The electric drill is one of modern society’s most important and versatile power tools. Its ability to make precise, efficient holes in a wide range of materials has revolutionized how we work, build, and create. In honor of Inventors Day (February 11th),...
Your father had one, maybe two. Your grandfather always kept one handy. The ubiquitous Crescent wrench has been around forever, except it hasn’t. It’s a more recent invention than the airplane! The Wright brothers completed the first successful powered...
The hammer stone is thought to be man’s first recorded tool, and for most of us a hammer is the first tool we own. As I headed off to college and my first apartment, I was given a Rubbermaid toolbox with a brand-new claw hammer and a variety pack of screwdrivers. I...
by Allison Starcher A good pair of pruners is beloved by gardeners, treasured like a chef’s favorite knife. Sharp enough to do harm but, in skilled hands, a precise tool. Sometimes referred to by their French name, secateurs, pruners have a spring that holds the...
