If you spend most of the day on your feet, you know the value of a good pair of shoes. So do the folks at Keen Footwear, who have a reputation for making durable, comfortable, …
Written by: Phil
Accessories, iPhone Apps, Ridgid
Like most people, my work day has certain essential rituals. The first task every day involves consumption of large quantities of strong black coffee. Once I’m sufficiently caffeinated to contemplate actually doing some work, the …
Written by: Phil
Electrical, Garage, Lighting, Rockler
When I was given the opportunity to evaluate our sponsor Rockler’s new LED shop light, (item #51898), I jumped at the chance. I’ve been in love with LEDs (said “ELL-E-DEES”) since childhood and was extremely …
Written by: Steve
When there is snow on the ground in most parts of the country and holiday travelers are fretting over delayed flights, most gardening periodicals and blogs choose to tell us that we should get a …
Written by: Lauren
Boy, do I have saws. Sliding compound miter saws, reciprocating saws, circular saws, table saws, a variety of hand saws, a tile saw, a jigsaw, a band saw, oscillating multitools…alright, time to cut this off. …
Written by: Phil
Appliances, Blaklader, Bosch, Hilti, Keen, Makita, Milwaukee Tool, News, Resources, Skil, Stihl, Stiletto, Tools
Every year I travel to the World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas to see the latest tools, gear, and equipment used for building and remodeling with concrete and masonry. The show’s target audience …
Written by: Michael Springer
Spring is in the air! If you haven’t gotten started on The Garden, 2016 edition, it’s not too late to do so! Although we’ve covered seed company reviews before, the emphasis was on catalogs and not …
Written by: Lauren
How did I become a cold brew coffee fanatic? I’m an odd case. I took a sip of my mom’s coffee when I was about five years old and decided it was the most vile, …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Electronics, Safety, Smart Home
In a former life, I went through some emergency services training. One of the less pleasant portions of that training involved seeing the aftermath of house fires, both human and otherwise. Without going into graphic …
Written by: Marc Lyman
One of the staple tools for pretty much every framing and finish carpenter is the compound miter saw. These saws provide the ability to make fast, accurate cuts, whether trimming studs to length or putting …
Written by: Phil