Some redundancy in your tool collection is good, but not when the pile of unused tools becomes unwieldy. A donation can solve ...

While most new tools are wireless and have lithium batteries, many classic Baby Boomer tools were made by hand with excellent ...

People use planes to travel all the time, just most times those planes aren't 200 years old and don't fit in three cardboard boxes. Bob Borner's do. They are wood planes, but you probably already knew ...

You know that dusty toolbox in the corner of the garage? The one that hasn’t been opened since the Reagan administration? It might be hiding more than a few rusted screws—some vintage tools are ...

Archaeologists found 1.5-million-year-old hand fossils belonging to an ape-like early human relative. The shape of the bones suggest that their owner, a species called Paranthropus boisei, was capable ...

Hand tools are slower, more physically demanding, and sometimes even harder to use than their powered brethren. Every major tool brand produces them, yet so many DIYers focus most of their attention ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The humble hand tool is often overlooked in favor of a powered alternative. Why reach for a ratchet and socket when you can rip a fastener off ...