Picking the best tool for your DIY woodworking endeavor can be overwhelming—the market is full of woodworking tools for every project you could imagine. Instead, save time and money on your tools for woodwork with our list below—these are the only necessary woodworking tools that need to feature in your workshop. Woodwork Tools You Need … Read more
If you plan to tackle projects that require you to use longer or larger fixings like screws, you’ll want to add an impact driver to your tool collection if you don’t already have one. Impact drivers are specifically designed for heavy-duty tasks where an ordinary drill driver would struggle. So, let’s take a closer look … Read more
Bar clamps are a type of woodworking clamps that applies pressure to hold pieces of wood together. This makes them especially handy for securing project pieces while waiting for bonding or glue to cure. We researched the best bar clamps available online, evaluating ease of use, quality, sturdiness, and overall value. Our top choice is … Read more
Not all of us are fortunate enough to live in an area where it’s 75 and sunny all year round. For a good many of us, winter means colder weather and mountains of snow. If you’re used to the snow, you probably already realize how crucial it is to have a snow blower at your … Read more
Multi-tools are like the utility man in baseball – there to be useful for any situation that might arise. They might not be the first-choice or preferred option, but they’ll be effective no matter what you ask them to do. (We’ll consider Ben Zobrist the Leatherman of Major League Baseball, then). While there’s plenty of manufacturers … Read more
When working on large projects you’ll want to bring along your trusty impact driver. It’s honestly a critical tool. Unfortunately, the same thing can be said about impact driver bits; if you don’t use the proper impact bits, you can damage your project and even your impact driver. With all of that being said, you … Read more
If you work in a metal fabrication shop or workaround metal that occasionally needs to be cut, then there’s a good chance that you’re going to need a portable band saw. The band saw is great to use because cutting metal is different than cutting wood or other materials as a result of the heat … Read more
First things first. What in the world does PVA stand for? A little reading will tell you that it stands for polyvinyl acetate. These two big words simply mean that it’s a colorless, odorless material used in adhesives. Ok, so now we have the hard stuff out of the way, let’s get the rest of … Read more
Thinking about getting a Stihl HT 56 C-E pole saw? If you’re like most homeowners, you have at least a few trees on your property that need a proper trimming. Professional tree trimming can be expensive. Also, heading up the ladder with a chainsaw is just as dangerous as it sounds. So, what do you … Read more
There is a wide variety of measuring tools available; a combination square is perhaps one of the most versatile. Combination squares not only measure depth and length but also check 45-degree and square angles. Furthermore, most combination squares also include a simple bubble level. The right combination square can replace several of the tools that … Read more
You’ve surely noticed by now all this talk of ‘brushless motors’ on cordless drills, hammer drills, etc. – it seems to be the biggest craze to hit the DIY/power tool market since cordless power tools themselves. But, like the famous Austin Powers line, you might be wondering – what does it all mean, Basil? What is a … Read more
Which is better – Milwaukee or Makita? Good question. In the world of power tools, they’re two of the heavyweights. Milwaukee, especially, in the past decade or so has really come to be regarded as the absolute best of the best; if you want to have an impressive tool collection, make your friends jealous, and … Read more