Exclusive Video: How a new tool is created.
Added 2022-04-14 20:31:13 +0000 UTCFriends:
We've had a lot of interest in the Handtool Hero. Lots of people want to know how we developed it. It's actually a pretty interesting story and I thought it would make a good video just for Patrons.
Also, international shipping is up!
Get your Handtool Hero here.
Get your Compass Rose Chipbreaker Screw here. (Free shipping in the US; reduced international shipping. )
Thanks so much for making our product launch a success!
New video Saturday!
--Rex
Comments
Got mine today, #105. Hopefully Sunday I can go tinker with it
Solia
2022-04-16 14:13:37 +0000 UTCThey are rounded off, and deburred. I wouldn't worry. Rex kept his in his pocket for over a year!
Nic Beurskens
2022-04-16 00:43:58 +0000 UTCAll those sharp teeth are going to eat holes in pockets!
Huet Landry
2022-04-15 23:39:59 +0000 UTCGot mine today! Also can't wait to try it out.
Marc Barash
2022-04-15 17:26:46 +0000 UTCwhat? no record plane? OMG ;) Let us know when the HTH is available again eh? I'll need at least 1 and a few screws!
William Allen
2022-04-15 15:41:45 +0000 UTCIt shall be done!
Rex Krueger
2022-04-15 12:32:50 +0000 UTCAustria shall be added!
Rex Krueger
2022-04-15 12:32:42 +0000 UTCI hope you love it! We'll have more tools soon.
Rex Krueger
2022-04-15 12:32:23 +0000 UTCI regret that the turning saw does not seem to be an option. Too many parts and too complicated. I really didn't know what I was getting into.
Rex Krueger
2022-04-15 12:31:33 +0000 UTCI'm totally open to that, but JT is such a perfectionist that I'm not sure he'll allow them out the door!
Rex Krueger
2022-04-15 12:30:37 +0000 UTCWe know that the HTH is pricey. I had hoped it would be a lot cheaper, but it's demanding to make. As we do more, prices should come down.
Rex Krueger
2022-04-15 12:30:02 +0000 UTCIf it were possible, I would try it!
Rex Krueger
2022-04-15 12:29:19 +0000 UTCI'm honestly not sure if our shipper can handle that, but I'll look. I would absolutely like to ship there.
Rex Krueger
2022-04-15 12:28:44 +0000 UTCI hope you like it!
Rex Krueger
2022-04-15 12:27:53 +0000 UTCIt shall be done!
Rex Krueger
2022-04-15 12:26:26 +0000 UTC"tools made by people who know what they're doing" Yup. That's why I'm not making it!
Rex Krueger
2022-04-15 12:24:37 +0000 UTCIt might be destruction.
Rex Krueger
2022-04-15 12:24:12 +0000 UTCWe appreciate the support and the Patron edition was so successful, you can expect more limited-edition tools.
Rex Krueger
2022-04-15 12:23:53 +0000 UTCI am really pleased....and grateful!
Rex Krueger
2022-04-15 12:23:19 +0000 UTCIf it's possible I would love for you to add Israel to the shipping options. Thanks.
Micah Shlain
2022-04-15 11:25:55 +0000 UTCHey rex - please add Austria (not Australia) to the international shipping list and do not forget about the "patreon only international edition"
Stefan Blümke
2022-04-15 10:59:52 +0000 UTCI love the concept of a simple multi tool. Mine should arrive tomorrow. I look forward to other new tools.
Brendan Langord
2022-04-15 05:40:50 +0000 UTCI received my limited edition today as well. Nice product Rex! Looking forward to what you have lined up down the road.
Matt Cottrill
2022-04-15 04:17:33 +0000 UTCI got mine ordered right away and glad I did. If the order number is any indication, I got #140 and I got online five minutes after the video finished. Looking forward to it getting here. Thank you Rex and Compass Rose. Now, how is the turning saw project going? Is it still a possible product down the road? Take care Rex.
Matt Evans-Koch
2022-04-15 03:19:15 +0000 UTCI got my Handtool Hero today too. It was well packaged. And it is so pretty!
Bob Templeton
2022-04-15 01:05:50 +0000 UTCcongrats on these announcements buddy! great news, hope to see more tools coming out quickly. what about seconds, like nicked or not quite perfect? just curious, im cheaper than most!
Jared Leff
2022-04-15 00:23:14 +0000 UTCAwesome video, Rex! Hopefully, maybe some day I can afford to buy the Handtool Hero cause I'd really like to have one but it doesn't look like that's gonna be any time soon. I can't even afford to buy any lumber for any of the projects I want to make.
Jennessa Lynam
2022-04-14 23:23:35 +0000 UTCCongratulations on the launch of Compass Rose Rex, can't wait to see you you bring us in the future (maybe a self sharpening plane iron LOL 😂)
Shane Thomas
2022-04-14 22:30:57 +0000 UTCTaiwan still isn't an option. Thanks.
John Shufelt
2022-04-14 21:29:15 +0000 UTCMy limited edition Patreon only Handtool Hero arrived in the mail today - can't wait to get into the shop and try it out.
Kirk von der Heydt
2022-04-14 21:24:27 +0000 UTCThank you for the international shipping! Please add Finland to your list =)
Pasi Moilanen
2022-04-14 21:06:54 +0000 UTCNicely done - tools made by people who know what they're doing. That is the root of quality. Shipping and other stuff is understandably out of you're control and will get sorted in time. Quality work Rex
John Morrison
2022-04-14 20:58:13 +0000 UTCThanks Rex! This was a great look at what it takes to get a tool to market. As some famous person likes to say: prototypes are easy, production is hard. I worked a short time at a plating facility and even that isn't as simple as people think. There's real expertise, real ingenuity, and research and destruction involved. Did I say destruction? I meant development ;)
Tom Manseau
2022-04-14 20:47:43 +0000 UTCIt's too bad I wasn't able to order a Patreon special edition, but I am very happy I was able to order a first generation tool.
Bas Vermeyden
2022-04-14 20:45:54 +0000 UTCGreat news, ill get my order in! Really pleased to see that the patron variant sold out already, you must be really pleased it's been so well received. All the best
Mike Smith
2022-04-14 20:45:17 +0000 UTCToo late to get the Patreon one as they are sold out before international shipping was set up. That's disappointing, and bad organization on your company's part.
Sumihisa Aota
2022-04-14 20:35:24 +0000 UTC
