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Staple Improvements

Sometimes the best tools in the shop are simple solutions. And, it can be difficult to innovate on something simple. Too much change and it can become overdesigned and harder to use than need be. Some of my favorite gear are tools that make small, elegant improvements on shop staples.

Which brings me to the focus of this Great Gear: improvements on familiar shop items. The first up is some interesting hardware from. After that, we’ve got our favorite versions of what’s likely to be some familiar faces in the shop. Each of these has its own small but important improvement.

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