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Tools & Craft
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Designing a Successful Tool: The Crucible Scraper
The path to designing and manufacturing even the simplest of tools is twisted and treacherous.
By Christopher Schwarz - January 6
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2019's Best of Tools & Hardware Design
You'll find no laser levels and internet-connected "smart" tools here. This section is purely...
By Rain Noe - December 20, 2019
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Laura Kampf's Clever Repurposed Workbench Modifications
A sliding power strip, movable lighting, camera mounts and more
By Rain Noe - December 3, 2019
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Workshop Hack: How to Use a "Ticking Stick" to Duplicate Both Rectilinear and Organic Shapes Precisely
Two different methods, same great results
By Rain Noe - November 21, 2019
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Production Methods: How Complicated Radiating Patterns are Engraved in Metal
The Brits call it "Rose engine turning," the French say "Guilloché"
By Rain Noe - November 12, 2019
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Festool CXS Competitor? Milwaukee's M12 is a Compact and Versatile 4-Head Drill/Driver
It used to be that if you wanted a tracksaw, you had to pony...
By Rain Noe - November 12, 2019
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'Tool-shaped Object' Design Awards
Every time I go to the home center I can't believe what's escaped from the factories.
By Christopher Schwarz - November 7, 2019
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Who Knew? The Chainsaw Was Actually Invented to Cut Bone
Also, here's why "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is complete BS
By Rain Noe - October 29, 2019
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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, 2019
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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, 2019
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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, 2019
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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, 2019
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Workers Develop Clever Up-to-Down Brick Transportation Method
Understanding the gravity of the situation
By Rain Noe - February 7, 2019
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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, 2019
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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, 2019
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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, 2019
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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, 2019
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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, 2019
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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, 2019
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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, 2019
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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, 2019
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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, 2019
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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, 2019
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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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