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Staedtler 2mm Lead Holder

DIY Projects

Getting Started with 2.0mm Mechanical Pencils

Mar 24, 2016 Stuart 31 Comments

Here’s what you need to buy to get started with 2.0 mm technical pencils.

Electrical Tools

New Klein High-Leverage Side-Cutting Pliers is Multi-Functional

Mar 23, 2016 Stuart 20 Comments

There’s a new Klein side cutter that features some [potentially] handy added features!

Staedtler Blue Metal Mechanical Pencil

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Staedtler Metal-Bodied Mechanical Pencils

Mar 22, 2016 Stuart 22 Comments

Here’s a mechanical pencil that will completely change the way you sketch your projects! (Not really, but it’s still great to write and sketch with.)

Bit Holders & Drivers

New Ryobi Drywall Repair Kit

Mar 14, 2016 Benjamen 35 Comments

Ryobi’s new drywall repair kit aims to make it quicker and easier to patch larger holes in your walls.

EDC, Pocket, & Multitools

New Wiss Folding Pocket Knife Looks… Different

Mar 10, 2016 Stuart 40 Comments

Wiss has come out with a new folding pocket knife. Thoughts?

Accessories

Peachtree Flex-A-Band Gives Rockler Bandy Clamps Some Competition

Mar 7, 2016 Benjamen 6 Comments

These new Flex-A-Band clamp pads are designed for edge banding applications and misc. holding tasks, and work with common clamp styles.

EDC, Pocket, & Multitools

Some Hands-Off Gushing About the Ferrum Forge N-Tac Folding Knife

Mar 3, 2016 Stuart 17 Comments

I can’t justify a Ferrum Forge N-Tac folding knife, but at least gushing about it is free!

Hand Tools

Lee Valley’s New Beading Blades, Redesigned Plow Plane, and Upgrade Offer

Mar 2, 2016 Stuart 9 Comments

Lee Valley has come out with new beading plane blades, a redesigned plow plane to work with them, and an upgrade offer for anyone who owns one of their previous incompatible plow planes.

EDC, Pocket, & Multitools

New PB Swiss Insider Stubby Multi-Bit Screwdriver

Mar 1, 2016 Stuart 3 Comments

PB Swiss Tools has come out with a new teeny tiny EDC and compact-carry multi-bit screwdriver, the Insider Stubby.

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Reader Question: Woodpeckers vs. Veritas Bar Gauge?

Feb 24, 2016 Stuart 24 Comments

A reader asked for some input about Veritas vs. Woodpeckers’ woodworking bar gauge sets.

Hand Tools

Deal: Big Discounts on Hart Quick-Tatch Tool Sets (thru 4/15/2016)

Feb 24, 2016 Benjamen 4 Comments

Hart Quick-Tatch tools are on sale right now at a deep discount.

EDC, Pocket, & Multitools

New Benchmade Mini Griptilian Knife with G10 Handles and Better Blade

Feb 23, 2016 Stuart 15 Comments

The new Benchmade 555-1 Mini Griptilian is a FANTASTIC EDC folding pocket knife.

Irwin Vise Grip Relabeled NWS Pliers

Pliers

Irwin Lineman’s Pliers are Exclusively Made for Them by NWS

Feb 22, 2016 Stuart 29 Comments

Are Irwin’s premium lineman’s pliers also made by NWS, despite not being in NWS’ catalog? Yes.

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Woodpeckers Precision Triangles, 12″ and 18″ (One Time Tool, 2/22/16 Order Deadline)

Feb 21, 2016 Stuart 11 Comments

Woodpeckers’ latest One Time Tools, 12″ and 18″ precision squares, are available for ordering thru 2/22/2016.

New Tools

Knipex Tube, Fittings, and Connector Pliers with Serrated and Plastic Jaws

Feb 19, 2016 Stuart 19 Comments

Knipex’s “siphon and connector” pliers are available with or without removable plastic jaw liners.

Hammers & Mallets

Reader Question: Why do Today’s Rip Claw Hammer Suck so Bad?

Feb 19, 2016 Stuart 54 Comments

Paul wrote in, unhappy about the performance of the rip claw hammers he’s used before. Do you have any advice or recommendations for him?

Layout & Measuring

JessEm Wood Sabre Marking Gauge

Feb 18, 2016 Benjamen 8 Comments

JessEm’s new Wood Sabre marking gauge offers some advanced features to help make your layout work quicker, easier, and more precise.

EDC, Pocket, & Multitools

CRKT Trauma Shears Multi-Tool

Feb 17, 2016 Stuart 5 Comments

CRKT has come out with the El Santo, a rescuer-targeted trauma shears multi-tool.

Accessories

Otoro Dovetail T-Track Won’t Pull Out of Your Clamping or Assembly Table!

Feb 17, 2016 Benjamen 18 Comments

Otoro dovetail T-tracks are designed to resist the upwards forces that can pull traditional T-tracks up and out of their grooves.

Electrical Tools

New Klein Magnetic Wire Pulling System

Feb 16, 2016 Benjamen 28 Comments

Klein’s new magnetic wire pulling system offers another way to pull wires through finished wall cavities.

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