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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…
Remodeler and inventor Dave Crorey is at it again with a time-saving, frustration-saving and quality-enhancing addition to his Blind Mark system. He calls this one…
In my life in home improvement it seems like there’s nothing customers don’t ask if I can do, and installing tile is one of them….
But please note I haven’t used the word “vacuum” yet. We’re talking dust extraction here, not voluminous vacuuming. There’s a distinction, and an important one….
It’s an easy case to make that you need to get your blood pressure up to rip down a building, saw out a cast-iron pipe…
Hot Flash The problem is simple: darkness. Under a sink, between joist bays, under a crawl space and driveway between your shop and house ?you…
My first tool belt matched my skills at the time: basic. It was a suede-leather apron-type, and I wore the bags in front. I loaded…
If you like tools with a philosophy that informs their design, then Japanese tools are it. Like many things in Japanese culture, there’s great thought…
I don’t use a jigsaw every day. No one does. That’s because jigsaws are the go-to when none of your other saws can get in…
Smart Sense Here’s a tool whose time has come: Gardner Bender’s CircuitAlert. This series of tools, released a few years ago and recently upgraded, combines…
After five minutes stretching a tape on my last estimate, it was clear I’d need more muscle — even with a stronger-than-The-Hulk apprentice. The job…
I tested Hitachi’s C12LSH 12-inch dual-bevel slide compound miter saw on my jobsites, trimming and power-cutting framing and other stock. The saw has lots of…
