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With the raging construction market here in the middle east, there are some high quality tool manufacturers in the industrial areas of the major cities to support all of the equipment repair. I live in Doha, Qatar and am always scouting tool stores on the weekends. A month or so back I found...

So I am cleaning up and restoring one of Dad's old soft face hammers. It's the type with inserts that press in, believe Thor in the UK still makes them. It's a Green Tweed Number 4, and says Defense Hammer on it. Maybe from WWII? I've cleaned it up and painted it and still need a nice...

Trying to complete a set and missing the 2 subject sockets. Let me know if you have any lying around you'd like to part with. Some dings and scratches are ok. Edit: Looking for shallow sockets. thanks, -Dave

Looking for the larger size SK full polish wrenches to complete my set. I'm looking for 20-32 mm. What do you have? thanks, -Dave

I recently was given an old air compressor. It says United States Air Compressor Co, Cleveland Ohio on it, and the compressor unit is a Worthington 2 cylinder. It is one HEAVY unit. I had to use the tractor and bucket loader to move it around It runs, but is a little weak, and I'd like to...

I have a brand new set of four Gedore snap ring pliers. Austrian made. 2 internal, 2 external. 2 straight, and 2 90 degree. Simple design and very stout. J2/A2 size and about 7" overall length. Pins are approximately 0.075" diameter. $80 shipped in the USA thanks, -Dave

I came across a new set of USAG flex head ratcheting combo wrenches. Anyone know if they're still made in Italy?

Picked up this complete set today in a hardware store in Doha, Qatar. It's definitely a set of USA made Irwin Vise Grips re-badged as Wurth, Even has made in USA engraved on them! Really cool mounting board too. I think they are at least 5 years old and the set is discontinued.

I am in the Middle East. Today I saw a Snap-On deepwell metric socket set, PN 212SFSMY for $182. I checked online and SO has it on their website for $227.45. So is $182 a good deal, or can you typically get stuff for cheaper off of the truck, or fleabay?? I was expecting to see a much higher...

I got these Elora pliers as part of bunch of tools I purchased recently. Anyone know what they're for? Something to do with electrical or crimping connections? thanks for the help! -Dave

New to the forum, but always appreciated well crafted handtools. I've been working in the middle east for the past two years and there is a great variety of tools available here from Germany/Europe, and also Taiwan and India. . . I'm trying to stock up on some stuff that's impossible or...