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Husqvarna's Crazy "Backpack Chainsaw"
When the exploded view of a product is the finished product
By Rain Noe - February 18
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These Bolts Change Color When Tightened Properly
SmartBolts obviate the need for torque wrenches, and make spotting trouble easy
By Rain Noe - February 15
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Tools & Craft #126: A Better System for Keeping Tools Sharp
How did craftspeople in ancient times build incredible things with crappy tools?
By Joel Moskowitz - February 13
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Demonstration: Does That DOMOM Deburring Tool Actually Work?
Short answer: No, it's a cheap knock-off of the Uniburr
By Rain Noe - February 13
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Workers Develop Clever Up-to-Down Brick Transportation Method
Understanding the gravity of the situation
By Rain Noe - February 7
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Mystery Tool Used by Yellowstone Workers To Clear Seven Feet of Snow From a Roof in Chunks
Whatever this tool is, their slice, block and move technique is clever and efficient
By Rain Noe - January 29
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Nut and Bolt Thread Checkers, Both Manufactured and DIY
The satisfaction of finding the perfect fit
By Rain Noe - January 25
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Nissan's Mobile Workshop Van for Woodworking Pros, with Solar Charging for Power Tools
It stores both tools and energy
By Rain Noe - January 24
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Tools & Craft #125: Book Recommendations for Those Who Like Making Things
I read a lot and I firmly believe that no matter how indispensable a...
By Joel Moskowitz - January 23
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Work Boots Review, Plus My Muddy Boots Indoor Control Method
CAT Footwear's Composite Toe vs. regular muck boots
By Rain Noe - January 21
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Tools & Craft #124: The Future of Furniture, Part 6 - Solid
After detailing the final steps of the project of making a dresser, the anonymous...
By Joel Moskowitz - January 16
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Bosch's X-Lock System for Quick Angle Grinder Accessory Changes
Swap wheels in seconds, no tools necessary
By Rain Noe - January 15
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Tools & Craft #123: The Future of Furniture, Part 5 - Forming Sheet Goods
I think it is fair to say that most furniture is made of solid...
By Joel Moskowitz - January 9
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Cool Tools: The DOMOM Deburring Bit for Fixing Stripped Bolt Heads
You lose a couple millimeters, but it shaves the end into a clean chamfer
By Rain Noe - January 4
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Tools & Craft #122: The Future of Furniture, Part 4 - What Can a Newbie Build?
Now that woodworking is no longer regularly taught in schools, young people as a...
By Joel Moskowitz - January 3
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2018's Best of Cool Tools, Part 2: Unpowered
There should be a word for this in German: That particular joy you experience...
By Rain Noe - December 28, 2018
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2018's Best of Cool Tools, Part 1: Powered
Rather than cover the shop and homeowner tools that most of you already know,...
By Rain Noe - December 27, 2018
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Tools & Craft #121: The Future of Furniture, Part 3 - Information
Thirty years ago it was fairly common for students to have classes in some...
By Joel Moskowitz - December 26, 2018
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Tools & Craft #120: The Future of Furniture, Part 2 - Goals
What kind of furniture will furniture makers make in the future? Before we can...
By Joel Moskowitz - December 19, 2018
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LogOX's Brilliant Back-Saving Forestry Multitool
An under-addressed area gets some much-needed design attention
By Rain Noe - December 19, 2018
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Rural Design Solutions: Figuring Out How to Fell a Leaning Tree Without a Chainsaw or Wedges
...and without getting crushed, of course
By Rain Noe - December 17, 2018
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Cool Tools: The Overhead Automatic Screwdrivers That Factory Workers Use
Deprag's tools even auto-feed the fasteners
By Rain Noe - December 13, 2018
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Making Custom CNC Workholding Fixtures
To execute a unique design, Frank Howarth invents a unique workholding system
By Rain Noe - December 11, 2018
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Tools & Craft #118: I Think Better on Paper - My Return to Fountain Pens
This entry will be a little different than the others
By Joel Moskowitz - December 5, 2018
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Tools & Craft #117: Why New Tools Used to Arrive Unsharpened
Buying a sharp tool is actually a relatively new idea
By Joel Moskowitz - November 28, 2018
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Cool Tools: The Greenlee Ratcheting PVC Pipe Cutter
Clean, quick cuts, tool-less blade changes
By Rain Noe - November 27, 2018
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Tools & Craft #116: What We Can Learn By Looking Inside Benjamin Seaton's Tool Chest
I own pretty much every hand tool ever invented. Then again, I'm a tool...
By Joel Moskowitz - November 21, 2018
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Winner of the 2018 Collegiate Inventors Competition: The Rhino Rotary Hammer Attachment for Repointing
Hopefully it will be for sale…at a brick-and-mortar store
By Rain Noe - November 21, 2018
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Australian Engineer Invents Brilliant Automotive Pulling Tool
The Mechanics Mate Quick Change Hydraulic Puller practically "makes the problem desirable"
By Rain Noe - November 21, 2018
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DIY Bar Clamps, of Any Length You Choose
It relies on dimensional lumber for the length, and simple hardware for the rest
By Rain Noe - November 20, 2018
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Using Clever Techniques to Restore a Hopelessly Rusted, Frozen Vise
This man brings tools back from the dead
By Rain Noe - November 16, 2018
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Tools & Craft #115: Paring Chisels
From the top: Paring Chisel, Ashley Iles Beveled Edge Bench Chisel, 2 more paring...
By Joel Moskowitz - November 15, 2018
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Tools & Craft #114: Thoughts on Tool Collector and Author David R. Russell's Legacy
Sometimes a person you have never met, and know only through a book, can...
By Joel Moskowitz - November 7, 2018
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