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Skill Builder: Hammer and Nail Basics

Skill Builder: Hammer and Nail Basics

Make: Tools author Charles Platt on hammer and nail 101.

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Skill Builder: Understanding Handsaws

Skill Builder: Understanding Handsaws

In this excerpt from Charles Platt’s Make: Tools, he takes a brief look at various types of handsaws.

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Howtoons: Recognize the 6 Most Common Types of Pliers

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.

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Meet Primitive Pete, or How Not to Use Your Tools

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”) […]

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