FixitUp Find: Quadra-Fire Wood Burning Stoves

Question: I’m in the market for a new home. I’m not a professional, but I am handy. I want to buy a fixer-upper but I…

Suck it up. Little things can quickly become big headaches — or big solutions — on a jobsite. One of those things is your basic…

Here’s a problem solver — and a nice detail to add to your next flooring project: flush mounted wood floor vents. You can match the…

I can only think of about … hmmmm … a billion times I could have used this. Milwaukee’s new Digital Inspection Camera looks awesome for…

Here’s a newsflash: Carpenters swear like… well… carpenters. Some of the smartest and yes, most eloquent, people I know drop the “F-bomb” about every third…

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…

A lot of us out there runnin’ and gunnin’ every day have the outward image of, well, I’ll say it: macho dudes. Big trucks, framing…

As the outdoor living category grows, the products coming to market continue to bring indoor elements out, blurring the line between inside and out. Take…

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…

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…

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…

Dear MyFixitUpLife, a question: I’m designing a pergola. Instead of using 4-by or 6-by posts, I want to laminate a 2×8, 2×6, and 2×8 together…

They call it “technical workwear.” You know what I’m talking about: All those fancy gloves and clothing materials we wear on the jobsite nowadays. You…

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…

Is it just me or are you giving a lot of bids to prospective customers who are simply shopping price, or, as the car-cliche goes,…