Tool Talk Radio

12/04/2023

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Max starts off the conversation with Joe and Allan on the history of Allen wrenches and hex keys. Joe and Allan also get into using the new standard of safety strapping and plates to hold the build…

12/02/2023

Bleach is an amazing chemical. This bench was covered with dirt, mildew, and tree sap. But a simple cleaning with 1 part bleach, and 3 parts water made it look like new…..

12/02/2023

Our Must Have Item of The Week is the remarkably simple yet effective Tie Plate….

12/02/2023

On this week’s Great Moments in Building History, we discuss the Towers of Bologna Italy, and the precarious future of the remaining two…..

11/26/2023

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Joe and Allan start off with the many benefits of the modern toilet then get into why we don’t use asbestos anymore. Joe and Allan each have a tool or two that they are thankful for and Allan…

11/25/2023

On this weeks Great Moments in Building History, we discuss the remarkable Royal Albert Hall…..

11/25/2023

Our Must Have Item of the Week is something you won’t use every day, but when you need it, you need it. The versatile, and effective Keyhole Saw…..

11/06/2023

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Joe and Allan start off the show with how to break in a new tool and/or how to get used to a new tool. Allan, then, gets into his new renovation project and his new sheetrock lift. He hands out lot…

11/04/2023

Our Must Have Item of the Week is the Emergency Glass Breaker! A must for every vehicle’s glove compartment….

11/04/2023

On this week’s Great Moments in Building History, we discuss the ingenious architecture of Native American Tipis/Teepees…..

11/04/2023

Philosophical/Metaphysical/Scientific question:
Is it possible for a power tool to acquire torque far beyond its specifications when called upon in a crisis moment?
That’s exactly what this drill did on my job site this week. We’ll explore that mystery and more, on this weeks Tool Tale…..

10/30/2023

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Joe and Allan kickoff the show with this week’s adventures in fence repair, digging new trenches for plumbing, and using a sheetrock lift. Russ Anderson from KC Computer joins the guys to dis…

10/28/2023

On this week’s Great Moments in Building History, we discuss the spooky and fascinating Tower of London…..

The Tower of London is an icon of historic London. A notorious prison & ex*****on ground of Kings and Queens of England. We take you on a virtual tour of the...

10/28/2023

Our Must Have Item of the Week is the rugged and maneuverable 20 oz. multi function, vibration resistant, Claw Hammer…..

10/16/2023

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Joe and Allan start the day with a solar eclipse and that gives them a chance to bring up the topic of eye protection. First, you should never look directly into the sun and that goes double during…

10/15/2023

10/14/2023

On this week’s Great Moments in Building History, we get spooky, as we discuss the Woodruff Fontaine Home in Memphis……

10/14/2023

Our Must Have Item of the Week is a pair of Eclipse Glasses! Check out the Partial Solar Eclipse rolling through the MidSouth around noon today!

10/09/2023

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Joe and Allan get the show rolling with a few stories from recent job sites. How do you install a toilet for the first time in a new construction when all you have is a pipe sticking up out of the …

10/07/2023

It’s Croctober! Would you wear these babies? Let us know. We’re talking about these today on Tool Talk Radio!

10/07/2023

It’s always important to put plenty of cement in the fence post hole, but let’s not get carried away. 36 inches of concrete is a little much! Allan had the unenviable task of removing this beast from the ground this week..,,

10/07/2023

Our Must Have Item of the Week are the mighty Angled Head Long Nose Pliers!

10/03/2023

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Joe and Allan take a trip into the past, present, and future of wood paneling. From fine hand crafted wall covering for everything from homes to castles to the strange years of the 1960s and 1970s,…

09/30/2023

Our Must Have Item of the Week is exceedingly useful Angle Finder, with Imperial and Metric Rulers….

09/30/2023

On this week’s segment of Historically Terrible, we discuss Wood Paneling….

09/30/2023

Welcome to the neighborhood!

09/25/2023

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Joe and Allan get the show started with lots of tips and advice about hanging an exterior door. Next, they share the pain and frustration of changing out a vanity faucet unless you have a basin wre…

09/23/2023

Our Must Have Item of the Week is the Knuckle Saving Basin Wrench!

09/18/2023

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Joe and Allan are on location at the 2023 Cooper-Young Festival. They start off with fixed post versus floating installation of a deck. There are advantages either way. Then the guys get into a dis…

09/11/2023

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Allan starts off with repairs to an old hardwood floor. Jay Hill with Big M Roofing joins the guys and takes a number of calls and answers your questions about roofing and roof repair. Joe jumps in…

09/09/2023

This week’s Must Have Item of the Week is Color Changing Spackle!

09/09/2023

On this week’s Great Moments in Building History we celebrate a Memphis masterwork of Repurposing, as we discuss the Crosstown Concourse….

09/04/2023

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Joe and Allan get things rolling with updates on Allan’s latest projects including exterior stairs and the pool bar upgrade. Then the conversation turns to the number of nearly grown raccoons…

09/02/2023

Our loyal listener Robbie shared this great photo of his Plunge Cut Track Saw, with Vacuum Attachment. We’ll discuss it today on Tool Tales!

09/02/2023

There are many uses for decorative floor mats, including decorating your pool house! We’ll discuss this and more on Allan’s Week in Review!

09/02/2023

On this week’s Great Moments in Building History we will discuss Roller Coasters!

The roller coaster has its origins in St. Petersburg, Russia, as a simple slide that took thrillseekers down an icy ramp past a variety of colored lanterns.

09/02/2023

Our Must Have Items of the Week are a Variety Pack of Stain Markers! (I don’t know if that was correct grammar, but so be it…)

09/02/2023

Allan had an unofficial observer on the job site this week. Something tells me there’s a Critter Wars segment on tap….

08/21/2023

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Joe and Allan get the show started with the announcement by Max that it is World Orangutan Day. The guys follow that up with updates on Joe’s trip to Chicago and his discovery of a massive pa…