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Keeping Building Materials Out Of The Land Fill When you’re a carpenter you get all sorts of questions and requests for favors: How do I fix this? Can I borrow one of your tools? Is your pick-up truck free on Saturday? One recent request really got my attention. A good friend asked if I would…
Milwaukee M12 Cordless Caulk and Adhesive Gun The new Milwaukee M12 Cordless Caulk and Adhesive Gun is advertised as being 40% lighter than competitive cordless caulk guns. Powered by the M12 lithium ion battery platform this tool takes the laborious gripping and squeezing out of high viscosity caulking applications. I had a chance to use one…
Coast HP14 High Performance Focusing 339 Lumen LED Flashlight The folks at CoastPortland periodically send me their knives and flashlights to review and evaluate. A few weeks ago they sent me their Coast HP14 LED Flashlight. I kept thinking… boy could I have used this during the Hurricane Sandy power outage. The last time I have…
Best Way to Reinforce A Half Wall Whether you call it a half wall, knee wall or Pony wall the issue is the same. What is the best way to go about reinforcing a half wall? No one likes a wobbly wall or the cracked plaster and tile that result from it. We typically see half…
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…
Little Giant Ladder 5-Feet to 8-Feet Duty Rating Adjustable Step Ladder Type 1A, 300-Round Rated, Model 15125-001 When it comes to safety on a ladder the folks at Little Giant Ladder Systems never fail to deliver. They recently sent me their Little Giant adjustable heavy duty select step ladder model # 15125-001 to use…
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…
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