FixitUp Find: Portable Miter Saw Stands

November 3, 2006/—There are tools, and there are tools. Some we use to build, others to manage our business. For contractors, both need to be…

Glass block? I already know what you’re thinking. Glass block = cheesy, 1970s renovation disaster. When can I take a crow bar to it? (OK,…

I think plumbing, like real estate sales, is one of those businesses where 10% of the people do 90% of the work. And right now…

A better jobsite work bench set-up Skilsaw teamed up with Worx Tools Pegasus and my site-made bench provides a more civilized board ripping set up….

Sliding miter saws do a lot of work on my job sites. It’s a tool that has always been the center of my work set-up. Here’s why.

All shovels—even if we call anything with a handle and scoop that—are not created equal. And in our lives as home improvement contractors, we have…

I love the modern materials that go into doors theses days — everything from MDF to fiberglass — but there’s still nothing like the look,…

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…

I love chalk boxes. The tool speaks to an old-fashioned (ancient even) innovation and cleverness that it seems like you don’t have occasion to see…

Copper Craft I love awesome-ness. The awesomer the better. And when you’re talking about clients at the high end, you’re talking about customers working with…

The Challenge  When we moved into our home the front yard was part play-area, part precipice. Near the house it was nice and level (and…

Miter saws are safer and easier to use when they are on a miter saw stand or work table. How do I say this nicely? …

Honorable agenda. It’s hard not to be moved by the mission. HomesForOurTroops.org builds and remodels homes for U.S. Soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq with…

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…

I’m not a dedicated floor sanding mechanic. I’m a carpenter who installs and sands floors as part of the larger remodeling package. For my business…