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Bostitch Low Profile 30° Paper Collated Framing Nailer: The Bostitch Low Profile Framing Nailer LPF33PT is the newest addition to the Bostitch framer line and was designed to handle 30° paper collated nails for sheathing and framing applications. This 7.6 pound, compact nailer fits between 16 Inch-On-Center spaces and delivers 840 inch-pounds of impact energy at 100 psi, for nailing into laminated…
DEWALT Building Code Reference Books My crew and I recently stumbled on two building code reference books called DEWALT Carpentry Quick Check Extreme Duty Edition and Building code Reference. We’ve been using them on the job site as a quick check and find the books have concise, durable, useful and informative as a building code reference quick check. These…
Decorate your Home With Flowers From Your Own Garden Carpenters don’t really care about decorating with flowers. As a carpenter my thoughts and plans often revolve around details and ideas that make a house more aesthetically pleasing, historically correct or just plain functional. Things like crown molding, built in cabinetry, wainscoting, columns and accent lighting…
DEWALT New Pry Bars Are Forged From High Carbon Alloy Steel Two new 10-inch DEWALT Pry Bars – models DWHT55529 and DWHT55524 – are being released this month. The pry bars are forged from high carbon alloy steel for durability an I-Beam shaft was used to provide strength without weight. The DEWALT 10-inch Precision Molding Bar – model DWHT55529…
Goal Zero Nomad 7 Portable Solar Charger I’m a backpacker, canoe camper and winter camper and also a carpenter. I recently and read about the Nomad 7 Solar Panel in a backpacking magazine and have to admit I thought about how handy this solar charger would be for charging my headlamp, camera and maybe cellphone…
Dewalt DW745 vs. Bosch GTS1031 10″ The folks at Dewalt and Bosch recently sent me their compact jobsite saws to go head to head with on the job site. I’ve been using these two saws now for several weeks and the Dewalt vs. Bosch Compact Table Saw Comparison debate continues. Which one should you choose? One…
Kershaw Ken Onion Blur Red 1670RD The folks at Kershaw Knives recently sent me some folding blades to review and evaluate. This review will focus on the Kershaw Blur Knife with Speed Safe. As an avid outdoorsman, carpenter and daily carrier of a knife I have come to appreciate and respect Kershaw Knives. Kershaw has…
DEWALT 10 Amp Compact Reciprocating Saw I recently started using the new Dewalt DWE357 compact reciprocating saw while performing a bathroom remodel in Concord, Massachusetts. The Dewalt DWE357 compact reciprocating saw is a strange looking bird indeed. It has a completely different and new look. The shape and design actually make the saw smaller and…
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