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Stanley made Husky in the US for Home Depot for a while; Williams made Kobalt in the early days (90's), I haven't heard of Williams Husky myself. I've got a set of HD Husky satin wrenches with no COO on the wrench I bought in a moment of desperation in the mid to late 2000's (the aughts? I...

Red oak is the benchmark for domestic hardwoods on the Janka scale IMO, and it's not that hard as far as wood goes. Birch might be a slight step up, hard maple is a definite step up, but it's all still wood. Walnut is a step down. Cumaru and ipe are a big step up, but still wood.

Dunno exactly how Craftsman did it (their love for 28mm wrenches is confusing IMO), but my impression is that back in the decades- ago days of DOE and BBE wrenches you could buy a half set (one each size) or full set (twice as many wrenches, two each size). That said, I doubt it worked out...

I found it hard to believe you couldn't find them, then couldn't find any myself. Looks like Proto maybe only does them in SAE, and has a bigger offset on the metrics. Blackhawk is SAE only, looks like. Wright makes offset box ends, but they're 5° on paper and who knows what in real life (and...

You might be able to get rid of a small single patch with very regular weeding over several years, but invasive blackberry grows roots like crazy- runners everywhere, canes root when they touch the ground, roots are twisty and long... most recommendations I've seen in the western US call for...

And they grow thick! The 1" green cane cuts easily with a thin long blade... but if there is several years of unchecked growth or spraying without clearing there will be hard dead cane undergrowth- that thin blade will need to be sharp, or you can bludgeon them with a thicker heavier tool and...

I reread the op, IMO top tier for a non- custom machete would be something like one of these- https://eseeknives.com/product/darien-machete https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UY5YLHE/?tag=atomicindus08-20...

For US factory made, I think Ontario is the only option these days... Barteaux went out of business a while back. Ontario makes a few different lengths, with d- guard handles as an option on most. I thought they made two different thicknesses, but it looks like all their machetes are made...

Yeah, if I understood the OP, he's not looking for a folding utility knife. I've got both styles in the attached ebay pic (correct me if this isn't what you're looking for). The smaller all chromed steel slider is fine for kitchen drawer duty cutting packing tape, zip ties, and whatnot. The...

I'd use 10" concretor's end nips and a block (helps keep the staple leg straight), but I've done a lot of this, in this way. Pulling sticky modern gun- type finishing nails and staples is as much about your feel for the work as which tool you use, especially in hardwood- the wire is thin and...

I worked summers on a farm in the 90's, most of the newer equipment was from the 70's ($5/ bushel wheat, hot damn! We got half that when I was there), and I don't remember ever seeing a torque wrench... buuuut I also wasn't ever tasked with doing critical stuff. Most engine and futzy work...

Wait, what? I didn't realize Blackhawk even had long pattern wrenches, couldn't find them just now on Proto's website (which kinda *****, and I suspect doesn't show their whole product line all the time). My SAE Blackhawk combos have the classic Stanley fat beam shape that I really like, but...

The lack of consistent terms across manufacturers for wrench length drives me bonkers for some reason... Williams US and Taiwan, Snap-on "standard" length, SK longs, Carlyle longs, all- gone Armstrong longs and US Cman Pros are all pretty much the same length. Wrights are shorter than these...

I saw that JIS set digging up that link, and put it on my buy someday list...:thumbup:

Had one, it got jacked, worked great for popping tempered glass out of scrap vinyl windows... looking forward to finding another someday.

I wonder how much better they are than the Moody Tool version? https://www.centraltools.com/58-0116-6pc-steel-handle-slotted.html I've got a couple drivers in that handle style with interchangeable driver shafts from Moody that I'm happy with, but they don't see much use.

Huh, my impression was that Klein screwdrivers went downhill at some point maybe ten years ago (based on reading here, not personal experience). I manage to chip corners off or twist every slotted driver if I use it enough, but I don't use premium screwdriver brands and suspect it's a problem...

Yes, scrape scrape scrape. It might be faster to pull the underlayment and replace it, especially if you need to put more plywood in to match height in other rooms.

Here are a few basic rules for all floating and click- together floors: 1. You need to leave an expansion gap all around the entire perimeter. Decent new baseboard should cover the gap, or leave your base installed and add shoe. Where the floating floor meets any surface where the gap will...

It probably held a set of hex drive sockets on the shaft, like this Indestro 360; pic from AA.