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Ralph Mroz grew up in an extended family of tradesmen, and worked at the trades summers and weekends through school. He put those skills to good use in renovating the five houses he and his wife have owned. Even while working in the white-collar and law enforcement worlds, he's always had one foot in the construction trades.
DeWalt 60-inch form lifter The DeWalt 60-inch form lifter (model DWHT55051) is DeWalt’s version of the classic Burke Bar. The Burke Bar was introduced in the 1940s as primarily a concrete-working tool, useful for levering forms into place, and breaking apart forms and their associated stakes and wires, and generally just moving and prying apart…
Kobalt 24-volt brushless handheld planer The modern quintessential carpenter’s tool The Kobalt 24-volt brushless handheld planer (Model #KPL 124B-0) is a modern version of an ancient carpenter’s tool. In fact, do you know what the symbol of carpenters and carpenter’s guilds in the pre-20th century era was? You might be tempted to say a hammer,…
Stiletto 10oz Titanium Smooth Face 14.5″ Fiberglass Handle Hammer The Stiletto 10oz titanium hammer (Model FH10C-F) is currently the smallest of Stiletto’s solid titanium hammers head hammers. It really is, as the company claims, a perfectly balanced hammer that some would call a finish hammer, but I refer to it as a general-purpose hammer. Stiletto…
RYOBI 7¼-inch Compound Miter Saw Every pro carpenter needs a miter saw, of course, and every DIYer will sooner or later want one. But as Rob points out, we don’t always need a big miter saw – that is, something in the 10+-inch category. For most interior trim work and much shop work, a compact…
Kobalt 24-volt Cordless Compact Router If you’ve been following the Tool Box Buzz crew’s head-to-head reviews you’ll have noticed that Kobalt pretty consistently punches above its weight…that is, performs above its price point. That’s the word on the street, too, and well as in many other reviews. So I was happy to get my hands…
RYOBI cordless compact one handed reciprocating saw The ryobi cordless compact one handed reciprocating saw is a good example of the constant innovation in the tool industry. New tools are introduced every year, and sometimes new kinds of tools are introduced. A new kind of tool that’s proven extremely useful and welcome these last couple…
RYOBI 1800 PSI/1.2 GPM Electric Pressure Washer At over eight pounds per gallon, moving water is a very effective energy transfer medium, which is why something like the RYOBI 1800 PSI/1.2 GPM compact pressure washer is so effective. Water was the first power source for industry, and still today powers much of the electricity produced.…
RYOBI Benchtop Disc/Belt Sander The RYOBI Benchtop Disc/Belt Sander is a valuable addition to any shop or jobsite. Tools, both hand tools and power tools, can be divided into two classes depending on their relationship to the workpiece. Hand-held tools: all hand tools, circular saws, electric drills, and so on, are held by the operator…
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