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Air Tools: The Sky's the Limit
Air Tools: The Sky's the Limit
By making the decision to invest in an air compressor and power tools, you've automatically expanded the capability of your ...
Building a Better Hammer
Building a Better Hammer
Air-driven nailing tools are not just for building professionals. No matter what type of work you do, there are models ...
Choosing Workshop Tools
Choosing Workshop Tools
When it comes to workshop tools, these 10 woodworker's favorites will come in handy for any project or repair.
Creating the Ultimate Garage Workshop
Creating the Ultimate Garage Workshop
A garage workshop is more than space to store your car. Build it right by planning out accessories, heating and mechanical ...
Cut with Confidence
Cut with Confidence
Today's saws are designed with incredibly precise controls that help achieve accuracy. However to achieve excellent results, ...
Drill Skills
Drill Skills
Drilling isn't difficult and, at least in comparison to sawing, it isn't particularly dangerous. Still, skilled workers drill ...
Drills and Bits
Drills and Bits
An electric drill without bits is like a bow without arrows. And the better the bit (or arrow, I suppose) the better the result.
Framing a Garage Workshop
Framing a Garage Workshop
When choosing the framing and construction materials for your garage, consider how it will be used, what fire and safety ...
Garage Workshop Foundation and Slab
Garage Workshop Foundation and Slab
Check soils, permits, and structural requirements before laying a foundation for your new garage workshop. As with any new ...
Hand Squares
Hand Squares
Hand squares have been used for most of recorded history, and for good reason.
Handling Your Hand Saw
Handling Your Hand Saw
One of the oldest and most used tools we have, the hand saw comes in many shapes and sizes.
Level Types
Level Types
Many styles and types, all serve one purpose–to establish true vertical and horizontal.
Power Saw Blade Sense
Power Saw Blade Sense
The right blade makes all the difference.
Properly Handle Hazardous Household Products
Properly Handle Hazardous Household Products
You can reduce your use of hazardous household products by choosing safer, less-toxic products.
Squares, Levels, and Plumbs
Squares, Levels, and Plumbs
Tools that tell us what is "true" and what is not.
Table and Radial Saws
Table and Radial Saws
Choosing the saw best suited to your needs.
Take Lighting to Task
Take Lighting to Task
As people age, they need more light to perform basic household tasks. So, of all the types of lighting used in your home, none ...
The Bevel Gauge
The Bevel Gauge
In its various forms, this tool is also known as a sliding bevel, angle bevel, bevel square, sliding T-bevel, or adjustable ...
The Carpenter's Square
The Carpenter's Square
The carpenter's square is a deceptive tool. It looks simple?it's a ruler with an elbow, a straightedge that turns a corner. ...
The Coping Saw
The Coping Saw
Coping is a process by which one piece with an irregular surface is fitted to another. In practice, most of us encounter ...
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