Tools

Every utility knife eventually gets dull, and the response to that dullness separates people who think about cutting tools from people who just use them.

The caulk gun is the only tool in the home repair arsenal that people apologize for before they even pick it up.

The printed gauge chart on a wire stripper is a lie, and the lie costs every electrician and hobbyist a few hundred wasted seconds per year.

The stud finder is the most lied-to tool in the American household.

Infrared thermometers are the rare kitchen gadget that actually deserves its drawer space.

The needle nose plier is the most misunderstood tool in the home electrical box.

The cheap multimeter in the drawer is the most underused tool in the modern home.

The first time a person stands in front of the disc display at a hardware store, the sheer variety looks like a conspiracy.

Sheet metal work has a way of sorting people into two camps: those who treat the rivet gun as a permanent fixture in the shop and those who reach for it only after the welder has already let them down

The sound of a file dragging across burred steel is the sound of patience applied to metal.