My first impulse tool purchase was an 18v X4 RIDGID Impact Driver that was sitting on an end cap at my local Home Depot. Combo-kits were a luxury I couldn’t afford and this was about the time impact drivers really started to catch fire so we’re talking about a …
There was a time when I’d see someone mowing their lawn with an electric mower and I’d laugh at the tethered fool cutting grass cautiously while trying to avoid cutting through their extension cord. In a very short time frame, the window for electric mower shaming has come …
Zombie apocalypse aside, a good hatchet is something that’s great to have on hand as an everyday useful tool or have in reach in case of an emergency (zombies be damned). Whether it’s yard work or you’re headed out on a camping trip, you want your hatchet to …
Back in the early 2000’s when whale tails were socially acceptable (weren’t they?) and graphic tees were actually funny (I still have my “I Heart Soccer Mom’s” tee), I was in college taking a detour from my Business Degree and pursued a few semesters of Studio Art. The …
Alright, I need to be honest here… I don’t craft often. If the project I’m working on doesn’t take up more than 2/3’s of my workshop like my FLOW Sliding Barn Door then I start getting antsy. You can’t put off big builds if they take up your …
Chances are regardless of your skill level with tools, you probably have a set of wrenches or sockets sitting around that you picked up in a multi-piece tool set at some point. You most likely even lost a few pieces of the set too. WHERE DID MY 9/16″ …
“Grab that net and catch that beautiful butterfly pal! What do you like better, Christmas or Wedding season?” If you’re a woodworker then the answer is clearly both! If you’re a creepy Wedding Crasher then we know your answer… On the business side of things, wedding season gives …
Like a billionaire owning a garage full of exotic cars or an eccentric old lady collecting cats there’s one thing every woodworker starts to covet… more clamps! You can never have enough clamps! But if you keep buying more, what do you do about clamp storage? They’re big, …
