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FixitUp Find: Skil 14-Piece Spade Bit Set

Sometimes my favorite products are simple staples that help get the job done faster-better-easier. But as tools and materials change, those old stand-bys need to…

Product Review: Ansell HyFlex 11-600 Work Gloves

Ansell’s HyFlex Lite 11-600 work gloves are terrific. They’re form fitting, lightweight and tough as nails, splinters, and all the other gnarly things that want…

FixitUp Find: DeWalt Table-Saw Stand

One of the reasons I like DeWalt’s DW744X compact table saw is that it’s compact. I can haul its nimble 60 pounds it in an…

FixitUp Find: The Boxer Brute Subcompact Excavator

So you’re facing a fence project that has 30 post holes to be dug. Get your shovel, digging bar — and chiropractor — ready! Or…

Royal Outdoor Triple Crown Fencing

If you haven’t looked into vinyl fence products in a couple of years, you might want to take another look. Those shiny, glossy, flimsy looking…

FixitUp Find: Stanley FUBAR III

If your adrenaline doesn’t spike when you see Stanley’s FUBAR III wrecking bar, I’d be a little worried. One look and what you see is…

FixitUp Find: 10c Tech Charger

Charged Up Here’s an idea I can’t believe some forward thinking tool company hasn’t come out with a long time ago: a universal cordless tool…

FixitUp Find: Bosch 1651K Cordless Recip Saw

When you reach for a reciprocating saw, you can bet whatever’s about to happen ain’t gonna be pretty. Even if it’s just cutting out mis-nailed…

FixitUp Find: GatorGrit Sanding System

Pushing Paper There are two sad realities to my life. Reality #1: I’m …um …frugal. I frequently ask, “Why would I pay someone to do…

FixitUp Find: Sterling Plumbing’s Accord Shower Surround

Dollar for dollar, remodeling a bathroom, or putting one in a new home or addition, is a huge budget number. They’re tough to build, difficult…

FixitUp Find: Summerwood Products

I’m constantly asked to design stuff on the fly, whether it’s a shed, deck or some connection assembly to keep the ceiling from falling down…

Metwood Reinforcers

Here’s an idea I could have used about a billion times — the Metwood Joist Reinforcers. These light gauge steel plates are simple, simply brilliant,…