Remember the scene in “Titanic” where Rose takes two poorly placed practice swings with an ax to break the handcuffs off Jack … and then she actually does it? Well, that’s Hollywood magic. While we ...

1. Roughen the hammer's striking face with sandpaper—it'll help prevent glancing blows that bend nails and often find your thumb. 2. Chisel-shaped nail points tend to split the wood. To avoid the ...

Ever needed to hammer in a nail one-handed? Without a nailgun, it’s almost impossible, but this cool German hammer has been designed to make it easy to do that–and it’s so clever, you’ll wonder why ...