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A Home for Every Hammer –
We’ve selected (by choosing random numbers and matching them up to the entrants in the order the emails came in) the winners of the Crucible Tool 5-year anniversary lump hammers engraved by Jen Bower, and the lucky 10 have been notified. Next week, these tools will be on the way to their new homes. (I’m…
Tool (and Furniture) Sale Tomorrow –
I have four tables of tools priced and ready to move during our Saturday open house at 837 Willard St., Covington, KY 41011. There’s a little bit of everything: bench planes, moulding planes, saws, drills, marking tools, a glue pot and sharpening equipment. I’ll open the door at 10 a.m. (no earlybirds, please. We like…
Chairs (Surprise) at the National Museum of Ireland –
Today began with a jolt. After a long morning at the Cliffs of Moher, Lucy and I hopped in our rental car to head to Dublin. But first we had to face Corkscrew Hill. Just as I finished the last of the hill’s switchbacks, an oncoming lorry (semi) ran us off the road and into…
How Construction Technology Is Transforming the Industry
Construction Careers Industry Industry News Jobsite How Construction Technology Is Transforming the Industry Nov 02, 2021 Share: Facebook Twitter Email Critics of the construction industry have long touted its inability and unwillingness to adapt to new technologies. Why? Because change is hard—especially at the construction industry’s scale—and expensive. In a 2016 survey, consulting firm KPMG…
Pony Tools Suspends Operations –
Pony Tools, which has made clamps in the United States since its founding in 1903, closed its doors earlier this month in an announcement that surprised woodworkers and other toolmakers. However, the Easy Wood Tools subsidiary that Pony purchased last year, is continuing to operate and fill orders, according to company officials. Details about the…
Woodworking and Nightmares –
Last night I had my first nightmare about writing. I was given 30 minutes to write a poem about the churches of my hometown in Fort Smith, Ark. It was to be published on the front page of the newspaper, and I was writing it on a manual typewriter where the keys had weird symbols…