Trying to decided which brand of rebar cutters is the best? We conducted a side-by-side comparison of manual rebar bender/cutters from Tolman Tools and Benner-Nawman, Inc, each with a bending roller diameter of 2.5 inches. In our trial, we used both tools to create 90- and 180-degree bends in rebar #5, #4 and #3. The Read more…

In the mid-1930s, The Kaufmann’s (of Kaufmann’s Department Store) sought out Frank Lloyd Wright to design their vacation home in the mountains of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Wright was well-known not only for his innovative architectural designs, but also for his seamless integration of buildings and nature, a philosophy he called “organic architecture.” Wright’s design would see Read more…

Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge in January of 1933, and spanned through May of 1937. The famous orange-vermilion bridge was the world’s longest-spanning suspension bridge until 1964, when the Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened in New York. Throughout construction, a safety net was installed under the bridge, which saved the lives of 19 men. Read more…