The HAC Blog

These Boots Weren’t Made for Mud—but They’ve Got Heart & Style: Jim Green’s African Rangers

These Boots Weren’t Made for Mud—but They’ve Go...

Let me tell y’all something straight: I’ve worn a lot of boots in my 30+ years of hammer-swingin’, sawdust-kickin’, mistake-fixin’ contractor life, and very few make me stop and say, “Well...

These Boots Weren’t Made for Mud—but They’ve Go...

Let me tell y’all something straight: I’ve worn a lot of boots in my 30+ years of hammer-swingin’, sawdust-kickin’, mistake-fixin’ contractor life, and very few make me stop and say, “Well...

Top 10 Tools I Use Every Damn Day (From the Half Ass Toolbox of Joe)

Top 10 Tools I Use Every Damn Day (From the Hal...

Alright y’all. Name’s Joe. I run Half Ass Construction out here in Southeast Alaska, where the weather don’t care, and neither do the folks who did the job before me....

Top 10 Tools I Use Every Damn Day (From the Hal...

Alright y’all. Name’s Joe. I run Half Ass Construction out here in Southeast Alaska, where the weather don’t care, and neither do the folks who did the job before me....

Joe’s Rules for Not Screwin’ It Up: A Half Ass Code of Conduct

Joe’s Rules for Not Screwin’ It Up: A Half Ass ...

Alright, rookies. If you’re new to the trades — or just tryin’ not to wreck your house with a weekend warrior project — I got a few golden rules for...

Joe’s Rules for Not Screwin’ It Up: A Half Ass ...

Alright, rookies. If you’re new to the trades — or just tryin’ not to wreck your house with a weekend warrior project — I got a few golden rules for...

Martinez vs. Estwing: A Hammer Showdown from a Half Ass Perspective

Martinez vs. Estwing: A Hammer Showdown from a ...

Now look—I ain’t here to start a hammer war. But if you’ve spent more than five minutes on a job site, you know a man and his hammer are a...

Martinez vs. Estwing: A Hammer Showdown from a ...

Now look—I ain’t here to start a hammer war. But if you’ve spent more than five minutes on a job site, you know a man and his hammer are a...