Video Friday: Making Bentleys
A disclaimer up front for this week’s video find: After all the difficulty I’ve been through in the last few years — and the far, far worse crap I’ve seen friends and others go through — I freakin’...
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Harbor Freight Tent Sales
Harbor Freight is a dangerous enough place without the allure of tent sales that offer even greater discounts on cheap-ass tools. About 3 months ago Harbor Freight opened up a location about 15...
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Project: Punk’n Carving Boot Camp
The whole pumpkin carving thing has been one of those far-off experiences I remember as a kid or hear about in other people’s fantastic tales. As I have a two-year-old now, this week was the first...
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Small Truck Pr0n
I live in Texas, and trucks are a religion down here. It seems whether or not the need for one exists, most folks want one — and the bigger the better. Last weekend the parental unit and I decided to...
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Shopsmith On The Cheap
Shopsmith is the Swiss Army Knife of woodworking. They do almost everything you might need for a woodworking project and a friend of mine has wanted one since the 80′s. Recently he got tired of...
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Its Just Cool: Homebrew V8 Sawmill
Watching shows about Alaska makes me realize how much of a wimp I am. Life looks rougher and a bunch colder there than where I live, but I’m fascinated by some of their tools. And the custom-built V8...
View ArticleVideo Friday: Making An Axe
Happy Friday, everyone. Sean sent me the video above, and I had to share. What you see is the making of a John Neeman axe. As others have pointed out, the sale of handmade products — especially...
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A Quick Way To Score All Your Welding Gear
If you’re new to welding and want a full set of safety gear, or if you need a second set for travel, Lincoln offers two “package” deals called Ready-Paks. The basic version includes a cloth welding...
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19.2V NiCad Kawasaki Drill Recall
Recently I wondered if anyone was actually still into the cheap, off-brand drills like the ones you might find at Costco and the like. The Kawasaki drill I found (above) was fully stocked and looked...
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Antique Table Repair
Broken furniture of all kinds find their way to my shop for repair on a regular basis. Some of the most common I find are tables and chairs. The more elegant they are, the more prone they seem to be...
View ArticleMakita 18v Li-Ion Brushless 1″ Rotary Hammer
Makita’s 18v Li-Ion Brushless 1″ Rotary Hammer is a mouthful to say and even more interesting to look at, especially the unique profile created by the vacuum slung under the bottom of the 10-lb....
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Preview: Milwaukee Double Duty Blades
As much change as we’ve seen with tools over the last 6 or 7 years, there have been as many or more improvements in their accompanying accessories. Milwaukee’s latest-gen blade is called “Double Duty...
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Black & Decker Powered Paint Edger
There are a few choke points to be aware of when tackling a home painting gig. Among them are picking the right paint, doing correct prep work, and covering the walls well. Somewhere between gobbing...
View ArticleVideo Friday: Recycling Tools
When this video starts off, you think, “Wow, look at all those great tools.” By the time it’s done, everyone I’ve shown it to is quietly thinking about the importance of this one idea and this way of...
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Projects: Cheap Workbench Build
People often over-complicate shop design, mostly because it’s fun to kick around the shop and build things. In this case, however, we needed to build an eight-foot bench with storage in a day. We...
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Even GQ Hates LuxoTrucks
A couple of years back, an “upscale” North Texas community’s HOA published a list of proscribed doings which included–and I’m not kidding here–parking a pickup truck on the street or in a driveway...
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Central Machinery’s Oscillating Spindle Sander
I’ve wanted an oscillating spindle sander ever since I came to understand how they make the curves in wood possible. I decided I wanted to start building my own recurve bows. You can replicate the...
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Countdown to Friday of Doom
For retail workers, Black Friday represents a dark scourge and harsh hours. It is a time of great sadness punctuated by crazy people hunting bargains much like zombies crave brains. For the rest of...
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Hands-On: Life+Gear 400 Lumen Tactical Flashlight
As with pocket knives, we at Toolmonger have never met a flashlight we didn’t like. That’s not to say they’re all created equal — but in general we dig lights. However, when Life+Gear sent us a few of...
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Black Friday Deals for Toolmongers
The Day is upon us. Toolmongers are, of course, aware that not all Black Friday “blowout specials” are actually special. Nevertheless, it’s still nice to have access to the Thanksgiving weekend/Black...
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