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Guides

Our curated collection of buying guides tailored for gifting, hobbies and beyond.

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
By Cool Material
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A Women’s Gift Guide: From Girlhood to Grandmas

By Kaitlyn Rosati
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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)

You don’t need a rare hookup to gift a piece of bourbon history.

By Cool Material
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My Girlfriend Loves Design, So I Got Her an Arc Alarm Clock from NanuElectrics

Useful can be beautiful. The best gifts are.

By Johnny Motley
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The 15 Best Gifts for the Guy that Likes to Drink

Giving an alcohol themed gift is usually a pretty safe bet. Most people drink at least a moderate amount, so already there’s a common interest there. And gifts are a great way to introduce people to things they might like but otherwise wouldn’t have thought to pick up. Maybe a…

By Mike Newman
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Features
What to Give Her on Your Wedding Day

Every couple who walks into their wedding does so with the understanding that this will [hopefully] be the first—and last—time they do this. When the big day does arrive, everyone wants it to go off without a hitch. That said, weddings usually involve immeasurable amounts of stress and anxiety. As…

By Maxwell Barna
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36 Things Every Father Should Do With His Son

Whether you’re already a father, plan on being one someday, or want some ideas for things to do with your old man, this list is in order. Each experience will impart a few skills and a few life lessons along the way. They also just happen to be bonding experiences…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
Forged Carbon Fiber Wedding Band

Carbon6 was born after founder John Easley lost his wedding ring a couple years ago and couldn't find a suitable replacement. The Forged Carbon Fiber Ring was created because he needed something suitable for his work around electricity and machinery as an engineer and designer. Made with a unique forging…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Articles
14 Better Bottle Openers

There’s a world of beer we want to drink, and a lot of it comes in bottles. While you could open these 12-ouncers with a flat surface, a key, or—gasp!—your teeth, we prefer the simplest, least dentally damaging method: the bottle opener. Now that doesn’t mean you need a plastic…

By Cool Material Guest
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