Carbide 3D
There are some machines that we simply find awesome and fascinating. Amount those are CNC Machines. Lucky for us, and anyone who has the need, Carbide 3D has taken the awesomeness of CNC Machining and brought it to your desktop. Even cooler, quality matters to them and they do everything themselves: Design their own electronic Do their own mechanical design Write their own software Make everything they can in the US! If a Desktop CNC Mill is what you are after, check out their Nomad 3. A “fully integrated, ready-to-run desktop CNC mill that’s at home in any environment.” Continue reading
Eklind
We were recently on a quest to find a high quality (and American Made!) folding hex key set. Lucky for us, we stumbled upon Eklind and their various folding kits. Eklind has been around since its founding in 1928 in Chicao, Illinois. Their first hex key product was designed in 1948 by founder Henning Eklind. Folding sets came in 1955. L-Key sets added in 1991 and Ball-Hex tools were added to their lineup in 1995. Continue reading
Weber
It’s that time of year again. You know the time. GRILLING TIME! The weather is starting to warm up and the days are a bit longer so it is the perfect time to get outside and fire up the grill. And what better grill to fire up than an American Made option from Weber! Weber has been innovating great grill designs since their start in 1952 when George Stephen combined his love of barbeque with a revolutionary grill design inspired by the shape of a buoy. The original kettle grill was born! Continue reading
R.G.W. Candy Company
Like candy? Of course you do. Who doesn’t? Nobody we know! Illinois-based R.G.W. Candy Company has been hand-making candy for over 75 years! Here’s how they describe what they do: We are very proud to say we still only make candies from the simple ingredients ~ no preservatives, no flavorings, or modern chemistry. We offer you “regular old candy” the way it was always meant to be made, hand-made & hand-dipped especially for you. Continue reading
Storacell
Ever come across a product and think: “wow, how did I not think of this?” This was our thought when we discovered the American Made Battery Caddies made by Storacell. If you are like us, you have a box full of loose batteries in a closet somewhere. Or perhaps you have them organized by battery type in bags inside of another box of some sort. Continue reading
Newton Broom & Brush Co
Newton Broom & Brush Co was founded on January 10th, 1914 in Newton, IL. It has been producing American Made brooms ever since! They still produce The Original Kitchenette which is made using 100% Broom corn. What is Broom corn? According to Britannica: broomcorn, (Sorghum bicolor), upright variety of sorghum of the family Poaceae, cultivated for its stiff stems. The seeds of broomcorn are borne on the ends of long straight branches. When harvested and dried, these stiff bristles are processed and bound to form broom heads and brushes and are also used for wreaths and other decorations. Continue reading
Field Notes
Some of us really enjoy a quality note book for tracking our days or simply keeping our lists organized. Field Notes produces a full assortment of not only notebooks and memo books but also planners and calendars. All Made in America on papers sourced and manufactured in the U.S.A. The books are offered with various patterned pages. You can get graph, ruled, plain, dot-graph, ledger, checklist and planner. We are partial to the dot-graph pages. Continue reading
Power Planter
Here’s something we didn’t even know we needed, but now we feel like we MUST get one! Power Planter offers a series of augers that attach to your drill that will make your garden planting experience a whole lot nicer. After hand digging the garden for the past few years, we can attest to the beauty of this product and look forward to using one in our own garden. Continue reading