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Phil Benevides

Carpenter / Assistant Editor

Phil is a 28-year old Air Force Veteran who decided to transform his passion for construction and home improvement into a career. Inspired by his Grandfather who built his home from the ground up with his bare hands in Portugal, he received his formal training in Carpentry at the North Bennett Street School in Boston, MA.Phil continues to grow his skills as a carpenter and leader, while exploring new products, methods, and tools!

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How To Select The Best Fall Arrest Harness

By Phil Benevides

How To Select The Best Fall Arrest Harness As trade professionals we can often find ourselves working at dangerous heights. Some of us make our living working at these heights day in and day out, but whether you wear a fall arrest harness once a year or once a day, few of us ever experience…

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How to Design a Storage Shed

By Phil Benevides

How to Design a Storage Shed As a child I watched my grandfather and dad build the shed in our yard, that still stands there to this day. I have countless memories of getting something out of the shed for my dad or just visiting it frequently because that’s where my sports equipment and other…

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KEEN Utility Rainier Crossover Work Boot

By Phil Benevides

KEEN Rainier Work Boot on the ACC Shop Floor As carpenters and contractors we spend a lot of time on our feet, often times indoors, especially when we are locked in the shop creating custom cabinets or built ins for a project. When we discovered KEEN released a new model for indoor industrial workers we…

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Dickies Short Sleeve Ultimate Work Shirt

By Phil Benevides

Dickies Short Sleeve Ultimate Work Shirt on the ACC Job-Site Here at A Concord Carpenter we encourage our professional readers to enhance their customer experience and improve team cohesion with uniforms. That’s why we love to recommend Dickies Work Clothes to outfit your crew with professional and durable work wear. With warm weather finally making…

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How to Repair a Damaged Circular Saw Base Plate

By Phil Benevides

How to Repair a Damaged Ridgid Circular Saw Base Plate I’ve recently been keeping my Ridgid 18-Volt X4 cordless circular saw with me every job I go. The convenience and flexibility of the tool has made it a work horse in my collection. From quick and dirty strapping cuts to unexpected rips this tool has…

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36 Volt Cordless Circular Saw Head to Head

By Phil Benevides

36 Volt Cordless Circular Saw Head to Head On our last Head to Head at A Concord Carpenter we took a look at the major 18-Volt cordless circular saw models on the market to see how they compared. We had a great time evaluating each tool, testing the limits of these cordless saws on some…

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Hitachi C8FSE Sliding Compound Miter Saw

By Phil Benevides

The Hitachi C8FSE 8-1/2″ Sliding Compound Miter Saw on the ACC Job-site I’ve been hauling around a massive 12-inch compound miter saw, which has been taking up some serious real estate in the back of my SUV, (also known as my work vehicle) for WAY too long. I’ve used plenty of Hitachi saws on various…

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Makita 18V LXT Lithium Ion 10oz Caulking Gun

By Phil Benevides

The Makita 18V  10oz Caulking Gun on the ACC Job-Site The caulking gun is the Rodney Dangerfield of tools on the job-site, it “don’t get no respect”. From frame to finish you will always find yourself reaching for a caulking gun for many various, but critical applications. Whether you are applying construction adhesive or caulking trim…

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