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Photo credits

The design prototype uses openly licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Each one is credited below with its license. At launch, our own bench photos replace them on every tested guide.

PhotoSource fileAuthorLicense
2 الحداد.jpgSofiane mohammed amriCC BY-SA 4.0
Haltern am See, Sythen, Werkzeughalle der Quarzwerke -- 2015 -- 4466.jpgDietmar RabichCC BY-SA 4.0
Caulking.jpgAchim HeringCC BY 3.0
Stihl MS 192C chainsaw 20190326.jpgSanteri ViinamäkiCC BY-SA 4.0
External circlip.pngPattelitosCC BY-SA 4.0
Bar clamp 2.jpgAerolin55CC BY-SA 3.0
LastMile Fibre VRK20 Fibre Compressor.pngCoffeeshopsnakesCC BY 4.0
I got a new drill. (4571536041).jpgMike Prosser from Austin, TX, USACC BY-SA 2.0
US Navy 061125-N-6889J-033 Builder 3rd Class Mathew Speece of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Seven Four (NMCB-74) secures the frame of a wall at Camp Ramadi.jpgU.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Gregory N. JudayPublic domain
2023 Bity płaskie.jpgJacek HalickiCC BY-SA 4.0
380th ECES Tiger team – dormitory renovation project (8769851).jpgU.S. Air Force AFCENT by Staff Sgt. Zachary RufusPublic domain
Drywall screw.pngUser: MrXCC BY-SA 3.0
Drywall and tools.jpgTimothyjosephwoodCC BY-SA 4.0
Uhu-plus-endfest-300.jpgSimon A. EugsterCC BY-SA 3.0
Portable electrical generator angle.jpgUnknownCC BY-SA 3.0
Molly bolts.jpgDmitry GCC BY-SA 3.0
Visit to Quesnel, B.C. (29699001894).jpgLucky LyndaCC BY 2.0
Drill bits 2017 G1.jpgGeorge ChernilevskyPublic domain
UT61D digital multimeter side.jpgAnselm SchülerCC BY-SA 4.0
Дюбель-гвоздь (дюбель и гвоздь).JPGBronzacloseCC0
FiveMinEpoxy.jpgTaktoaCC BY-SA 3.0
Gedore No. 7 combination wrenches 6–19 mm.jpgLucasboschCC BY-SA 3.0
Measuring tape ubt 203.JPG© 2010 by Tomasz Sienicki [user: tsca, mail: tomasz.sienicki at gmail.com]CC BY 3.0
Chainsaw.JPGkallernaCC BY-SA 3.0
Bosch 12V Max Lithium Ion Impact Driver (5073183037).jpgCharles & HudsonCC BY-SA 2.0
Meltec car power inverter SIV-300.jpgphoto: Qurren (talk) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 XCC BY-SA 4.0
Laminate floor assembly - setting tongue and groove.JPGWasrtsCC BY-SA 4.0
Compound sliding miter saw 3 (51633919636).jpgPuddin TainCC BY-SA 2.0
Toro 22 Inch Recycler Walk Behind Lawn Mower.jpgGarylittlewoodCC BY-SA 4.0
Lawn mower blade.jpgAtomicdragon136CC BY 4.0
Testing voltage of a battery using a digital multimeter.jpgJiazheng0609CC BY-SA 4.0
Various tools hanging on a pegboard in a workshop setting with natural light filtering in.jpgShixart1985CC BY 2.0
Shaving wood (Unsplash).jpgfireskystudios.com asthetikCC0
Tasselli wall plug.jpgAlessio SbarbaroCC BY-SA 2.5
Ceramic tile rectangle cream color mottled.jpgEric PolkCC BY-SA 4.0
Quilcene NFH pressure washing raceways 13 September 2021.pngUSFWSPublic domain
Pressure Wash.JPGMark SchellhaseCC BY-SA 3.0
Sanding blocks.jpgJust plain BillCC BY-SA 3.0
Stanley No. 45 Combination Hand Plane.jpgThe Patriot WoodworkerCC0
Silicone sealant 02.jpgVis MCC BY-SA 4.0
1980s Keiba circlip pliers.jpgR. Henrik NilssonCC BY 4.0
Stud Finder (4600210805).jpgCharles & HudsonCC BY-SA 2.0
Ceramic worktools.jpgBoatbuilderCC BY-SA 3.0
Tile saw.jpgHustvedtCC BY-SA 3.0
2019 broken tile in bathroom.jpgGerardolagunesCC BY-SA 4.0
Handyman photos Fix Barber Wilson diverter valve 13.JPGTomwsulcerCC0
Toggle bolts.JPGTenbergen (talk)CC BY-SA 3.0
Artisan's Tools of the Trade.jpgMMHADCC BY-SA 4.0
Towel rails radiator with hanger.jpgMB SRLCC BY 4.0
Wood screws.jpgDmitry MakeevCC BY 3.0
Garage workshop for metal work.jpgShixart1985CC BY 2.0
19th century work bench with many tools, Auckland - 0866.jpgJorge RoyanCC BY-SA 3.0

CC BY and CC BY-SA photos are used under their license terms, resized and cropped. CC0 and public-domain photos need no credit; we list them anyway.