Hand Tool Reviews

First off, if you're going to have ANY wood carving tools in the house go click on the "Slip strop" and buy one. The first nine rules of carving wood are "have sharp tools", so learn how to keep an edge on these and you'll have a much more enjoyable time carving.
This kit has a good selection of tools, from a wide barely curved gouge to a tiny V-tool (there are proper names for these but I'll spare you). They are, as promised, sharp. These things just glide right through the wood like they mean it. It makes carving easy, or at least, easier than if I had to struggle with a dull tool. If you've never handled really sharp tools like this, watch your fingers!
At first I was put off by the handle being separate: I thought I'd want handles on each and every tool so I was looking at the Palm Set Combo at first, but in reality it's so easy to change the blade that I haven't noticed it being a drawback. And, as it turns out, it makes sharpening and honing easier for certain profiles.
The tool roll it comes in is useful to keep it all in one place. The practice blank is fun, and gives you something to do right out of the box. So it's a good gift for the budding carver in your life, or yourself if you fancy it.
You may also find the Flexcut 4 knife set (also in a tool roll) complements this set nicely. Enjoy the carving, and keep your tools sharp.

This was my first time laying a tile floor and I needed something relatively inexpensive that also worked. This baby worked perfectly. It's simple to operate and gets the job done. It does not "cut" the tile, rather it "scores" the tile and then snaps it in two pieces. All of the tiles came out clean except for some of the very smallest, about 1/2". I didn't test it on thicker tiles, but the standard bathroom tiles scored and snapped very easily. If you need to make straight cuts and don't want to spend a lot, this will do the trick.

Only buy marshalltown trowls! the best!
thier margin trowls are a little too flexible for my taste.

This is an amazing buy. For the Price of a screwdriver you can get 141 tools. Screwdrives all sizes, pliers, wrenches. I am not into tool, but this is one amazing buy. All in a nice heavy duty plastic case.

May hubby happy. Treat him to this set!

I used it for the first time as soon as I got it. It took about a minute to figure out and put together. You put the pad on, wet it down and you're ready to go.

Having a scrubber on a pole means no more leaning into and over the tubs to get them clean. With a big tub, that's nice. It also means you can clean the floor of your shower without getting on your hands and knees. You are able to put enough weight on it to really scrub. The head swivels and flips around very easily so you can go from cleaning the sides of the tub to the bottom seamlessly. It has pointy ends so that you can get into corners and along edges. That said, it's a little awkward getting into and around tight spaces. The head swivels and flips SO easily that it's hard to keep it in one position to do a back and forth scrubbing across an uneven surface with corners or similar barriers.

Last but certainly not least, there is no putting your hands into dirty water or grabbing a cloth with lots of cleaners on it. You put the dry cloth onto the pole and when you are done and the cloth is wet, you need only pinch the clean corners to pull it off. The cloths are heavy duty and don't rip and I found that one cloth did enough work to make throwing it away at the end worth it. I didn't get that twinge of regret I sometimes get when I use a resource that I'm going to have to replace every few weeks.

Impossible to find this product, though its been advertised on tv for at least 5 months in my area. NOBODY carries it. I finally found it here on this amazon site and got the two pack, BUT now try to find some replacement pads for it!! I am completely baffled by the company who owns mr clean and how terribly this wonderufl product has been deployed. It simply cannot be found anywhere. Even this outfit who I bought the two starter kits from do not seem to have replacment pads. If anybody knows where to get some pads online or at well known stores, please let me know.
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I have a 40 year old house that I have been doing a bit of work on - including adding outlets and wiring for data ports among other things. I picked this little wall board saw to help in these efforts and I am truly impreressed with its performance. The teeth cut VERY agressively, which is a huge plus when you have a lot of holes to cut. I am also very pleased with the comfort of the handle and the fact that the blade is rigid enough to "jab" it through drywall without having to drill a starter hole.

All in all this saw is a great performer and worth every penny.

I didn't buy this product from Amazon, I bought a set of pliers a long long time ago. I finally managed to bend my long noses doing a project and all I had to do was call them up and they replaced them no questions asked.

What a great company. Thanks!

The ARS 210DX is a great garden companion--small enough to carry in your back pocket, large enough to cut 2 and 3" diameter branches. The blade is fabulous, with super sharp teeth that cut through even tough oak and manzanita. The slightly curved handle is reasonably ergonomic and compact enough to work in tight spaces. The blade locks with a manual clip, a bit more cumbersome that some folding blades that have an internal latch. The blade itself is the real sell. Unlike many folding saws (the Felco in particular, but also Corona) the blade is stiff and strong and very resistant to breaking. The ARS can be hard to find, but it is worth it!

This was a gift from my parents at Christmas. I keep it under the seat of my truck, and it has proved to be handy, convenient, and a real life saver on several occasions in the last few months. Sturdy tools are great. I would definitely recommend this item.

I am a sucker for white noise. It really helps me work, sleep. So I am a fan freak. There are a silent minority out there that need the sound of a fan to sleep.

But in summer time a fan can be very energy efficient. This is true a "whole" house fan and delivers on that promise. It's a super value, on the open market it retails for nearly double this price so it's a great value.

It's on rollers so you can truck this puppy around where it's needed.

Great quality, great price. So if have a need for a whole house fan you cannot do better than this one.