Finding the right Claw-Foot Tub

Known as the 5-in-1 or “painter’s tool” we’ve found them so useful tools they’re always in our tool pouches. However, not all multi-tools were created…

In a previous contribution I wrote that with fewer clients, dollars and projects to go around, some contractors might benefit from expanding their company’s offerings,…

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…

As universal a topic as home and shelter are, we writers and editors tend to cover it at a more hyper-local level—in other words, parts…

So somebody gave me a Nebo flashlight a while back and it sat in the glove box of my truck. While I didn’t use it…

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…

You lookin’ for tough, good-looking work pants? Try Field and Stream’s Upland Canvas Pant. These bad boys — while made for hunting in the woods…

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…

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….

So here’s one for the died-in-the-wool architecture aficionado. If someone were to ask you what shape is shown in both of these photos, what would…

June 14, 2006—What has happened to the great American deck? Not too long ago, it was a rectangular platform of pressure-treated pine appended to the…

Everybody else in the world calls them “shop vacs,” but Festool calls them “dust extractors.” That may sound like a five-dollar title for a nickel…

When I walk into an old building, I look for a vintage “tin” ceiling, one richly detailed with patterns, filigree and style and tied into…

November 17, 2006—This 25-gallon, horizontal-tank air compressor provides the go-juice for production speed. An air compressor needs to do more than deliver air to your…

Make a splash. I love details. Now that doesn’t mean I can’t see the forest for the trees, so when I see new products that…