Nope, your loose tape measure hook isn't defective. In fact, it helps deliver accurate measurements.

Although it would be wrong to say that tape measures are difficult to use, they can sometimes certainly be a bit fiddly - a couple of examples include the measuring of objects that aren't ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are few items in your tool box that see as much use as a measuring tape. So it's important to make sure that the tape you use is ...

1868: Alvin J. Fellows of New Haven, Connecticut, receives a patent for a spring-click tape measure. His improved design creates a useful and enduring tool. The invention originated in Sheffield, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On most measuring tapes, the black diamonds are spaced 19 3/16 inches apart to indicate the typical spacing of joists. Wall studs, ...

On July 14th, 1868, 151 years ago today, Alvin Fellows, of New Haven, Connecticut, patented his "new and useful improvement in spring measuring tapes." Though not the first, Fellows' design is widely ...

In this video I swap out my old tape measure for a Bosch laser distance tool and show how it actually makes my workday easier ...

Although many overlook them, these highlighted numbers serve a key function in construction and carpentry tasks.

There are limits to what a tape measure can do, such as give you the dimensions of a curved surface. Or add. But the new InstruMMents 01 ($149), despite its clunky name, can do nearly everything a ...