Category Archives: Websites & Resources

Sears Blue Tools Crew Facebook Woodshop App

Posted on February 10th, 2010
Sears Blue Tools Crew Facebook Woodshop App We’re not normally into Facebook apps or add-ons, but this new one by the Sears Blue Tools Crew definitely caught our attention. A few major tool companies and distributors have been using Facebook as a way of reaching the public, but this is the first tool-ish related app that we’ve heard about. This simple Woodshop app allows you [...]
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Craftsman Labs’ Power Tool Stress Tests

Posted on January 29th, 2010
Craftsman Labs' Power Tool Stress Tests Craftsman Labs is a small microsite that features videos of Craftsman power and hand tools being subjected to grueling tests and extreme conditions. The guys over at the Craftsman Lab are ready to make new videos and obliterate more tools, and are asking for viewers to offer tool-torture video suggestions of their own. You can check out their [...]
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An Interesting New Blog

Posted on December 4th, 2009
Tools.com, a price comparison site for tools and accessories, recently launched their new blog at blog.tools.com. Their M.O. is to search for and announce any online sales, contests, or giveaways that could help readers find new opportunities to save money. So, go ahead and check them out. We’ll also be keeping an eye on their happenings and will let [...]

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Harry Epstein Launches New Online Store!

Posted on December 3rd, 2009
Harry Epstein Launches New Online Store! Happy Epstein, a very well known and reputable hand tool distributor, just launched their new online store! Their new storefront features a shopping cart and checkout system for easy-as-pie ordering. There’s also a search engine, country of origin info for every item, straightforward catalog navigation, and… flying tools!

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Sears Black Friday Sale Details!

Posted on October 28th, 2009
Sears’ Black Friday sales flyer has been leaked! A list of the discounted items can be found over at bfads.net, and a full scan of the sales flyer can be  downloaded from Bfads’ adscan page. We briefly went through the flyer and found quite a few decent deals mixed in with the expected ones. Overall, we cannot [...]
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Lowes’ October Shop Class

Posted on October 19th, 2009
You may want to take a look at Lowes’ October Shop Class, which offers instruction on how to build and finish a traditional storage chest. You can view project videos for the basic construction of the chest immediately, and the videos concerning the finishing steps will split into two videos – one will be available Tuesday, and the conclusion [...]
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Sears/Craftsman 2009 Holiday Tool Catalog!!

Posted on September 30th, 2009
Sears/Craftsman 2009 Holiday Tool Catalog!! The new Sears/Craftsman 2009 Holiday Tool Catalog is OUT!!! Because last year’s holiday tool catalog was so intensely satisfying, I have been waiting weeks for this year’s catalog to be published. Don’t worry, I will spare you the obsessive details, at least for now. The new catalog does two things: 1) it highlights a few new products, and 2) [...]
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Twitter, Tools, and You

Posted on September 23rd, 2009
The other day I mentioned Google’s Trend service, which can be useful and interesting for tool enthusiasts. Well, today I’m going to talk about Twitter, another web-base service, and how you might benefit from it.
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Tool Trends

Posted on September 22nd, 2009
Tool TrendsThis morning we took a break from our usual routine and focused instead on playing around with Google’s “trend” service. Google Trends allows you to compare the search volume for different search terms with respect to time. Below are a few comparisons that we found to be interesting.

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Google Sketchup – Free 3D Modeling

Posted on August 24th, 2009
Google Sketchup - Free 3D Modeling Google Sketchup is a free program that allows you to create and modify 3D models. Learning how to use the program is relatively quick and easy, especially if you opt to follow along some of the video tutorials. Modeling programs such as Sketchup are excellent for planning and visualizing projects, such as the tentative worktable design shown [...]
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Other Noteworthy Blogs to Check Out

Posted on July 17th, 2009
We just wanted to give a brief shout out to a few other noteworthy tool blogs that you may want to take a look at.

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Hot for Tools Instructional Videos

Posted on June 19th, 2009
Hot for Tools Instructional VideosToolGuyd reader Jon C. gave us a nudge and suggested that we mention a new “instructional” video series that can be found on YouTube. Hot for Tools features a young woman, Erica, who offers brief tools demos and how-to tutorials.
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Rose Antique Tools’ Directory of Old Tool Catalogs

Posted on April 20th, 2009
Rose Antique Tools' Directory of Old Tool Catalogs If you enjoy browsing through tool catalogs, then you will definitely want to head on over to Rose Antique Tools. Rose Antique Tools maintains a directory of old tool catalogs that have been scanned in and converted to downloadable PDF files. You should also check out Rose Tools’s store - they have quite a few antique tools [...]

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