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The Tool Temple

I’ve been so busy with work the past couple of months that I haven’t been able to get in much shop time. Tomorrow, however, I’m headed back to the APO and back to work on my tiny lab. Which is good timing as I just ran into the “Tool Temple” in the TGJ gallery. Essentially, it’s a shed with an add on and some interesting detail decisions. I love stuff like this… maybe you will too. Check it out.
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Reviews & Features

EDC Utility Blade… Again…

A few months back, I spoke about an EDC utility blade that I found and loved. You can read all about that here. A lot of people on knife forums claim that the “Exceed Designs” flipper is made in the US. I’ve found that while the Exceed Designs version might be assembled in the US, I believe it to be machined in China. In fact, I found the factory that I think is responsible for that machine work and bought the parts to build about twenty of them. Since then, I’ve been giving them away to buddies… Anyway, this weird …

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News & Editorial

Vintage Craftsman Speed Ratchet

I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had much time to be out in the shop. When times like this call, I often find myself yearning to work with tools… But, when that time finally comes I just sort of sit around in a daze wondering where to start and what to do. This morning, I decided to do something… anything… and quickly started on a small maintenance job on old Porsche that needed attention. In doing so, I used my vintage Craftsman Speed Ratchet quite a bit and that got me to thinking – what’s the one vintage …

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