Posts from Marc Lyman

About Marc Lyman

Marc grew up under a brave single mom who "encouraged" home improvement on the family home. Early toddler gifts included a tool set, and even a cordless Bosch drill when cordless drills first came out. In grade school (give or take a few years), Marc's mom said, "We need to cut down some trees. . . . here's a chainsaw." A father figure also involved Marc in many home improvement projects, including a summer of home remodeling in Palo Alto, CA. Toss in some Obsessive Compulsive personality traits researching everything home improvement related. The end result: a genetically pre-disposed, socially sculpted home improvement machine! For his complete profile, please visit our About page. Really, it's worth it.

Flex Your Workspace with a Husky Workbench & Drawer Cabinets

Marc Lyman August 8, 2019 Leave a Comment

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. Have you have ever found yourself precariously balancing a workpiece on your leg while doing your best impersonation of a flamingo? If so, you probably know how important having a nice, stable work surface is. Contrary to popular belief, a workbench is more than just a place to dump tools, random parts and the half-eaten portion of your fourth donut. Our sponsor Home Depot recently sent us a Husky workbench and a Husky five drawer base cabinet to see if that might nudge us towards a slightly more organized garage. Join us as we walk through assembling and evaluating these clutter-cutters as we help determine if they’re worthy of a spot in your shop or garage. Read More

Tool Crave – A Podcast for the Cravers of Tools

Marc Lyman July 5, 2019 Leave a Comment

If you’re reading this article, then we’d wager there’s about a 99% chance you love tools. Whether it’s a few choice hand tools passed down from a parent or grandparent, or a collection of the latest and greatest cordless beasts, we all share a weak spot for tools. They make our lives easier, they change some jobs from impossible to possible, they make us more efficient, and they unleash our creativity to not just build, but to express and create. If you’re curious about tools and the creative tradespeople, makers, celebrities and DIY’ers that use them, we have an excellent podcast to recommend – Tool Crave. Read More