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A close-up image of a sprinkler irrigating a lawn.
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By Theresa Clement, By Bob Vila, By Timothy Dale, Updated by Paul Rankin

A person using the best gas mower to mow a large lawn.
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By Tony Carrick

Best Right Angle Clamps
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By Mark Wolfe, By Tony Carrick

The Best Construction Adhesives
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By Glenda Taylor, By Mike Bruton

Robot lawn mower on grass
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By Tom Scalisi, By Mark Wolfe

The Best Safety Glasses
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By Mark Wolfe, By Timothy Dale

The Best Cobalt Drill Bits Options close-up
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By Tony Carrick, By Mark Wolfe

Someone out of frame pours oil into a red lawnmower.
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By Amy Lynch, By Teresa Odle

A group of the best pressure washers in a driveway before testing.
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By Glenda Taylor, By Mark Wolfe

Woman wearing sweatshirt tries to start lawn mower in her yard.
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By Tony Carrick, By Manasa Reddigari

Woman uses a paintbrush to apply Danish oil to a wood board to waterproof it.
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By Bob Vila

The Best Workbench Kobalt overhead shot
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By Glenda Taylor, By Timothy Dale

The Best Gas Pressure Washer Options
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By Zach Lazzari, By Bob Beacham

15 Easy Designs for a DIY Desk
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By Tracy Anderson

The Best Pruning Saw Options
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By Glenda Taylor, By Mark Wolfe

Woman wearing jeans pulls start cord on a red lawn mower.
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By Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

The Best Shovels Options close-up
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By Mark Wolfe, By Michelle Ullman, By Timothy Dale

Woman inserts a screw extractor into a drill.
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By Robert Ferguson, By Bob Vila

A broken screw on a white background.
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By Manasa Reddigari

The Best Drill Bit Sharpeners close-up
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By Mark Wolfe, By Tom Scalisi

Person in blue sweatshirt and jeans driving one of the best riding mowers for hills and uneven yards
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By Mark Wolfe, By Mike Bruton, By Tom Scalisi

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By Glenda Taylor, By Michelle Ullman

Lithium-ion power tool batteries on a garage workbench.
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By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Double-Sided Tapes for Your Projects
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By Debbie Wolfe

A group of the best wood chippers together in a yard.
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By Tom Scalisi, By Timothy Dale, By Mark Wolfe

Dewalt Grabo Review
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By Glenda Taylor

A person using a belt sander on a rough wood table.
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By Timothy Dale

Sharpening an orange hedge trimmer on work bench with work gloves on.
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By Bob Vila, By Tony Carrick

DeWalt Planer with infeed and outfeed tables installed
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By Mark Wolfe

A weed eating sits in a patch of grass with its red string poking out.
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By Tony Carrick

A group of single-stage snow blowers lined up on a snow blown driveway after a storm
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By Tony Carrick, By Tom Scalisi, By Zach Lazzari

A close-up of the best oil for snow blower being added to a snow blower
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By Tony Carrick

The girl saws off a piece of drywall with a special saw
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By Timothy Dale

A person using a thermal camera to identify leaks under a sink.
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By Timothy Dale

A homeowner and a designer discussing a renovation project.
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By Sandi Schwartz

Bondo all-purpose putty on a workbench.
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By Tony Carrick

Mother and daughter shopping at hardware store.
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By Sandi Schwartz

Group shot of ratchets
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By Glenda Taylor, By Tom Scalisi

The Best Dowel Jig Options
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By Bob Beacham

The Best Tape Measures Options laid on a table in close-up
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By Glenda Taylor, By Andreana Lefton

A man in jeans walks along a lawn using a string trimmer.
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By Tony Carrick

Best Wire Cutters Options
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By James Fitzgerald

A group of the 8 best voltage testers together on a workbench before testing.
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By Tom Scalisi

A group of the best snow blowers in a snowy ranch setting before testing.
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By Zach Lazzari, By Timothy Dale, By Tom Scalisi

DeWalt FlexVolt 60V MAX Cordless Power Cleaner Review
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By Mark Wolfe

The best roof rake option in action pulling snow off a roof.
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By Glenda Taylor, By Timothy Dale, By Zach Lazzari

DeWalt’s ToughSeries Jack Review Box
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By Glenda Taylor

Best Biscuit Joiners close up from all models
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By Cathy Harms, By Tony Carrick

The Best Electric Snow Shovel Options
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By Tony Carrick, By Zach Lazzari

Best Rolling Tool Boxes close-up
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By Glenda Taylor, By Tom Scalisi

A collage of tools with a graphic overlay that says New Year, New Skill.
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By Timothy Dale

The Best Dead Blow Hammer Options
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By Bob Beacham

Best Whittling Knives close-up
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By Mark Wolfe, By Timothy Dale

The Best Cordless Hammer Drill Options
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By Glenda Taylor, By Tom Scalisi

The Best Stainable Wood Filler Options
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By Timothy Dale, By Tony Carrick

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By Glenda Taylor

Close-up of male hands cutting trunk with chainsaw
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By Bob Beacham

A welder using a stick welder to weld a metal project in the garage.
Workshop

By Tony Carrick

Gest Rolling Toolbags Group
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By Glenda Taylor, By Tom Scalisi

The Best Cordless Glue Guns Options
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By Michelle Larson, By Carol Benton

The Best Benchtop Drill Press Option
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By Tom Scalisi

Problems You Can Fix With Just Glue
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By Timothy Dale

A DIYer using a belt sander to remove wood from a porch beam with a graphic overlay that says Tool Tutorial.
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By Bob Beacham

A man in jeans using an oscillating tool on an air vent embedded in wooden floors.
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By Timothy Dale