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Keeping Building Materials Out Of The Land Fill When you’re a carpenter you get all sorts of questions and requests for favors: How do I fix this? Can I borrow one of your tools? Is your pick-up truck free on Saturday? One recent request really got my attention. A good friend asked if I would…
Milwaukee M12 Cordless Caulk and Adhesive Gun The new Milwaukee M12 Cordless Caulk and Adhesive Gun is advertised as being 40% lighter than competitive cordless caulk guns. Powered by the M12 lithium ion battery platform this tool takes the laborious gripping and squeezing out of high viscosity caulking applications. I had a chance to use one…
FISH Wave Cutter Evolution Drill Bits The folks at Affinity Tools recently sent me some of their FISH Wave Cutter Forstner Bits and twist drill bits to review and evaluate. What they were not aware of was that I already use the Wave bits – they’re awesome! The FISH Wave Cutter Forstner Bits are pretty well…
Using Factory Finished Siding and Pre-Primed Siding: Most people think of using factory finished siding when they are considering using cement board siding. In my neck of the woods most of the homes are wood clad and I end up using alot of cedar clapboards and shingles for siding these homes. I’m a big fan of…
Installing a Hardwood Flooring Border and Feature Strip: Hardwoods floors offer an unrivaled sense of quality that never ceases to get stale or fade with home building or decorating trends. Hardwood flooring has many species and finishes ranging from the more traditional classics such as, oak and ash to modern or contemporary styles like maple…
Bosch 2-1/2-inch BIM Hammerhead Plunge Blade I’ve recently been using the Bosch OSC212FH Hammerhead Plunge Blade on my remodeling jobs. As a remodeling contractor and finish carpenter I feel my life developed new meaning when the world of power tools started producing more and more versions of oscillating blades. Nowadays you can find an oscillating…
Milwaukee M18 6-1/2-Inch Circular Saw Review The folks at Milwaukee sent me their Milwaukee 2630-22 18 Volt Cordless Circular Saw Kit to review and evaluate. We took this saw to the shop and job site to test it out. First Impression: The M18 Lithium-ion circular saw weighs 8.5 pounds with the battery which is most…
Tool Gift Guides Shopping For Tools? Cyber Monday is a marketing term for the Monday after Black Friday. Created by companies to get folks to shop more online this day has become a real deal for online shoppers. If you follow my site you know that I often offer to you my thoughts on tools…
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