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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
By Amos Kwon
It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
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It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter

These 5 lighters turn a disposable necessity into a piece of EDC you’ll actually want to carry.

By Beau Hayhoe
The Cool Shop The Cool Shop
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The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

By Lanny Fuller
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Our Favorite Finds From Bespoke Post’s Fourth of July Sale

Up to 50% off. These are the pieces we'd grab before they're gone.

By Cool Material
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The Iris Circle Drawing Tool Is Based on a Camera Aperture Mechanism

The opening and closing of a camera aperture is one of the most functionally majestic things you can watch. There's just something about that circular motion that will always make us wonder how it was dreamt up in the first place. Turns out that, in addition to helping make your…

By Cooper Fleishman
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This Bayonet Also Has a Built-In Revolver in the Handle

All things considered, and often attached to the end of a perfectly functional rifle, the bayonet is a stabby weapon of last resort. Unless, of course, the bayonet you're packing is one of the G.R.A.D. variety because this particular bayonet is also a revolver. Yes, you read that correctly. In…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Sense Energy Monitor Tracks Power Usage in Real-Time

At some point, we've all gotten a bill from the electricity company that was significantly higher than we anticipated. Most of those bills come with monthly or year-to-year usage estimates, but those graphs are generally based on overall usage, not the specific items in your house that are costing you…

By Cooper Fleishman
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SPD Edition Titanium Tool Bit Driver

Tools are utilitarian by nature. For quite some time that meant manufacturers paid little attention to aesthetics, opting instead to craft devices that simply got the job done. Nothing wrong with that, per se. Call us picky, however, because we appreciate beautiful design, which is why we love this tool…

By Mike Newman
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Wowstick Compact Electric Screwdrider

Whether you're assembling a new piece of furniture, fixing your phone or changing a watch strap, there are plenty of situations when you're going to need a screwdriver. Wouldn't it be a lot easier if you had a sleek, stylish and functional screwdriver within arms reach on your desk instead…

By Cooper Fleishman
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