I normally don’t like to pimp specific companies products too much… unless I am presenting competitive products as well, but I just wanted to commend Sears.

No, I didn’t go to a store and get amazing customer service. No I didn’t order something off the internet from them. I didn’t even stumble across an amazing price… But, what I DID find was the Tool Catalog. I am very familiar with it, I try to make sure I grab one each year. And I do it not because I am necessarily going to buy a bunch of tools, but because they have a great selection that gives the cross section of what sort of groovy/cool stuff is out for the garage.

When I was a kid, the release of the JC Penney Christmas Wishbook was THE most important literary event each year. And while the Tool Catalog release doesn’t hit THAT level… it is a lot of fun. It makes me happy for a day or three.

So, let’s hit a few highlights…

Craftsman Cross Force Wrenches. These things are pretty cool. How many times have you been pushing on a combo wrench and it just isn’t easy to provide a lot of force because you are pushing on the edge of the wrench? These are also ratcheting… and I LOVE my ratcheting combo wrenches. They are often my “go to” wrenches.

Craftsman Jack System, Lift and Secure. In order to safely work under a vehicle, we are always supposed to support it on jack stands, and not just the jack. This cuts a step and makes it more likely that even on those “just going to dive under and shake something for a minute” jobs that we will employ the safer method.

Don’t adjust your set… it isn’t red.  It is Orange Metallic.  It is joining blue, forest green, black and silver as options for their tool boxes.  Not everything is available in every color, but it IS nice that we don’t have to get stuck with the red box… even if it clashes with the maroon street rod.  So, a Craftsman Professional Tool 56″ Tool Cart in Sunburst Metallic Orange is on the cool list.

Montezuma Portable Tool Box.  This one is in black, but it’s also available in red and white.  It is kind of cool because of its shape, and the fact that just about everything is out there as soon as it is open.  There aren’t any drawers to jam, and we won’t forget where we put something…  It’s all right there.

So, that’s just a couple of the things that Sears found that we might like to find.