So I lost my RIP hammer about two months ago – long story… I don’t do a lot of carpentry work and only really need a hammer for projects around the house – nothing major. A such, I haven’t been in a real hurry to replace my old pounder. And then I stumbled across this leather handled Estwing. It’s a one-piece forged hammer weighing in at about 16oz and it’s absolutely gorgeous. How can a hammer be gorgeous? Hell, I dunno… But this one is. And it’s made in America.
I love modern architecture and I love the way Curt and his pops are finishing out this space. I’m gonna be following this one like a hawk as the project comes to completion.
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This is pretty smart… The guys at Optivision basically borrowed an idea from old rangfinder cameras to create a level with a highlighted bubble. In turn, the level is much easier to read than your standard level. I’ve got no idea how much these run, but I sure do like the idea.
Check it out here.
A buddy of mine has a construction project going on at the moment and I stopped by yesterday to check progress. The contractor was kind of setting the scene for me when I noticed something funny on the end of his tape measure.
“It’s a grip tip. It keeps my tape from sliding off of stuff when I don’t want it to. Works too!”
Huh. I had never seen one and figured I would do some research. Sure enough… It’s called the “Grip Tip” and they are available in packs of two for $3.
Through the years we’ve had some pretty amazing articles pop up here on The Garage Journal. The following is just a few of them:
Love the prices of discount tool houses, but not the quality? Learn which cheap tools make the grade and which don’t right here.
Have a typical two-car garage and want to use it as effinciently as possible? You’ve come to the right place for ideas. Check it out.
Our favorite work shop in the world… You can’t buy cool and you can’t by atmosphere. Nimrod proves it!
Need space to hold Bavarian’s finest? No sweat. Just follow this build from start to finish for some incredible ideas. Check it out.
It’s huge, gorgeous, and almost done… Check it out here.