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When I want old work down and done — framing, plaster, drywall, outbuildings, whatever — I reach for my recip to take them apart, usually…
Trim is always the piece de resistance in a finished project. While the studs and joists hold a project together, it’s the trim work that…
If there are two trends I notice in cordless drilling and driving, they are these: .44 Magnum-type 18- and 24-volt drill/hammer drills tend to be…
It’s hard to imagine a production oriented jobsite without a miter saw. But a miter saw clamped to a regular workbench doesn’t have the functionality…
If you’re looking for singular beauty in a stone feature for a house, you’ll find it in soapstone. You’ll also find flexibility, because soapstone is…
Lots of lead carpenters, business owners who came up through the trades and artisan contractors have unofficial tests they give newbies. They’ll assign a task…
Ridgid’s new Fuego Compact Framing Saw R3203 looks like it’ll reinvent this category and make life easier on site from frame to finish. Fuego is…
The first thing to say about Makita’s 18-volt Lithium-ion (LI) powered 6 1/2-inch circular saw is: Wow. Nice job on this one. I used it…
Cordless impact drivers have been around for a long time, just not in the United States. They were a primary drilling and driving tool in…
I love compressors. Except that I hate them. Compressors mean lugging heavy, awkward things to and from the jobsite and in and out of my…
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…
When some people think of fire, they often think of cordwood outside the house under a blanket of snow, waiting to be brought in and…
