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9 Gifts for the Tool Nut Who Has It All
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9 Gifts for the Tool Nut Who Has It All

By Michael Franco

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The Best Shoe Glues, Vetted

By Timothy Dale

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How to Pick the Best Paint for Pumpkins This Fall

By Eleanor Chalstrom

A person using a battery-powered leaf blower to clear leaves from a patio.
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The 10 Best Battery-Powered Leaf Blowers for Making Yard Work Easier

By Tom Scalisi

The best electric leaf blower blowing leaves on a sidewalk.
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10 Electric Leaf Blowers Work Great Without Gas

By Timothy Dale

The DeWalt mechanics tool set open on a workbench
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This Mechanics Tool Set Delivers the Quality You Expect From the DeWalt Name

By Tony Carrick

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The Best Oils for Snow Blowers, Vetted

By Tony Carrick

A person using the best level option to mark a straight line to install a stair railing
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The Best Levels

By Tom Scalisi

The best oscillating tool blade option ready for use on a workbench
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The Best Oscillating Tool Blades, Vetted

By Tony Carrick

The Best Cement Mixer Options
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The Best Cement Mixers for Your Concrete Projects

By Tom Scalisi

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The Best Cordless Finish Nailers of 2024

By Bob Beacham

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The Best Jump Starters With Air Compressors, Tested

By Tom Scalisi

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The Best Pocket Chainsaws, Tested

By Tony Carrick

The Best Socket Sets Options laid out in their cases on a cement sidewalk
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The Best Socket Sets, Tested and Reviewed

By Timothy Dale, Tony Carrick

Seven jobsite radios on workbenches outside
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The Best Jobsite Radios, Tested and Reviewed

By Tom Scalisi

The Best Floor Jack for Trucks Option in use to jack up a camper
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The Best Floor Jack for Trucks

By Tom Scalisi

15 Gadgets for Every Lazy Cook’s Kitchen
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15 Gadgets for Every Lazy Cook’s Kitchen

By Bob Vila Staff

The Best Manual Tile Cutter Option sitting on a workbench while positioned to manually cut a tile
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The Best Manual Tile Cutters, Vetted

By Tom Scalisi

A person using the best benchtop jointer to mill a board
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The Best Benchtop Jointers, Reviewed

By Tom Scalisi

A crafter applying hot glue to a faux flower using the best cordless glue gun option
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The Best Cordless Glue Guns

By Carol Benton

Tecovas Work Boots
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I Tried the Tecovas Work Boots: Are They Worth It?

By Tom Scalisi

The Best Paint Sprayer for Cabinets Option
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The Best Paint Sprayers for Cabinets of 2024

By Tony Carrick, Mark Wolfe

The Best Miter Saw Blades Option
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The Best Miter Saw Blades for Fine Cuts

By Bob Beacham

A person using the best asphalt driveway crack filler option to fill a crack
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Vetted: The Best Asphalt Driveway Crack Fillers

By James Fitzgerald

The best siding nailer option in use
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The Best Siding Nailers, Reviewed

By Bob Beacham

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The Best Hard Hat Lights, Tested

By Tom Scalisi

A welder using the best welder option to weld the frame of a basketball hoop backboard
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The Best Welders, Reviewed

By Bob Beacham, Paul Rankin

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The Best Leather Repair Kits

By Timothy Dale

The best rolling tool box option next to someone using tools to work on a motorcycle
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The Best Rolling Tool Boxes

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

The Best Step Ladder Options
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The Best Step Ladders, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe

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The Best Drill Bits for Metal, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

The Best Hearing Protection Options
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The Best Hearing Protection, Tested

By Tom Scalisi, Mark Wolfe

The Best Electric Tiller Options set up together on grass
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The Best Electric Tillers of 2023

By James Fitzgerald, Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

The Best Rechargeable Hand Warmer Options
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The Best Rechargeable Hand Warmers, Tested

By Brittany Varano, Jasmine Harding, Chase Brush

The Best Home Tool Kit Options
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The Best Home Tool Kits, Tested and Reviewed

By Debbie Wolfe, Tony Carrick

The Best Cordless Screwdriver Options
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The Best Cordless Screwdrivers, Tested and Reviewed

By Tom Scalisi, Glenda Taylor

The best attic ladder extends from an open attic door in an hallway
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The Best Attic Ladders, Reviewed

By Timothy Dale

The Best Stihl Chainsaw Options
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The Best Stihl Chainsaws You Can Get

By Tony Carrick

The Best Epoxy Resin Options
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The Best Epoxy Resins, Vetted

By Deirdre Mundorf

The Best Rust Converter Options
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The Best Rust Converters, Vetted

By James Fitzgerald

The Best Biscuit Joiner Options
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The Best Biscuit Joiners, Reviewed

By Tom Scalisi

The Best Crimping Tool Options
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The Best Crimping Tools, Tested

By Bob Beacham, Tom Scalisi

The Best Cordless Brad Nailer Options
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The Best Cordless Brad Nailers, Tested

By Bob Beacham, Glenda Taylor

The Best Hand Saw Options
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The Best Hand Saws, Tested

By Tony Carrick, Mark Wolfe

The Best Cordless Hammer Drill Options
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The Best Cordless Hammer Drills, Tested and Reviewed

By Tom Scalisi, Glenda Taylor

The Best Detail Sander Options
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The Best Detail Sanders, Tested and Reviewed

By Timothy Dale, Glenda Taylor

The Best Hand Tools
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The Best Hand Tools, Tested and Reviewed

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe

The Best Epoxy for Countertops Options
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The Best Epoxy for Countertops

By Bob Beacham

The Best Battery Backup Sump Pump Options
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The Best Battery Backup Sump Pumps

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Beacham

The Best Double-Sided Tapes for Your Projects
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The Best Double-Sided Tapes

By Debbie Wolfe

The Best Sander for Furniture Options
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The Best Sanders for Furniture

By Timothy Dale

The Best Miter Gauge Options
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The Best Miter Gauges, Reviewed

By Bob Beacham

The Best Cobalt Drill Bits Options
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The Best Cobalt Drill Bits, Tested and Reviewed

By Tony Carrick, Mark Wolfe

The Best Extension Cord Options
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The Best Extension Cords, Tested and Reviewed

By Andreana Lefton, Mark Wolfe, Tiffany Lewis

The Best Packing Tapes Options
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The Best Packing Tapes You Can Get

By Timothy Dale

The Best Caulking Guns Options
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The Best Caulking Guns, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

The Best Silicone Spray Options
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The Best Silicone Sprays, Vetted

By Timothy Dale

The Best Bench Grinder Options
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The Best Bench Grinders

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Wood Chisels Option
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The Best Wood Chisels, Tested

By James Fitzgerald, Chaunie Brusie

The Best Hand Plane Options
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Tested and Reviewed: The Best Hand Planes

By Glenda Taylor, Chaunie Brusie

The Best Serger Options
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The Best Sergers

By Steph Coelho

The Best Palm Sander Options
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The Best Palm Sanders, Tested

By Timothy Dale, Mark Clement

The Best Metal Detector Options
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The Best Metal Detectors Today – Top Picks from Bob Vila

By Timothy Dale

The Best Heated Jacket Options
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The Best Heated Jackets

By Tom Scalisi

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