Rope is one of the greatest inventions of all time, and also one of the oldest. It is used for everything from sail boats, securing loads, or even for tying your shoes. If you ever watch survival shows like Man vs Wild, you can see how important rope can be if you are alone in the wilderness. A little bit of rope can make all the difference.

Survival Straps knows how important rope can be, and they have made it easy for anyone to carry rope around everyday. A specially woven bracelet made of 550 lb. paracord can be unwoven in an emergency to 15 - 20 feet of paracord. Then you can simply send it back, to be rewoven. If a bracelet is not manly enough for you, they also have watch straps, dog collars, rifle slings, and more.

There are also many other makers of Paracord Bracelets that can be found on eBay

It is almost that time of the year again. The 2009 Winter Woodworking Awards from LumberJocks.com are just around the corner. LumberJocks.com is an online woodworking community where users can share stories, photos, and videos about their own woodworking projects.

The woodworking awards are a chance for members of LumberJocks to compete against each other to win great prizes. All entries will then be judged by other members, and the person with the most points is the winner. This winter the two entry categories are A Knot Like No Other and A Secret Compartment. If you want to put your skills to the test, head on over to LumberJocks and enter.

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Amazon has the Milwaukee 7150-21 5/8-Inch to 2-1/8-Inch 18 Gauge Brad Nailer on sale right now for a really good price of $89.99 with free shipping. This is a savings of $30-$40 from other online and local stores.

This brad nailer has high reviews from the users here at Tool-Rank and at Amazon, it also has a high review from me. I have owned this gun for a few years now, and it has never let me down. The big advantages of this tool besides the fact that it does its job very well, is its very light weight, and a well designed hook. Anyone that does work over their head sees the advantage of a great tool hook.

Tool-Rank Reviews Milwaukee 7150-21 18 gauge Brad Nailer Kit

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What is with the lack of selection when it comes to circular saws that are blade on left? It is actually very surprising to me that manufacturers do not make their circular saws in both versions. Do they not realize that some people are left handed, or are like me and just prefer to be able to cut with my right hand, and see the cut at the same time. Cordless saws are blade left, and so are worm drive saws. Why should people have to switch between both, and not have a choice?

Some manufacturers actually do make blade left saws, but usually the selection is very limited, and so are the features. Out of all the major manufacturers, if you are looking for a 7-1/4" blade left circular saw with an electric brake, you have only one choice, the Porter-Cable 424MAG. With Porter Cable being placed between Black & Decker and DeWalt, who knows how long this saw, or the quality of the saw will last. Props to Porter-Cable, at least for now. All the other Brands need to get their act togerher.