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Great tools have a magnetic attraction for woodworkers, so a beer hammer made from birch plywood and the Screw Grabber starter for non-magnetic screws were super popular stories this week. So was the ...

Some citrus fruits sold at the supermarket chain, including lemons, limes and oranges, are covered in a post-harvest wax containing shellac. Shellac, a resin secreted by the female lac bug on trees in ...