FixitUp Find: The Clydesdale

If I had to write this review in one word or less it would be: Wow! Bosch’s new Lithium Ion (LI) powered Bulldog 1-inch rotary/chipping…

Ever thrown a shovel full of dirt into a wheelbarrow only to have it tip over? Yup…me too. So here’s a MyFixitUpLife QuickTip for keeping…

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…

When I want old work down and done — framing, plaster, drywall, outbuildings, whatever — I reach for my recip to take them apart, usually…

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…

Warm is good. In winter my mind turns to keeping warm, and to smart solutions for keeping my customers warm — efficiently, cost effectively toasty…

So I present demonstrations at JLCLive. Before the Seattle show, a friend and I toured the city. We trundled the usual spots, like the famous…

Question: I’m considering purchasing a home. I know it has an older deck and that deck codes have changed (I watched your video). I’m concerned…

Woodworkers and trim carpenters know about dowels and biscuits as faster, more modern ways to create what amounts to a mortise-and-tenon joint. But they’re not…

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…

The cream of the crop — but in no particular order … 1. C.H. Hanson Chalk Hog I love it when new dogs — or…

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…

“Tough times make tough people.” I read that in a great book about the World Series of Poker called The Biggest Game in Town by…

I’ve framed and tiled a lot of shower enclosures over the years, but my favorites — both to build and to have in my own…

Trim routers are an emerging and quickly evolving category. Born from laminate trimmers (traditionally used just for that sub-trade), trim routers are more general-purpose tools…