Skill Builder: Hammer and Nail Basics
Make: Tools author Charles Platt on hammer and nail 101.
Continue ReadingMake: Tools author Charles Platt on hammer and nail 101.
Continue ReadingIn this excerpt from Charles Platt’s Make: Tools, he takes a brief look at various types of handsaws.
Continue ReadingAre you using the right tool for the job? Make sure you use the proper pliers with this handy snapshot guide.
Continue ReadingMark Harrell of Bad Axe Tool Works is heading a quiet revolution in wood working and the craft of making fine hand tools.
Continue ReadingIn this design, Jimmy creates a screw-on sheath for one of his now-iconic DiResta ice picks.
Continue Reading[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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