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Melnor Quick Connects
These plastic quick connects from Melnor are the go-betweens for the hose and whatever nozzle, sprinklers or other hose-end attachments you may have. They’re especially good for quickly moving and...
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What’s in my survival kit? — Dug North
Sign up here to get What’s in my bag? a week early in your inbox. Dug North is a maker, best known for his mechanical wooden sculptures. He spent five years running an antique clock restoration...
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Gooseneck Clip-On Light/Lens Cleaning Wipes/Plywood Edge Banding
Recomendos: Rechargeable LED Clip On Reading Light Care Touch Lens Cleaning Wipes Wood Veneer Edge Banding Preglued Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more Cool Tools reviews
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Kids Toothpaste
I wondered why it took one of my sons so long to brush his teeth and why he spit every couple of seconds. It turned out that he didn’t like the mint flavor and mint sting and didn’t like the foamy...
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Wendy Frauenfelder, Cocktail creator
Our guest this week is Wendy Frauenfelder. Wendy is the family’s handyperson. She also likes to bake wild yeast sourdough. She’s obsessive about doing the New York Times Crossword Puzzle and Spelling...
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Typatone/Quiet your mind chatter/Kevin’s Golden Oldies
Sign up here to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox. Make ambient music by typing Go to Typatone, tap out a few characters on your keyboard, then click the on-screen button with the musical note....
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Uniball Signo White Pen
Do you want to be able to write in white on dark surfaces? There is a Sharpie marker that writes in a Silver color. (Reviewed here in 2003.) The Sharpie’s tip is a bit broad so it doesn’t work for...
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What’s in my workspace? — David Yoon
David Yoon is the New York Times bestselling author of Frankly in Love, Super Fake Love Song, and for adult readers, Version Zero and City of Orange. He’s a William C. Morris Award finalist and an...
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QuadHands Helping Hands
A lot of us are probably experienced with “Helping Hands” doodads that hold stuff for soldering, usually, though they can be used for other efforts as well. A small weighted base, some flexi-joints, a...
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Tested’s Favorite Tools, 2021
Thanks to everyone who sent messages and pics of their favorite tools this year. Send me more! I’ll be running them through the rest of the year. Also: I’d love for readers to share their favorite tips...
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Meredith Arthur, Founder of Beautiful Voyager
Our guest this week is Meredith Arthur. In 2015, after working at a string of startups, Meredith created the website and podcast Beautiful Voyager for overthinkers, perfectionists, and people pleasers....
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2021 Holiday Gift Guide: Mark’s Picks
Like many people, this year I spent a lot of time at home with my family, and so we cooked, played games, and spent time in the backyard more than we did in previous years. Here are a few things that...
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12ft.io/Life Pie/Productive meetings
Bypass almost any paywall If a website allows Google to crawl its articles, it shouldn’t then hide its articles behind a paywall. The website 12ft.io bypasses paywalls by displaying the Google cache of...
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Nine years of Cool Tools Gift Guides
For the past nine years, we’ve released a series of holiday gift guides. The selections are, for the most part, timeless. Here they are: 2021 Gift Guide 2020 Gift Guide 2019 Gift Guide 2018 Gift Guide...
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Nylon Hand Truck
Every household garage and homestead needs a hand truck. It’s amazing how often you’ll use it once you have one. Makes heavy and awkward things seem less so. I’ve hauled all kinds of weird stuff. Big...
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What’s on my junk shelf? — Casper Kelly
Casper Kelly is a writer and director of TV and movies including Too Many Cooks, Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, Archer, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and the Cheddar Goblin section of “Mandy.” He also...
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Maker Slang
Don’t forget to share your favorite 2021 tips and/or tools with me! I’ll be sending one submitter a copy of my tips book and a Maker’s Notebook. Maker Slang Technical terms, jargon, and slang from...
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Dexter-Russell Dough Knife / Grill Scraper
Although it was designed specifically for bakers, this low-tech tool is absolutely indispensable in the kitchen. Beyond scraping bread dough off the counter, we use ours to transport all types of...
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Lenore Edman, Co-founder of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
Our guest this week is Lenore Edman. Lenore is a co-founder of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories. When she’s not building pen plotters, she likes to bake, sew, and make jam for relaxation. You can find...
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The Rescue/Knife sharpener/The Wisdom Index
Sign up here to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox. Incredible feel-good documentary You may remember the story of the Thai boys stranded in a deep cave years ago. There was an international...
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