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Bosch has come out with some news blades that should really make a lot of people happy. First up is the long awaited stainless steel blade. Anyone who has had to cut stainless steel knows how hard it is to cut with a standard bi-metal blade. You could only get a few cuts out of one blade before it was useless, and that was even while using cutting oil. The new stainless steel blade from Bosch has an 8% cobalt steel additive, which increases...

The one tool that everyone needs. From building multimillion dollar hotels, to do it yourself home repairs, we all need it... the pencil. So what makes a pencil a Super Pencil™ ? It must have super powers of course. The Super Pencil looks very similar to your average carpenter pencil, but aside from that, they are nothing alike. OK enough with the small talk. Lets get down to the features. It is wood free. That's right boys and girls, a non-mechanical pencil without a  wooden exoskeleton.This means...

I am not one to get all googly over anything that is green. Even though the website is the color green, you wont find me living in a tree, or trying to save an endangered mosquito. Even still, I do try to recycle as much as possible.

And when I say big, I mean BIG. You can win a custom built Vise-Grip Chopper, or $25,000 cash. All you have to do is tell IRWIN VISE-GRIP your unique story on how you use your Vise-Grip.  For years, IRWIN has received hundreds of unsolicited stories from professional tradesmen, contractors and do-it-yourselfers about the unique ways they’ve used a VISE-GRIP product outside of its traditional use to solve various problems either in a pinch or as a permanent solution. The stories range from makeshift nut crackers and portable camera stands...

The day we became free, and a day we celebrate being free. Happy 4th    

   Well, maybe not, but they look like they are supposed to be fun. Have a little caulking to do, but don't need a full tube? Or maybe you don't even own a caulking gun. GE has taken something that already exists , put it in a fancy package, given you less, and is charging you more.  Why? Because they need to pay for all that fancy packaging. Well, at least that is my theory. I guess they are targeting the ultra hip and modern generation. The kind of...

If you are one of the few that can afford the $1300 Festool Kapex, you can pre-order yours today form Rockler , and it will ship for free July 1. If you can not afford one of these ultra cool saws, but you just want to check it out, head on over to your  local Rockler store for a Demo. Then you will see how amazing it is, still not be able to afford it, and wish you had never even heard of the Kapex. :)   ...

The Lift-n-LOK is the type of thing I like to see. Small family companies building functional products, made in the USA. It is a little too late for Fathers day, but this would sure make a great gift for just about anyone. From birthdays to Mothers day. Just be sure that if you get one, review it here. The Lift-n-LOK looks like the best tool/fastener organization system I have seen in a long time. The only thing I would like to see, is more sizes, and some available with...

I hope you all have received/given lots of tools for Fathers Day.   Just say no to Ties 

Milwaukee is coming out with a brand new line of 12" miter saws. They are looking to step up from their 10" line. The saws are set to go on sale early in July, which is surprising considering how little information there is about them. The 12" sliding compound miter saw 6955-20 will cost $700, and the non-slider 6950-20 will be $500.   Photo from Wood Magazine   There are a few things that do make these saws unique. They have 2 built in lights...