Tool Review: Garrett Wade Yankee Push Drill
Michael Castor compares the Garrett Wade Yankee push drill against an original Stanley version in this week’s Toolsday column. See how it stacks up against a tried and true classic.
Reviews
Text Tool: The Cult of LEGO
It’s hard, for me, to find books that really justify themselves, and when my colleague John Baichtal asked me to review The Cult of LEGO, his recent survey of adult Lego fandom with BrickJournal founder Joe Meno, I was nervous. The Cult of LEGO, I can report with some relief, is well worth its weight in words.
Tool Review: Diamond Matrix Polishing Pad Set
Last spring I got it in my head to make a concrete bowl with broken bottle glass aggregate. I had a bunch of blue and green glass bottles on-hand, and broke these up by submerging them in a big galvanized washtub and bashing them with a fence-post driver. I had a book with a broken-glass […]
Tool Review: Wilde Flush-Joint Pliers
A few weeks ago I heard that Wilde was coming out with new slip-joint pliers that featured a field-serviceable flush-joint pivot. I don’t really need more pliers, but after learning that they’re made in the USA and priced at less than $10 at Harry Epstein Co, I ordered a pair.
Tool Review: Bosch Pivoting-Head Drill
When it comes to power tools, bigger is sometimes better, but not when you’re looking to drill a few holes for a project and find that your drill is too large or unwieldy to accomplish the task.
Book Review and Excerpt: The Liberty Book of Home Sewing
The Liberty Book of Home Sewing By Liberty; Lucinda Ganderton Chronicle Books When the Liberty of London collection debuted at Target two years ago, I was one of the many Liberty fans running from store to store picking up whatever I could. The bright colors, bold designs, and love of floral looks are all right […]
Alt.GDC: Rocksmith FTW
In the spirit of our ongoing alt.GDC coverage, I thought I’d take just a second to talk about what looks, from my humble vantage, to be The Next Big Thing in video games.
