Marc Lyman Kreg Tool Company has had a killer grip on the pocket hole joinery market for years now. Although we think Kreg makes great products, we’re always happy to see competitors step into a market previously …
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We’ve been playing around with some new pocket hole products and that reminded us we we’re slacking on posting our Kreg Deck Jig video we shot at the 2010 National Hardware Show. Kreg won a …
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We’re coming upon what many people hope is the tail-end of a long and brutal recession. I know, I know. . . supposedly the recession ended in June 2009. Despite that government stat, many in …
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HomeFixated has covered the subtle and refined humor of select construction workers and tradespeople in the past, (see our highbrow article on curing jobsite sexism, although probably not homophobia). It seems that aside from shouting …
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Being passionately HomeFixated, you would think our house is something like the house Chevy Chase lights up in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, complete with “250 strands of light.” Instead, if it wasn’t for the tree …
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Earlier this year we spent some time at the National Hardware Show, which is a great place to hunt for innovative new tools and products. We always love home-grown innovation, and the Sketch-It clipboard was …
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Festool recently announced their new RO 90 DX Sander, billed as “The one sander that can do it all.” It’s scheduled to hit the market officially March 1st, 2011, and it has more than a …
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Call me old fashioned, but I thought all hammers have handles. Or, at least the ones I haven’t broken are supposed to. Given that I spend a lot of my spare time hunting, testing, abusing, …
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Every once in a while a deal comes to our attention that’s just too good not to share. Our friends over at ToolKing recently emailed us the details on a new DeWalt discount promotion, and …
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If MacGyver had been an alchoholic, then this would have been his belt of choice. It’s perfect for those looking to impress that special someone at a party. Imagine it. She walks into the party …
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