Do you plan to build a deck or spruce up a newly purchased home? Chances are, you’re already equipped with a truckload of tools for your DIY projects. But if you’re new to the DIY game or short a tool here and there, we’ve compiled a list of...
It seems so obvious: a more efficient screw that handles higher torque, reduces slippage, and speeds the manufacturing process. Yet the Phillips screw wasn’t invented until the early 1930s and patented by John P. Thompson of Portland, Oregon, in 1932. The...
The electric drill is one of our most valuable and versatile power tools. It has revolutionized how we work, build, and create, thanks to its ability to bore precise holes fast in wood, metal, concrete, and virtually any other material. In honor of Inventors Day...
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...
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...
