Keep Your Tools Handy Your toolbox doesn't have to be full of new and expensive gadgets for you to be able do what you need around your house or homestead. Learn how to thrift, assemble, and restore or maintain a basic, expanded, or specialty toolkit based on your needs.
  • 8 videos
Speaker Kyle Ferlemann
Kyle Ferlemann

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Keep Your Tools Handy
1. Introduction to Tools & Tool Safety
Learn what you need to get your first toolkit going, starting with how to keep yourself and your workplace safe from being damaged by your tools.
Kyle Ferlemann
Kyle Ferlemann
Keep Your Tools Handy
2. Assemble Your Basic Maintenance Toolkit
Assemble your baseline toolkit with guidance from an expert. Whether your filling a drawer in the garage or kitchen, or filling in the missing components of a hand-me-down toolbox, these are the absolute basics you should consider for any DIY toolbox.
Kyle Ferlemann
Kyle Ferlemann
Keep Your Tools Handy
3. Additional Tools for Your Repair Toolkit
Don't throw away what you can fix! Stay thrifty by keeping the tools you need on hand for basic repair work. Learn what kinds of tools you should add to your basic DIY toolbox so you can be more self-sufficient in your home or homestead.
Kyle Ferlemann
Kyle Ferlemann
Keep Your Tools Handy
4. Specialty Toolkits for Engines & Generators
If your car broke down on the highway, would you have the tools you need on-hand in order to get it running again? Assemble a road emergency kit for your car, tractor, or generator, and empower yourself to repair simple problems on the go without needing to rely on expensive services.
Kyle Ferlemann
Kyle Ferlemann
Keep Your Tools Handy
5. Tool Restoration & Maintenance
If your tools have been a little neglected, it's not the end of the world. You don't have to buy new; simply restore tools without harsh substances and keep them maintained with these simple processes.
Kyle Ferlemann
Kyle Ferlemann
Keep Your Tools Handy
6. Methods for Sharpening Tools
Maintain an edge on all of your tools, not just knives. Learn about different sharpening tools and methods, as well as how to choose the right method for the edge you need. From knives, to mowers, to garden tools, keep your edges sharp and your tools safe.
Kyle Ferlemann
Kyle Ferlemann
Keep Your Tools Handy
7. Thrift a Secondhand Toolkit
You don't have to pay retail for a serviceable toolkit. Learn which tools you should thrift, and which second-hand tools are just asking for trouble.
Kyle Ferlemann
Kyle Ferlemann
Keep Your Tools Handy
8. Anachronistic Handtools that Still Work
Are anachronistic tools worth it when you could just buy a drill? Learn whether or not old-fashioned manual tools may be right for your next project.
Kyle Ferlemann
Kyle Ferlemann