Image from “Knives & Multitools” section of Make: Ultimate Workshop and Tool Guide 2011 I don’t know about you, but I have an interest in tools that borders on the unnatural. I collect tools I rarely even use. If I gathered up all of the screwdrivers I own, for instance, it’d probably prove an alarming […]
The holiday buying season is around the corner. What do you get that certain someone who has everything? Why, grilled sausage scented iPhone soap, of course! Talk about a gift giving trifecta. Combine supernatural gadget lust with a cardiac inducing appreciation of grilled meats, through in a little improved personal hygiene, and you’ve got one heck of a stocking stuffer.
OK, sorry to meander off-topic, here, but when I saw this my L was actually OL, and I just had to share. This rectangular block of black plastic is the latest brainstorm from the clever marketeers over at ThinkGeek. (“Helps your other action figures evolve.”) [via Gizmodo]
I have to admit that it’s very rare for me to have the TV on in the mornings. However, today while I was making my first of several cups of coffee, I had ABC on in the background. There was a segment about the best Father’s Day Gifts.
If you’re still shopping for Father’s Day this year, please consider buying through Makers Market. We’ve put our heads together to assemble a collection of items from Makers Market sellers we think our own dads would like. The Market’s full of original short run, limited edition, and one-of-a-kind items from indie makers and entrepreneurs who value resourcefulness, ingenuity, and craftsmanship just as much as you and your dad do. If you’re shipping straight to your father’s address, be sure to message your seller directly and let them know it’s a gift!
We’re coming up on the end of April, and the end of our annual “Geek Chic” theme. But I didn’t wanna let the month go buy without at least mentioning the fact that we’ve got an entire collection in the Makers Market full of awesome stuff that is both geeky and, um, chic-y. If you or someone you love finds themselves in the intersection of that particular Venn diagram, you might take a moment to check it out. There’s stuff here you can’t find anywhere else, and it’s all lovingly made, sold, and shipped direct to you by indie makers trying their hands as entrepreneurs.
Now, there are a jillion combination pocket/keychain tools on the market. I’ve owned, carried, and used a bunch of them, and I generally find that only the test of time effectively sorts wheat from chaff. I’ve never owned, carried, or used this so-called “screwpop” tool, so I have no way of knowing how it stands up to pocket wear. I’d be a bit nervous that the reversible hex bit would get lost somewhere along the way, although it looks like their bit features a ball detent to hold it in place. Also, for those of you are counting, the “fourth” tool–besides the bottle opener and the flat and phillips screwdrivers–is a 1/4″ hex nut driver, which is a bit of a cheap marketing gimmick because what they’re really talking about, of course, is the socket that holds the hex bit.
But I like the no-frills design and the price is certainly right at $5. If I see one on a counter by a cashwrap at a hardware store someday, I’ll probably pick it up. [Thanks, Kurt!]
