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    Harry J. Epstein Day 2025

    Channellock merch has arrived…
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    Best aviation / tin snips ever

    All the sheet metal guys here in Kansas City use Midwest offsets.
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    Harry J. Epstein Day 2025

    It's a cheaper process than chroming.
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    Harry J. Epstein Day 2025

    Before we begin I just want to let everyone know it's been really nice reading through the comments about my dad and I'm sure he'd appreciate everything that was said about him. He taught me everything I know about the business, and I know he would be proud of this new deal I managed to pull...
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    Harry J. Epstein Day 2025

    So...I haven't forgot about you guys. Was in the process of finalizing some deals and one thing led to another and I might've just stumbled on a big new haul of tools. Don't want to jinx it, but will let you know when it's official. Epstein's Day details and rules will be posted tomorrow.
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    Harry J. Epstein Day 2025

    Give me another week and I should have the final details for the deals this year, but expect something for: Wright Tool, Norseman, Magnolia, Channellock and AMH. We're redesigning the shirt this year in memory of Steve, as he loved Epstein's Day, so I'm going to try and make it a good one for...
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    Sad day for HJE

    Appreciate all the comments. We had a service for Steve on the second floor of the warehouse on Saturday. He was a great man and will be deeply missed.
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    Tools of Japan

    Always learn something here. Thanks for the info.
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    Tools of Japan

    Talked to Vessel and we have sets of their powergrip screwdrivers on the way. They have a phillips/slotted set as well as a torx and metric hex. We do carry the Top Hyper Monkey Zero adjustables and you are right, they are awesome. Also visited with the Japanese tool reps that flew in on...
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    Tools of Japan

    We do carry Silky. A friend of mine is a tree trimmer and showed us them awhile back. They're awesome.
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    Tools of Japan

    Thanks for all the suggestions! When they get here I'm going to sit them down to some KC BBQ and show them this thread.
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    Tools of Japan

    We have a group of Japanese exporters coming to our store on May 12th looking to see what else we can buy from them, so if you guys have any requests let me know and I'll see if it's possible to bring it in. We already carry: Ko-ken, Shinwa, Top, Vessel, Fugiya, Tajima, Kakuri, Kanetsune, and...
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    The yard / gardening hand tools - thread.

    My go-to gardening tools are a flexible putty knife for getting into bricks/cracks of all kinds and one of those brass nozzles for the hose. I've tried all of the hose nozzles and the brass twist kind is still the best. Also like a flat trowel because they're easier to sharpen and you can do...
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    Goofiest pliers I've ever seen

    Almost looks like a weird version of a cannon plug plier without the soft jaws
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    Worse country for manufacturing hand tools

    If we’re talking “all time” we bought some Soviet era pliers on a deal once and they were about the worst thing I’ve ever seen.
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    Tools of Japan

    FYI on Ko-Ken.They are building a new wing to their manufacturing facility in Japan. Should be done spring/summer. This is to keep up with the demand. In the meantime there's going to be a little supply crunch here in the US but after that things should be moving much more smoothly. This is the...
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    Buy Canadian

    Two thumbs up for Cardon. We love those guys.
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    Who made these Craftsman vise grips and when?

    Jorgensen (Pony) private labeled that style of locking pliers for a few companies including Snap-On. Looks pretty similar to the EZ Lock pliers.
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    Harry J. Epstein Day 2025

    We ship all over!
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    Harry J. Epstein Day 2025

    Date: July 4th is on a Friday, so it will begin on July 4th and run through the weekend. I usually let it run longer as we're swamped and I don't get to turning it off by Monday or Tuesday. What you need to do now: If you already participated you don't need to do anything except load up your...
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