7 Tips for Winterizing Your Home

By Robert Robillard

Winterizing Your Home By Tim Smith Outside of Florida, every state has its winter jokes. If you have more miles on your snow blower than on your car, you must live in Michigan. Colorado has three seasons: July, August and winter. No doubt about it – North America is cold. Even the Vikings left. Those…

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OLFA Snap Off Blade Utility Knives

By Robert Robillard

OLFA Snap Off Blade Utility Knives Here at ConcordCarpenter we are always searching for new tools or solutions to highlight to our readers. In this case we are exploring Utility Knives and checking out a deviation from the ever popular quick change two-sided utility blades and knives. The snap off blade knife is often viewed…

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Festool Kapex KS 120 Miter Saw

By Robert Robillard

Festool Kapex KS 120EB Miter Saw Review Festool has become synonymous for precision tools, offering unparalleled functionality, kick-ass accessories, and dust collection. I recently had the opportunity to review and use the Festool Kapex KS 120EB miter saw.  What impressed me most about the Kapex was its compact footprint, and how easy it was to…

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Bayco NSP-1174 Safety Light Flashlight

By John Peachey

Bayco NSP-1174 Safety Light Flashlight Review As a Massachusetts resident, I have had to endure numerous blizzards this epic winter. The winter of 2015 has dumped more than 8 feet of snow upon the weary residents of my town. Prior to the arrival of each blizzard, I prepared many things in my car and my…

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Start Your Own Carpentry Business

By Robert Robillard

Carpenter Skills Many of us grew up watching our parents turn a basement or garage into a carpentry workshop, spend countless weekends building furniture, and amaze us with the results. But whether your passion for carpentry started in childhood or later in life, you undoubtedly know the special kind of satisfaction which comes from building…

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ProBuilt XLE-5000 LED Work Light

By Robert Robillard

LED Job-site Lighting As a remodeling contractor, when setting up a job site, the right lighting is essential to ensuring that we can safely see what we are working on, as well as safely traverse the job-site.  After all we have a job to do and often find ourselves in locations where there is not…

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DEWALT 12-Volt Hand Held Wall Scanner DCT419

By Robert Robillard

DEWALT 12-Volt Hand Held Wall Scanner DCT419 The DEWALT 12 volt hand held wall scanner DCT419 was designed to assist contractors with assessing hidden conditions, and embedded material detection. The DCT419 can detect the following items behind multiple wall surfaces: wood ferrous and non-ferrous metal plastic unshielded live electric wiring How Deep Can The DCT419…

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RIDGID Gen5X 5pc Combo Kit

By Scott Arnold

RIDGID Announces Gen5X 5pc Combo Kit RIDGID has announced the next generation in power tools, the RIDGID Gen5X 5pc Combo Kit.  The secret with the new Gen5X’s is it’s magnet motor, which has been designed to provide the more power, run-time, and performance. The tools are powered by the HYPER 4.0 Lithium Ion battery that…

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