USA Made » Tools http://usamadeblog.com INFO on USA Made Products. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 FOUND: Axe made in the USA http://usamadeblog.com/2009/10/01/found-axe-made-in-the-usa/ http://usamadeblog.com/2009/10/01/found-axe-made-in-the-usa/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:14:27 +0000 Ryan http://usamadeblog.com/?p=574

Finally!! I’ve been searching all summer, maybe longer, for a Maul Made in the USA.

Council tool, a 123 year old company manufacturing out of Lake Waccamaw North Carolina, makes a huge selection of axes.

Take a look at this beauty. General purpose, RC 45-55, Natural steel finish. I need one of these for my truck.

Not to mention the rest of the stuff they make:

Get ready for splitting wood for your fireplace or stove. It’s going to be a cold one this year.

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Costco had a package of Maglites the 2-AA LED, and a 3-D Cell LED. I have this weird thing for flashlights.. so I had to get them.

My hose nozzle cracked last winter so I needed a new one. Gilmour has a Zinc Pistol Grip Nozzle for a reasonable price at Lowes.  Be sure to check the label, Most of Gilmour’s products are made overseas. They do all seem to be of reasonably good quality.

Starting today I’ll be providing you with missions for the upcoming week. Click here for your Mission.

]]> http://usamadeblog.com/2009/06/07/found-this-week-made-in-the-usa-week-23/feed/ 0 Found this Week – Made in the USA – Week 21 http://usamadeblog.com/2009/05/24/found-this-week-made-in-the-usa-week-21/ http://usamadeblog.com/2009/05/24/found-this-week-made-in-the-usa-week-21/#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 11:41:59 +0000 Ryan http://usamadeblog.com/?p=488 The Hilight of this week is the Orbix razor via thecelebritycafe. 

The REV360™ moves in a smooth oscillating motion. Cutting hairs with a straight edge to minimize bumps! And it can actually reduce shaving time.

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My Uncle and I went to the shooting range last weekend. I enjoy plinking at targets.

We setup our targets, mine was at the 50 yard and about an 8-inch target with 2-inch wide rings . Turned off the “cease fire light”. He was testing something that about made me mess my pants every time.

Loaded this baby up with some Federal .22 LR and began plinking away. First few shots were difficult to tell where they ended up. Once the sight was adjusted a little, they started hitting the target. I’m not very accurate… This guy However is very accurate with his Golden boy, testament to how accurate the Henry rifles really are.  The main thing is, I need to do more testing. The plan is to put up some wax paper next time to get an idea of where stuff is really hitting, and I need a monocular.

I setup another target to test my old Winchester 190, Got the scope sighted in and I was able to hit the middle 4 inches of the target, most of the time. Still.. This one was missing something. I love the action of cranking that leaver after every shot. The Winchester 190 dosn’t have that.

All in all, I’m proud to own this fine firearm.  I can’t wait to go shooting again, maybe hunting. Also trying to figure out what Henry Rifle to pickup next.

]]> http://usamadeblog.com/2009/05/22/henry-repeating-arms-lever-carbine-22-sllr/feed/ 0 Leatherman c33 http://usamadeblog.com/2009/04/17/leatherman-c33/ http://usamadeblog.com/2009/04/17/leatherman-c33/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:56:36 +0000 Ryan http://usamade.info/?p=408 leatherman_c33I stopped by a couple stores last night. One thing I have been looking at for a while is the Leatherman Crater c33
or c33L. Finally found one at Target. They had a pretty nice selection, at a fair price, of Leatherman tools in their camping isle.

My first impression upon opening the package… This thing is light. It actually freaked me out a little. The glass filled Nylon must is very light, along with the metal of the carabiner.  But it keeps a good balance with the blade. Once I felt the “action” of the knife I fell in love.

Opening the knife with the thumb stud takes some effort. This is good, I’ve had other knives open in my pocket… not a good end result. the Carabiner clips easily on a  belt loop.

I own another knife, it has been good, but This Leatherman is a Leap up in quality and craftsmanship. I can’t wait to buy more Leatherman tools now.

∞Leatherman C33

Update: I have had some time to use this thing in the “wilderness”. I love everything about it.   Very well crafted knife. I also love that the Bottle opener captures the bottle cap. No need to chase the cap under the fridge :)   My only regret is that I may have enjoyed carying the c33t, With the included screwdrivers.

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Whiteside - Routerbits

Corona - Paintbrush

HandGuard – Gloves

Plano - Storage

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Full line of Easel Products at impressive prices. For the serious painter or if you just need something decorative to hold a picture; American Easel is your best choice.

Great site and well organized too.

∞American Easel

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I haven’t looked at all of their products, what I found was made in the usa.

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Few Leatherman items I ran across today:

∞Leatherman

]]> http://usamadeblog.com/2009/03/26/leatherman-tools-argentum-freestyle-and-rwb-micra/feed/ 0 Found this Week – Made in the USA – Week 11 http://usamadeblog.com/2009/03/16/found-this-week-made-in-the-usa-week-11/ http://usamadeblog.com/2009/03/16/found-this-week-made-in-the-usa-week-11/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:06:06 +0000 Ryan http://usamade.info/?p=303 I hit the hardware store this weekend. Found a number of companies. They all looked to be good quality items too.

Found this on Week 11 of the year.

∞Enjoy

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