Got an email from Sam’s Club this morning with a link to this nifty-looking item: a retractable workbench that folds up to a 5″ profile.  As someone who lives in an old house with limited storage space, I am very curious to see one of these in person!  It’s a great idea for what seems to be a reasonable price, provided the quality is up to par.

Recently I had the pleasure of testing this new product from FW Tools in Tennessee. The ThumbSaver is one of those things that makes you say, “why didn’t I think of that?!”

So what I want to know is… when did the Shop-Vac get so sexy? Look at it, all blue and silver and shapely! Okay, I’ll stop and be serious. The Shop-Vac Wet/Dry vac is, after all, a serious piece of equipment. It’s small, portable and lightweight, so you can easily tote it around the house (or the shop, as the name implies) for quick pick-ups. It’s powerful enough to tackle bigger...