Skill Builder: Hammer and Nail Basics
Make: Tools author Charles Platt on hammer and nail 101.
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Skill Builder: Understanding Handsaws
In this excerpt from Charles Platt’s Make: Tools, he takes a brief look at various types of handsaws.
Howtoons: Recognize the 6 Most Common Types of Pliers
Are you using the right tool for the job? Make sure you use the proper pliers with this handy snapshot guide.
Unplugged Tools: A Maker’s Journey to Revive Traditional Woodworking
Mark Harrell of Bad Axe Tool Works is heading a quiet revolution in wood working and the craft of making fine hand tools.
DiResta: Ice Pick 2.0
In this design, Jimmy creates a screw-on sheath for one of his now-iconic DiResta ice picks.
Meet Primitive Pete, or How Not to Use Your Tools
[youtube:http://youtu.be/sd2PNHysj7A] Do you know how a hammer works? Yes, probably, you do — it hasn’t changed much in millennia, and even less in the last 70 years. So this video, a promotional effort by Disney and General Motors from 1945, feels at first like an occasionally delightful, occasionally cringe-worthy (the only character is “Primitive Pete”) […]
