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Tat or treasure: Understanding the value behind antique tools (with examples)

Tat or treasure: Understanding the value behind...

The antique adage “one person’s tat is another person’s treasure” often echoes among tool collector communities. Sometimes to disguise a desire. Sometimes to justify a purchase. Or sometimes to simply...

Tat or treasure: Understanding the value behind...

The antique adage “one person’s tat is another person’s treasure” often echoes among tool collector communities. Sometimes to disguise a desire. Sometimes to justify a purchase. Or sometimes to simply...

Pocket Driver: Pre-Production Run

Pocket Driver: Pre-Production Run

Pre-Production Run Back in July 2023 we’d just received the Pocket Driver pre-production run and were super happy to report that we... almost nailed it first time! There were some...

Pocket Driver: Pre-Production Run

Pre-Production Run Back in July 2023 we’d just received the Pocket Driver pre-production run and were super happy to report that we... almost nailed it first time! There were some...

Pocket Driver: Origins, Development & Production

Pocket Driver: Origins, Development & Production

The Idea So, where did this idea originate? After we finished our driver campaign, we asked a question on our community forum - 'what tool you would find useful?' and there...

Pocket Driver: Origins, Development & Production

The Idea So, where did this idea originate? After we finished our driver campaign, we asked a question on our community forum - 'what tool you would find useful?' and there...

Storeganising: How to store your tools the right way

Storeganising: How to store your tools the righ...

“Tool storage… err... what’s that?”. No matter whether you're a handy homeowner, an experienced engineer or a wielding woodworker, you need somewhere to put your tools. And if you want...

Storeganising: How to store your tools the righ...

“Tool storage… err... what’s that?”. No matter whether you're a handy homeowner, an experienced engineer or a wielding woodworker, you need somewhere to put your tools. And if you want...

To invest or not to invest: Are quality tools worth the price tag?

To invest or not to invest: Are quality tools w...

Tools can be expensive. And buying them weirdly addictive. So when you’re looking for a new screwdriver but, instead, end up with 17 toolboxes, 146 attachments, 4 mechanical pencils and 11 sets of wrenches, it’s normal for remortgaging your home to...

To invest or not to invest: Are quality tools w...

Tools can be expensive. And buying them weirdly addictive. So when you’re looking for a new screwdriver but, instead, end up with 17 toolboxes, 146 attachments, 4 mechanical pencils and 11 sets of wrenches, it’s normal for remortgaging your home to...

A Steady Drive

A Steady Drive

We had a lot of feedback during this campaign and one thing that kept coming up was a stabiliser, or 'spinning handle', so that the Pocket Driver can have the...

A Steady Drive

We had a lot of feedback during this campaign and one thing that kept coming up was a stabiliser, or 'spinning handle', so that the Pocket Driver can have the...