Well, that's how we remember it. Anyhoo, to fake quack with the best of 'em, he'll want to whittle and build his own duck call. And he'll need this handy Duck Call Making Kit.

For the man brimming with hot sauce hubris, put the fiercest peppers on the planet in his hands and let him fix up his own fate with the Personalized Hot Sauce Making Kit. 

The Man Crates-exclusive gin-making instruction book comes with three recipes for a surefire success. It also strongly encourages experimentation. 

Samurai Steel - Once a skilled crafter of cutlery has a few nifty knives under his belt, it's time to take a stab at a new challenge. The Tactical Tanto Expert Knife Kit will help him unlock the secrets of the samurai short sword, forged in the Far East more than 10 centuries ago.

Happy Go Pucky - Aside from competitive Rock, Paper, Scissors, there’s never really been a game that’s pushed a man’s finger dexterity to its limits. Until now. With the Portable Puck Shot Game, any guy can dominate his friends in a fast-paced bout of finger-firing, frenzied fun.

Reach Your Pipe-tential – Behind every great man is a distinguished trail of pipe smoke, and behind every great pipe is the blood, sweat, and more blood spilled liberating it from its briarwood block bindings. Shape, sand, and stain the newest member of your front porch posse with the Pipe Carving Kit.

A Knack for the Stack – Once he's climbed the ranks from knife making novice to craftsmen of cutlery, it's time for him to handle a new challenge. The Stacked Birchbark Knife Making Kit stacks up as an ideal gift for the man who wants to add a classically styled knife to his collection.