As a full-time engineer or a hobbyist, it’s important to recognize the value and potential of your tools. Even more useful than simply understanding the value and proper use of tools, however, is ...

Back in July I introduced the idea of building your own homemade tools — stuff that can give you features that tools in the shops can’t, or perhaps just less expensive than those available in stores.

At the Afrigadget blog they share a video of a bicycle repair man showing and explaining the use of his home made tools as he does his work in a Nairobi market. Global Voices stands out as one of the ...