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Monthly Archives: November 2011

Big Gator Tools V-Guides

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Big Gator Tools was established in 2005 and primarily makes these tap and drill guides. Comes in both standard and metric and they’re manufactured right here in the USA. Ever tried to tap and drill into a pipe or a corner and realized how difficult it is to get the hole exactly where you want? [...]

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USA Locking Pliers

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

So we went out on a limb and bought over 21,000 of these US made self locking pliers made by The Adjustable Clamp Co. They sell these pretty regularly to Sears, but for whatever reason, they decided not to chrome them anymore, so we got the rest of the chromed version. I believe they still [...]

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Knipex

Monday, November 28, 2011

So we’ve started carrying Knipex pliers. If you are not familiar with Knipex, they are a high end German manufacturer of pliers. They’ve been making tools since 1882 and are primarily known for their alligator and cobra series. We started out with a 13 pliers but will eventually expand our line to include more types. [...]

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BLACK FRIDAY

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Now, don’t think you have to come to the store to get these Black Friday deals. I don’t want anyone sleeping out front or stampeding through the door at 8:00 am, because honestly, I’m not a morning person and we’ve got plenty of this stuff, so take your time, eat some breakfast, maybe go see [...]

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EKA Estwing Folding Knife

Friday, November 18, 2011

This is a Swedish EKA knife made for Estwing. Beautiful hardwood handle. Sandvik stainless steel safety lock blade. Brass rivet for tightening and loosening action of the knife. This is an awesome knife. It is almost the exact same knife as the Swede 88 which sells from $30 to $50. If you are not familiar [...]

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The Ultimate Man Purse

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

But it’s not just for men. Ladies, throw out those ugly Gucci or Louis Vuitton hand bags. Who are you kidding? You can’t fit anything in there. Walk around in style with an Occidental Stronghold Master Carpenter Case. You can fit at least a dozen of those tiny dogs in one of these things.

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SK-Wayne Tool board

Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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Czech Apothecary Bottles

Monday, November 7, 2011

This is a 500 ML Czechoslavakian apothecary bottle. Try saying that five times in a row. Each bottle comes with a cork. Great for the kitchen when making infusions with oil or alcohol. Never been used. Probably dates to around the 1950′s. $5.00 each.

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Opinel Knives – The French Knife Co.

Friday, November 4, 2011

The Opinel knife is a simple, wooden-handled pocket-knife manufactured since 1890 in the town of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in the Savoie region of France. (Wiki). It was considered a “peasants” knife because of the simplicity of the design and the low cost. It has a very interesting locking mechanism. When the knife is closed, the collar around [...]

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New Vaughn Grayvik Deal

Thursday, November 3, 2011

This has turned into a once a year deal for us. There are 32 new tools from Vaughn’s Grayvik line. Mostly hammers, but we did get some nail pullers and superbars. Too many to list individually here, but they are all on our Vaughn/Grayvik closeout page. No clear coat this time. All of the tools [...]

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