Wednesday, March 16, 2011
The R. Murphy knives came in today and are online. We got two different size rubber knives, a stainless steel scalpel, The Pathfinder, The Hunter, The Fisherman’s Pal and The Skinner. These are top quality, economically priced Massachusetts made knives. If you’re not familiar with the R. Murphy Knife Co. they’ve been making knives for [...]
Wilde Tool is a 4th generation family run USA manufacturer that everyone should know. They are located in Hiawatha Kansas and are best known for inventing the original angle nose pliers 75 years ago. They do a lot of private labeling, so their name isn’t out there as much, but they make great quality stuff [...]
If there’s one thing we love it’s a US made adjustable wrench. We buy them whenever we can, from whoever we can, as long as they are US made. Today we got a nice sampling from some great US companies. And here they are in no particular order, a 4″ Wright with grips, another 4″ [...]
Monday, February 28, 2011
Found this little guy today. You know, I think I could add a new item everyday for the next year by just wandering around our warehouse and looking through boxes. This was part of the Tru-flate deal that we bought last year. An old stock Made in the USA re-usable hose mender, and in vintage [...]
Saturday, February 26, 2011
A certain unnamed USA manufacturer owed us some money and decided to pay us off in screwdrivers. It’s not stamped USA, but trust me, we wouldn’t have put our name on them if they weren’t US made. C’mon, everyone needs a good cheap screwdriver around the workshop. I know what you’re thinking. I already have [...]
Friday, February 25, 2011
We are always on the lookout for USA adjustable closeouts. We just got two new one’s in. We’ve had them before, but it’s been awhile. The first one is a 4″ Allen Adjustable with an oversized head. Basically, it’s a 4″ body with a 6″ head. Then there’s the 8″ black oxide Allen. They’re both [...]
Monday, February 21, 2011
Found a box of 4 of these little Bonney screwdrivers up in the warehouse. These actually didn’t come from the NOS Bonney deal, but came out of a government suppliers warehouse. Little dusty, but nice stuff!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
C.S. Osborne is a company that everyone should know about. They’ve been around since 1826 and are a small hand tool manufacturer in New Jersey, a 7th generation family business. We have a selection of what they carry, mainly their dividers, pinch dogs, trowels and punches, but I’ve always wanted to buy more from them, [...]
Friday, February 18, 2011
For all of you tool fanatics that have been following SK’s bankruptcy and re-emergence, here is their latest offering. They are starting to take orders for these tool sets. The rest of their line will be available at a later date, but they probably thought that starting production on their most popular sets would be [...]
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
USA Crescent Scratch Awl. We have a few boxes of these. Good Grips. Nice and pointy for precise poking.
