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I was only able to attach one photo in a post I made this morning. I tried to attach more once I was able to attach one, but clicking the image icon above or the "attach files" button below provides no response. Im using a Samsung phone and its default Samsung internet app. Any ideas?

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[Now Closed] Tool Store in Osaka, Japan 輸入工具大谷商店 UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2019: I'm updating this thread because Otani tool store has shuttered its storefront for good! But if you're still visiting Namba/Osaka, and want to go to a tool shop, there's still other stores to visit in the area. Please...

I just spent my vacation in Japan and came back with tools and photos to share for the GJ community. As the thread title suggests, this is part IV, in what has become a sort of a series. Part III was posted here: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=268974 I went back to the...

I posted this back in 2013 in the General Tool Discussion, but I just found out that GJ has this subforum. So, here it is: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Tools--the most important man-made product on earth" Bolt's Antique Tool Museum in...

To put it in simple terms.... I'm simply going to post whatever suits my mind. :D I'll start off with some controversial(?) information: First set of scans are from the 2007 Factory Gear Magazine. *note to viewers...especially for the serious observer: don't fall into thinking that tools...

Yet another thread on tool shops in Japan. Many could care less about what kind of tools are sold in shops over there, but I'm sure there's a bunch that would be curious to know. I recently came back from vacationing in Japan and as part of any overseas trip I do, I have this insatiable...

There was an old thread that mades its way to the top recently and that prompted me to start this thread. I think many will agree that the adjustable wrench has for over a century, been one of the most ubiquitous tools found in most every home. A minimum of one in a household toolbox, or...

"Tools--the most important man-made product on earth" Bolt's Antique Tool Museum in Oroville, CA is the place to be if you love tools. Maybe one day I'll walk in through their doors. Below are scanned pages from a 2009 edition of a Japanese tool magazine called Factory Gear. I hope you...

Ko-ken--a name that some of you may be familiar with and fond of, but more than likely it’s a name that you’ve never heard of. It’s not an American tool company that you’ve never heard of before; it’s a Japanese hand tool company. Sure, there’s a lot of Japanese tool companies out there, and...

I started this post for a couple reasons. First of all, having lived in Japan for 14 years, I'm a supporter and a fan of Japanese tool manufacturers. Among the many tool manufacturers in Japan, KTC (Kyoto Tool Company) is one of my favourites. I've known that KTC has a museum that's open to...

Some here may remember that I came back from Japan on a recent trip and I posted a thread about my tool shopping experience. I mentioned that I did go to some other stores as well and so here's part 2. :) For those that missed the first thread, here's the link...

I recently came back from a trip in Japan and being a tool nut, I had to visit some tool shops. I'll start off with a store that I visited in a city called Osaka. The name of the shop is Factory Gear, and it's one of perhaps a dozen stores located throughout Japan. Unlike most tool shops in...

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Every now and then, the question about Beta tools and its COO comes up. Most hand tools that you purchase from them today have no COO stamped on the tool, nor does it come with a sticker on the packaging. Attempts in trying to get feedback from the manufacturer regarding COO has resulted with...

Asahi Lightool midget combi, Asahi Catcherball, Supertool

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Pliers / Cutting / Hammering Japanese shears, Beta Chisels, IPS long-reach slip-joint pliers

KTC (Kyoto Tool Company) branded versions. Made by Bost in France. "CTC" and "Hercules" brands. Ko-ken 1/4" breaker with Stanley/Bost handle.

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