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  • Home-Made Portable Mortising Machine

    I can’t decide whether this guy is a genius or a wacko with too much time on his hands. I’m leaning towards genius…

  • Framer's Everyday Carry

    It’s not easy to earn a place in my tool bags. Here are 11 tools that make the cut.

  • A See-Thru Power Tool

    Just when I think I’ve seen every strange thing there is to see on the web, something like this pops up on YouTube. All I know about this video is that it involves a cordless impact driver, a fluoroscope, and I’m willing to bet — some guys in their early 20s...

  • An Old Solution to a New Problem

    I remember when men were men and we didn’t mind breathing the clouds of dust that shot out the back of the vacuum while we suctioned up gnarly construction debris. Fortunately — or not, if you’re into old-fashioned manliness — vacuums have improved to the point where that cloud of dust is s thing...

  • A Fun Look at Funny Looking Work Pants

    What does a stand-up comic have in common with an unlucky test subject and a tradesman with “helpful” co-workers? In this case, they are all...

  • Tuckpointing Shroud

    Here’s a quick video of an accessory from Metabo that allows masons to remove mortar without creating choking clouds of dust.

  • A Trip to the Plier Factory

    This summer I visited the Channellock factory in Meadville, Pennsylvania and got a close up look at good old fashioned American tool manufacturing. They allowed me take photos so I'm sharing them here...

  • Can You Really Have Too Many Tools?

    John Sindelar thinks so – and to prove it he is selling 90% of his incredible collection...

  • TSA Nab Your Tool? Buy it Back

    My wife and I flew over the holidays and were stopped both ways because the guy at the x-ray machine saw she was carrying a small Leatherman tool.

  • Hammer-Proof Goo Glove

    I don't know if there will ever be a glove you can hit with a hammer without hurting your fingers, but this video suggests that it might someday be possible.