I like watching The Weather Channel.  There, I admitted it.  Not all the time, mind you, but our local news makes you wait 18 minutes into their 6:30 AM broadcast to give you any real weather info.

Here in Southern California the weather is blissfully dull most of the time, but this morning while tuned into my nerdy weather program, I couldn’t help but notice that many of you are experiencing some  rather chilly conditions.

In fact, “Arctic” doesn’t seem like a strong enough descriptor.   Well, I feel for you folks and hope you all weather the storms as safely and comfortably as possible.    When all has finally thawed and it’s time for spring cleaning and repairs, I hope you’ll think of us, as we’ll be ready with the tools and equipment you need.

Warmly Yours,

Andy.

Welcome to the Toolsmithdirect.com blog, which we’re starting up just as the year is ending.   A touch ironic, but also appropriate given how much we’ve grown in 2009.   We opened our online store last May, and promptly sold a whopping $76.98 worth of tools that month!

Well, ya gotta start somewhere, right?  Thanks to our customers, we’ve grown quite a bit since then.   We added a few hundred products, launched our Facebook and Twitter pages and got our popular “Ask Carl” resource up and running.

In case you were wondering, there really is a Carl, and he really knows his stuff.  He retired from the hand tool and contracting business about 8 years ago and started a cabinet-making business to keep him occupied and out of his wife’s hair.  Then he sold that business and retired again.

All along he’s been researching and answering questions about hand tools, power tools, air compressors and the projects people use them for.    It’s pretty rare to have such a knowledgeable resource available, and we’re proud to offer Carl’s services to anyone and everyone with a questions about tools.

2010 will be an exciting year for us as we plan to double our product selection and continue to enhance our website.

Meanwhile, Happy New Year and make the holiday a safe one for you and your families!

Andy.