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TOOL KIT Light and Compact Framing Nailer By Mark Clement Stanley-Bostitch 800/556-6696 bostitch.com Street price: $250 As dependable as screws are for decking, about the last tool I’m going to leave in the shop is my framing nailer. Any deck project without a framing nailer on site is a slow-moving affair. This is even more [...]
When installing drywall or framing a partition wall perpendicular to an outside wall, say while refinishing a basement, it is often the case there is no stud to nail to. There are a number of solutions to this problem, but the one I like best in most cases is what I learned as a “chicken [...]
As many radio shows as I do, as many TV shows I am involved with, as many articles, blogs, and Facebook posts as I write, at the (cliche alert) end of the day, it’s about the stuff we build, the lives those projects change, and the tools we use to do it. Reel It In. [...]
Tooling Up in Joplin’s Cunningham Park with Extreme Makeover. It took 10,000 volunteers and multiple builders to make Extreme Makeover: Home Edition‘s 200th—and final—episode a reality. Seven houses in seven days plus our playground and memorial wall in the tornado-ravaged city of Joplin, MO is no small feat. And like any endeavor where many are [...]
New twin blade design allows the user to alternate between two blades without carrying more than one knife. InstantChange™ feature allows the user to replace dull blades in seconds. Easy access blade storage holds up to 9 blades for fast and easy blade changes. Knife Includes 2 straight and 2 hook blades. Interlocking blade sliders [...]
November 14, 2009: Mark & Theresa are up on the roof with Ray Rosewall, president and CEO of DaVinci Roofscapes. DaVinci Roofscapes Slate Ray is sharing tips on how to determine when it’s time to replace your roof, how to get the maximum life out of your roof and the many advances of [...]
November 14, 2006—There’s not much to say about a hammer tacker, except that when you find a good one, grab it. And make the other guys on the crew get their own. You’re keeping yours where you can see it. Bostitch’s PC2K is one you’ll be keeping your hands on. It’s well-designed for the rapid-fire, [...]
So here’s one of my least favorite things to do: lug my hand-carry compressor to and from the jobsite. It’s sixty or seventy pounds of total discomfort, and once it’s there it’s loud and dirty. In fact, the smaller the job, the more I resent the aggravation. But there’s a light-weight, dependable alternative that speeds [...]
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