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Monthly Archives: January 2012

More Opinel Knives!

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

A No. 10 Stainless steel Opinel knife with a corkscrew, but not just any corkscrew. This is the same corkscrew that is used by world renowned corkscrew maker Chateau Laguiole. I’ve actually never heard of him, but it sounds awfully impressive and it looks really well made. Perfect for picnics! Blade is 12C27 MOD Sandvik [...]

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Old Catalog Line Art

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Check out more line-art pics on our facebook page.

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Random Store Pics

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Epstein’s isn’t just a faceless internet warehouse in some industrial part of town. We are a family tool store in the middle of the city. Check out some random pics of our store.

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Wright 1/2″ Dr. Scaffold Ratchet w/ Hammer Tip

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Referred to as a Scaffolding Ratchet, these are uniquely designed for erecting and dismantling scaffolding. Kind of weird, but if you work with scaffolding all day, it really comes in handy. Made by Wright in the good old USA.

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Grace Wooden Handled Screwdrivers

Thursday, January 19, 2012

What’s better than an old fashioned wooden handled USA made screwdriver set? How bout an old fashioned wooden handled USA screwdriver set made specifically for GUNS! Also, in our never ending quest to buy things that cut other things, we have a new line of machetes from Marbles. They’re made in El Salvador and they [...]

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The Woodsman’s Pal

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

So many machetes, so little time. That’s how I felt after unpacking all of our new Woodsman’s Pals. Who doesn’t need a pal? They come in a few different styles: military (the one above), classic and long reach. The also come in a set with a sheath and a sharpening stone. All Woodsman’s Pals are [...]

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Marttiini Finnish Knives

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Marttiini is a Finnish company that has been making knives since 1928. They make wooden handled knives such as: The Arctic Circle Carbon Knife 3 1/2″ Carbon steel blade. 8″ overall length. Birch wood handle. Leather sheath. $35.00 The Lynx Lumberjack Carbon Steel Knife 3 1/2″ Carbon steel blade. 7 1/2″ overall length. Birch wood [...]

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Wilde 4 1/2″ Pliers

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

They’re back! We just found another small box of these 305 Wilde pliers. They don’t make these anymore, so once they’re gone, they’re gone. Unless, of course, we find another box shoved somewhere in the warehouse. These are about 4 1/2″ and nicely chromed. Bolt fastened for tightening and loosening.

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Closed on Monday

Monday, January 2, 2012

So I got up this morning, drove all the way down to work to find out that we were closed today. Hope you don’t do the same.

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