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Door Saver II: A NEW And Improved Door Stop Every time I go to a builder show I am on the lookout for a cool new innovation that is not going to break the bank. While at the IBS in Orlando I spotted just what I was looking for, the Door Saver II. Have you…
Paslode® TetraGrip™ Sub-Floor Fastening System I’m sitting in my hotel room in Orlando and chomping at the bit to tell you what Paslode has done. As many of you already know I’m a huge fan of paslode’s forward thinking and innovation with cordless and pneumatic nailers. This year they are celebrating twenty-five years of nailer…
Choosing the Right Saw Blade For The Job Just walk through the aisle at Home Depot or the lumberyard and you’ll see a dozen types of saw blades, specialty blades, blades with certain number or teeth, carbide, rip, crosscut, dado, the list goes on… So which one do you buy? Do you rely on what…
Nailgun Contact Trip vs. Sequential Trip Nail Gun Safety: In the United States, about 37,000 people every year go to emergency rooms with injuries from nail guns, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Forty percent of those injuries occur to consumers. Nail gun injuries tripled between 1991 to 2005. Foot and hand…
Getting Past Clients To Refer You: When work is slow it not the time to sit back and wait for the phone to ring. It doesn’t matter if you’re a carpenter or an architect the principles are the same. I truly believe that my existing clients are a great source of repeated work but not a great…
This week I’ll be attending the 2011 IBS show in Orlando, Florida. If you remember I attended the Baltimore show this past summer and it was great. I get alot of material for this site at these shows and learn the latest and greatest tips, techniques and tools. This years show is larger than than…
Paslode Fuel Powered Framing Nailer Review Paslode recently sent me their Paslode’s CF-325 fuel powered, 30-degree,cordless framing nailer to evaluate. The CF-325 is an upgrade from the old cordless technology and has been around for a few years now and seems to be gaining popularity on the job-sites. If you have an older version of this…
Black & Decker Ratcheting ReadyWrench Review The folks at Black & Decker recently sent me their ratcheting ReadyWrench. I was intrigued by this innovative tool and wondered if it was good enough to replace an entire set of wrenches. The Black & Decker Ratcheting ReadyWrench offers the convenience of color-coded socket sizes for easy visibility and…
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