Founded in 1843, the Stanley Works of New Britain, Connecticut, has a lengthy and rich history as one of the world’s leading manufacturers of quality hand tools and hardware items.

Having grown up not far from New Britain, I always took great pride in knowing that many of the tools used by m…

that weekend, whaddya say we paint a room?

To assist in that endeavor, I recommend two of Shur-Line’s quirkier offerings, the edger and the Easy Reach extension pole.

The edger has little wheels to slide along your crown or baseboard molding, leaving a controlled edge as you cut in. No tape esse…

We’re always looking for new takes on the old screwdriver, and one in that month’s Garrett Wade catalog seemed to have quite an interesting, ahem, twist.

It’s an adjustable torque driver. You set the torque, amidst 2 and 36 inch-pounds, and the driver will not exceed your setting by a loner inch…

I just picked up a new set of chisels that Stanley calls “Thru-Tang.” I shout them “job-site ready.”

Each member of the Thru-Tang clan has metal shaft that runs from the large steel striking cap to the blade.

This makes the chisel a stronger tool, and it means when you smack it with a hammer, v…