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Plenty of people seem to feel like modern steel just isn't up to the same quality that it used to be. Today I was browsing around the local junk/antique market and saw plenty of US made vintage tools in good shape for low prices. I was just curious if anyone here buys any older tools to use as...

Not an amazing deal, but around the lowest price it's ever been. If you want to try Wera, or just get a screwdriver you can use as a chisel, now's your chance. :) Wera 05018260001 Kraftform Plus 932 A Slotted Screwdriver, 3.5mm Head, 3 1/8" Blade Length...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00N3VSPF0/ With Prime shipping

After getting frustrated being unable to fit my ratchet into some tight spots I decided it was time to break down and pick up some ratcheting wrenches. I'm a DIY guy who already has more tools than he needs already so I was looking to spend as little as possible. After looking at everything...

http://www.wihatools.com/on-sale Big discounts (around 50%) on same of their bit sets, as well as their insulated industrial Linesman and cable shears.

I started a poll a couple days ago asking people which brands of screwdrivers they'd had failures with. It got a lot of activity and some interesting results, however the polls on this forum simply aren't sophisticated enough to get any meaningful data. I'm thinking it might be interesting to...

Just doing an informal survey and was curious to see which brands are failing for people. This is specifically about any screwdriver that failed under normal usage, not a screwdriver used as a chisel or dropped off a ladder. Polls are limited to 10 options, so I tried to pick the most common...

Has anyone had any experience with the Knipex duct shear? http://www.crawfordtool.com/knipex_950221.html It's only a little more expensive than similar products on Amazon, most of which have less than stellar reviews. The Ronan product is cheaper and popular, although I don't know how it...

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Looks like Wera already has their 2016 advent calendars available in the U.K.: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01GQ543X2/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile Planning on getting one this year if I can find a distributor in the US and the price isn't outrageous. Looks like Wiha's has been announced as well...

I love me some good old fashioned tool show-and-tell. These threads always make my wallet cringe. :D What's your favorite hand tool (non-powered), and why? Mine would have to be my Wera Kraftform Kompakt. I love the way it collapses in on itself, and then everything pops out with a push or a...

Very interesting video: http://www.protoolreviews.com/tools/power/corded/saws/putting-hand-saw-blade-bosch-reaxx-test/25927/ On the one hand, this doesn't seem like a particularly real-world test. On the other hand, how much more damage would have been done if they hadn't taken the precautions...

Klein had a contest a few years ago to find the oldest pair of Klein pliers. I thought it might be fun to get a thread where people post the oldest tool they have that they still use. Excluding anvils and vises, because they'll last until the end of humanity. :lol: I'll start. I have this...

I inherited my dad's screwdrivers, and actually had some of his dad's screwdrivers. Tips are all just fine. Yet somehow everyone accepts that screwdrivers have all become disposable. When did that happen? Is it really impossible to make screwdrivers that aren't garbage anymore?

I'm curious if anyone has any experience with Keiba pliers and cutters and how they compare to Knipex, NWS, etc?

I've got some chronic pain conditions that are undiagnosed but possibly autoimmune in origin. Not looking for suggestions there (I guarantee I've heard them all, and likely tried 'em too!), but I'm curious about tools that are more comfortable for "arthritic" hands. Anything that requires extra...

I had a few NWS items on an Amazon wishlist, namely their 210mm cable cutters and the Fantastico. Today I take a look and see that the prices of everything have literally doubled, and not just for the items on my list: everything. $88 for Fantastico. $100 for cable cutters! WTH? I realize there...