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MetMo Driver

No idea if these things are durable enough to be used in a real shop or even usable at all. But, you have to admire the aesthetic of an over-engineered driver designed with products of old in mind – namely, the Baumann-Weltrecord Driver. For the machinists out there, this would be a really fun product to make on your own… and for those without the tooling/skills, if nothing else… this is a pretty neat fidget toy. Details here.

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News & Editorial

Van Neistat

Van Neistat is an artist that sells himself as a craftsman. The thing is, however, his craftsmanship is subpar to the standards of most that make a living with tools. He knows this, but never really reveals this self awareness to his audience. He’s a brilliant film maker and I absolutely adore his work. Anyway, he recently did two short films that I thought some of you guys might enjoy. The first covers his idea of the perfect “Get-Started” tool kit: Pretty great production work, no? I love shit like this… But also, I’m a Swiss Champ guy as well. …

QuickWinder

I have no idea how you guys live up North and deal with real winters. It’s madness. The weatherman here in Texas is predicting five straight days of below freezing temps and I’ve been spending most of my day preparing for it and dreading what is to come… Anyway, as I was getting my backup generator setup I went to grab an extension cord and remembered something that was sent in for review years ago – A QuickWinder by TSO Products. I never reviewed it as I never really understood the convenience. I work mostly from a shop environment and …

Dan Matsuda

I have a thing for watching other people work in mediums that I’m not experienced with. Last year, I dove down a rabbit hole of YouTube leather workers and though I’ve never worked with leather in my life, I feel like I know the tools and working environments pretty well as a result. It all just sort of fascinated me… Anyway and as some of you might know, I am also an “every day carry” geek and a bag nerd. In that world, a guy named Dan Matsuda is pretty much a royal celebrity. He’s won all sorts of awards …

Bauhaus This House

If you know me, you know this project is right up my alley – nothing beats modern design with an old world way of thinking… It’s gonna be very fun to keep an eye on this one and see where it goes. If interested, follow along here.

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