I saw some of these wicked-looking crowbars while browsing the big orange store back in April. Curious, I fired off an e-mail to Stanley about a review, and they happily obliged me with a free tool. At 15″ in overall length, the 55-119 is the shortest crowbar in Stanley’s FuBar line. First, about that acronym: Stanley insists it stands for “Functional Utility BAR,” but, well, we all saw Saving Private Ryan, right?
Continue ReadingThis weekend I went nuts spring cleaning. I opened boxes of things that have been packed away for ages, including my husband’s grandmother’s sewing supplies. I found many wonderful things in her sewing basket, including a wooden egg for darning socks, tiny crane scissors, and lots of vintage bias tape. I also found this strange […]
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[Photo from Park Tools] Mike writes in the comments: It’s good to learn how to maintain anything that you use and bicycles are one of those few things that people own that you can still do this with only $100 worth of tools. One of the best websites I’ve found for bicycle maintenance is on […]
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From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Ranjit needed a specific tool, so he made it – …a double-bladed knife for cutting channels in tape. (Thanks to the tape goddess for encouragement!) I’m gonna try to use it to make flexible circuit boards from copper tape. Construction method: jam two blades in one handle. (Use a […]
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Most of us have misplaced a pair of pliers on the workbench, especially when you have limited space. Here is a simple solution, and I mean simple. You should be able to build this out of a scrap piece of wood in about 5 minutes. It’s just a 2×4 block with 1/2″ holes drilled in […]
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