2023 Holiday Gift Guide

By Scott Arnold

2023 Holiday Gift Guide for the Tool Enthusiast The holidays are rapidly approaching. Do you need the ideal present for someone special in your life? With our selection of holiday gifts, you’re covered. We have devoted many hours to reviewing various intriguing and practical equipment, from the newest technology to the time-tested essentials for your…

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Crucial Tools for Woodworking

By Scott Arnold

Crucial Tools for Woodworking Which tools are most important to you when it comes to woodworking? This is something that will depend on what you are building of course.  My wife runs a custom sign business, called Simply Crafted By Luisa, so I am always sanding. Sanding is the most important part of what we…

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Carhartt Jackets and Vest for Outer Layering

By ralph mroz

Carhartt Jackets and Vest for Outer Layering A Five-Layer System The two Carhartt jackets and vest that I describe here represent two possible outer layers in a five-layer modular cold-weather layering system that I’ve developed over the last 50 years.  Look up “cold weather layering” and you’ll mostly get descriptions of a three-layer system consisting…

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Work Sharp Professional Electric Kitchen Sharpener Review

By Scott Arnold

Work Sharp Professional Electric Kitchen Knife Sharpener At the push of a button, shape, sharpen, and refine all of your kitchen knives with the Work Sharp Professional Electric Kitchen Knife Sharpener. It is an angle-guided sharpener that makes use of flexible abrasives, controlled speeds, and timed sharpening cycles. When you use more force when using…

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Checkmate Lawn Striping Kit Review

By Dan Wheeler

Checkmate Lawn Striping Kit by Big League Lawns Review Checkmate Lawn Striping Kits are in stock and ready to ship. Shipping was fast as we received this kit in about 3 days. As a lawn care addict, I have always been curious about the Checkmate Lawn Striping Kit. My BadBoy zero turn lays some decent…

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RYOBI 18V Handheld Tile/Masonry Saw

By ralph mroz

RYOBI 18V Handheld Tile/Masonry Saw RYOBI has just released their 5-inch cordless 18V Handheld Tile/Masonry Saw (Model PBLHTS01B), part of their 18V ONE+ lineup.  It joins the earlier RYOBI corded handheld tile/masonry saw with a 4-inch blade.  This new tool brings RYOBI into the cordless tile/masonry saw fold, a relatively new class of tool. The…

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What Tool Reviewers Can/Cannot Do

By ralph mroz

What Tool Reviews Can/Cannot Do Tool reviews are what we do here at Tool Box Buzz and A Concord Carpenter, and we are one of the best-known and trusted sources for them.  We are proud of both the accuracy of our reviews and the fact that we’ve maintained good relations with the tool vendors so…

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Kobalt 7-inch Sliding Table Tile Saw

By ralph mroz

Kobalt 7-inch Sliding Table Tile Saw Here at Tool Box Buzz and A Concord Carpenter we’ve reviewed several top-mount tile saws, but this Kobalt 7-inch 6-Amp Wet Tabletop Sliding Table Corded Tile Saw (model KWS B72-06) is the first bottom-mount tile saw that we’ve looked at.  We’re glad to correct this omission because bottom-mount tile…

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