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Gorilla Glue Single Use Tubes Of Polyurethane I’ve been waiting a long time for Gorilla Glue Single Use Tubes. Gorilla Glue is well known for their multi-use polyurethane glue its outstanding bonding power and ability to stick to almost any surface including wood, metal, stone, foam, glass, and more. Once fully cured, Gorilla Glue is 100…
Festool Multifunction Workshop Stool Reduces Fatigue Festool has a shop stool that double functions as a tool box – on wheels! The folks at Festool recently introduced their Festool MFH 1000 Multifunction Stool. The MFH 1000 is a durable, steel-construction, mobile work stool, but also has a ball bearing slide drawer for tool storage. The Festool…
Irwin Tool Prize Pack Giveaway: Everyone loves shiny new tools – whether you’ve been in the business a long time and have old, rusty tools or are the new guy on the crew and have that daunting task of building out you’re tool box. The folks at Irwin are giving away an Irwin bag full…
Festool T-18, Brush-less, Cordless Drill Review My first indoctrination to a cordless drill was when I started working for myself and my wife purchased me a Panasonic cordless drill. Cordless drills were still pretty new but they no doubt provided a faster, easier and smarter way of drilling and in some instances fastening. Back then…
New JET cabinet Saw with 80″ Cast Iron Top JTAS-12-DX Woodworkers and millshops wanting to upgrade their table saw couldn’t have picked a better time because the folks at JET have just released a new cabinet saw featuring a 80 in. cast iron table with a beveled front edge. The JET 12 Inch XACTA Cabinet Table Saw powder…
Bosch Rotary Hammer RH850VC 1-7/8-inch SDS-max The brand new Bosch RH850VC 1-7/8-inch SDS-max® Rotary Hammer is out and it sure looks promising! The Bosch SDS Max Rotary Hammer boasts several “user friendly” features, and I mean that literally by NOT putting the operator though extra wear and tear! This Bosch SDS Max Rotary Hammer delivers 9.3 foot-pounds of…
Workshop Lighting: Proper lighting in your workshop is as important as any tool in your toolbox. Whether its to see what your doing, illuminate mill marks on wood surface or for photographing of your work having adequate and proper lighting is important! The challenges are that many of us have sub-terran workshops. the article below will outline a…
Photo source: Simpson Strongtie Building A Safe Deck: It’s important to make sure your deck is built right and safe! Most experts agree that the average life expectancy of a wood deck is 10 to 15 years but we all know many decks that are still standing and alot older than that. It is estimated…
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