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It's a Craftsman 7" woodworker's vise, made in Japan, new old stock in (opened) box. Looks great, doesn't it? And I feel like I stole it for $34. There's no date on it. I'm guessing early 1970s but maybe some of you guys can help date it.

I was looking for a set of 1/4" deep wells for occasional use, and considering Tekton and Kobalt's Taiwan offerings. I decided instead to try the Pittsburgh Pro set. More sockets, lower price, and I figured if they turn out to be soft Chinesium, well, I'd only be out eight bucks. Imagine my...

Do refrigerators grow less energy-efficient as they get older? You'd think this is something you could Google for, but all the results are about replacing an old inefficient fridge with a new efficient model, which is not the question. So I figured one of you guys would probably know.

I have two very comparable hammers with different handles: - 16oz curved claw with fiberglass handle and rubber grip. - 16oz curved claw with hickory handle and chevron grip stamped into the wood. These two are general purpose around-the-house hammers, both Craftsman. I do not know how I came...

A little off the usual track for this forum, but: I picked up a load of CL free firewood. Cutting it up, everything is fine fine, and then I start cutting up a piece that was already quartered when I picked it up, and then after that the saw is not making any progress. So I inspect the...

There appears to be no way to link to the video directly, but go to this link and click this: Just a bad, bad job. Are they aiming at the Sloppy Amateur market?

I got this Delta sliding miter saw: It has articulating arms instead of rails (like the Bosch) and I bought it with the intention of building a miter station. I did it on the cheap and it turned out better than I'd hoped: I have construction pictures, but I won't clutter up the post...

Looking to maybe upgrade from my El Cheapo 15ga angled pneumatic finish nailer. Three contenders: Bostitch N62FNK-2 $147 Hitachi NT65MA4 $116 Makita AF635 $145 The Hitachi wins on price by a wide margin, and a lot of guys seem to really like Hitachi nailers in general, but I've had spotty...

I needed a big box of 3" wood screws for a project. At Lowe's, all the choices were Torx head instead of Phillips like I'm accustomed to. I've never used Torx for wood, only machine screws, but that was all they had on the shelf. So I tried them. Wow, where have these been all my life...

Observed at Menard's:

Buying a new drywall T-square, and isn't this interesting: I don't think I've ever seen HF undercut by that much on a basic tool. HD also undercuts them at $12.

Some of the prices I see tossed around here for boxes from Snap-On and Matco and the like just leave me gasping for air. I understand the benefits of buying quality over junk. A cheap bottom of the line box isn't going to be very secure or durable, and it's easy to make the case for moving up a...

How does this guy still have all his fingers? Makes me think of this:

I'm building out a workshop in a basement room. It's currently concrete on three sides, painted drywall on the fourth. I'm framing out one of the concrete walls so it's easier to mount cabinets and shelves, and so I can put the electrical conduits and some of the dust collection pipes inside...

I've mentioned before that I prefer each tool to have its own case. I have a shelf of power tools all lined up nice and neat, each in its own case with its accessories. I know there's a word for this, and it starts with "a", but I prefer the term "organized." :) Anyway. Recently I received...

Woot.com has a 10-piece set of Yost bar clamps up for $119.99 today. Free shipping if you have Amazon Prime.

I need to cut up some sheets of 1" foam board into many pieces. I've seen it recommended to sharpen the edge of a wide putty knife, but it's a lot of cuts and if there's a way to use a power tool I'd prefer that. What do you guys recommend? Circ saw? Jig saw? Recip saw? What kind of blade...

Building some stationary workbenches, and trying to decide whether to put outlets under the front overhang or on the wall behind or both. I will be using both stationary tools (grinder, miter saw, etc) and handheld. On the wall behind seems like the customary choice and works better for...

I'm getting ready to build a new workshop. One of the things I want to do is build an island workbench with a flush mounted "jobsite" table saw (because I don't have the money or the space for a proper floorstanding table saw). Finding the right saw for this has been unexpectedly difficult...

People seem to have some strong feelings about the blow-molded plastic cases that come with some power tools. I prefer to have a case for everything. Yes, it takes up more room, but it helps me keep my tool storage organized, and keeps the accessories with the tool. Whether there is a case...