The Craftsman “Make a Difference” Tour, launched on April 27, will visit more than 20 locations nationwide, renovating homes of U.S. veterans and helping communities in need.

The New York Times fretted last month about America “losing its toolbox” amid a “deeply troubling dilution of basic craftsmanship.” The Times claims Americans have lost their skills and interest in handcrafts. But there’s no better way to rediscover the adventure of building useful things than a timeless classic on craftsmanship, “The Village Carpenter: The Classic Memoir of the Life of a Victorian Craftsman,” reissued this month by Linden Publishing.

DeVilbiss received nine reports of motors overheating, including three reports of fire damage to surrounding property.

WASHINGTON -- DeVilbiss Air Power Co. of Jackson, TN, has issued a voluntary recall for approximately 460,000 air compressors that reportedly can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Chang Type Industrial, Taiwan OEM producer of Ryobi, Craftsman, Black & Decker and Dewalt power tools sold at Sears, Home Depot and Lowe’s, closed Feb. 4 on a deal to buy Delta Machinery from Stanley Black & Decker, forming Delta Power Machinery Corp. in Anderson, SC.