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Gar's Tips & Tools Issue #213

Getting a Handle on Things

Every tool has two functions. One is the job it was designed to do (aka the business end). The other is how it interacts with you, the user. Manufacturers optimize the first and often don’t give enough thought...

23 days ago
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Gar's Tips & Tools - Issue #212

The Accessible Workshop

I’ve had severe spinal arthritis since I was 13 years old. Over the decades, it has done its level best to impede my ability to live my life and do the things I enjoy. By and large, it has failed. I have managed t...

a month ago
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Gar's Tips & Tools - Issue #211

The History of Heathkit

This is such an eye-opening mini-doc on the history of Heathkit and the role it played in post-WWII DIY/maker culture. I’m fascinating by that period in American history when all of these skilled G.I.s came home a...

2 months ago
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Gar's Tips & Tools - Issue #210

Know Your Egress!

In 1978, I was living in the attic of an old farmhouse with a bunch of hippies. One night, I woke up to a bedroom filled with thick, choking black smoke. I leapt out of bed, and in the dark, headed toward what should’ve...

4 months ago
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Gar's Tips & Tools - Issue #209

Simple Work Piece Clamp with Hinge

On the always-inspiring Takuwoodcraft, Takurou shows how he made a simple, clever clamping work piece holder out of a butt hinge and some scrap wood. It would be great for door planing.

Comparing Lit...

6 months ago
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