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A Pulaski is a hand tool used in fighting fires, especially wildfires, that combines an axe and an adze in one head. It was invented by Ed Pulaski, a US Forest Service ranger, in 1911 and became a national standard in the 1930s.
Konstantin Savitsky is a co-author of the famous painting Morning in the Pine Forest. On the original Peredvizhniki exhibition the painting was shown by two authors Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky. It was assumed that Savitsky had painted the bears and Shishkin the forest but later the scholars found that preparational drawings of the ...
A McLeod tool is a two-sided blade with a rake and a hoe on a long handle, invented by a US Forest Service ranger in 1905. It is used for raking fire lines, cutting branches and sod, and maintaining hiking trails.
The Forest is a game where you play as Eric LeBlanc, a survivor of a plane crash on a forested island full of cannibalistic mutants. You must explore the island, build shelters, craft weapons, and search for your son Timmy, while facing the dangers of the night and the mysterious artifacts of the Ancient Ones.
Bonney Forge is a manufacturer of fittings and valves founded in 1876 by Charles S. Bonney in Philadelphia. It was formerly a maker of hand tools and automotive tools, and was acquired by Gulf and Western Industries in 1984.
A Biltmore stick is a tool for estimating tree diameter and height, named after the Biltmore Estate where it was developed. Learn how to use it, its accuracy, and its history from this Wikipedia article.
Owing to its isolated location within the local terrain, carpentry work utilized only traditionally appropriate hand tools, such as framing chisels, slicks, gouges, and drawknives, which were therefore packed in and out on a daily basis. Repair materials included locally sourced Douglas fir logs and western red cedar shakes.
Park Tool Company is a private company that designs, manufactures and sells bicycle tools and equipment since 1963. It has over 500 products, many patents and a distinctive blue color for its handles.