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The retirement of the popular TV show the New Yankee Workshop left a void in the fans of woodworking lovers. We can not blame Norm Abrams for ending the long time running TV show that probably took up most of his time, but we will still miss it. Thankfully you can still catch his show on reruns, and even online; but that doesn't change the fact that the show is gone. Now we hear news of a new show that is coming from the same PBS station that brought us the New...

To celebrate Knaack turning 50 years old, they have come out with a special limited edition Knaack Box that is cleverly named Model 50. The Model 50 is more then just a box with special edition labels all over it that are sure to make your co-workers hate you even more; it is the ultimate jobsite storage box with all the latest and greatest. Just check out the features below. New WATCHMAN 5 locking system, which is virtually weather and tamper-resistant New convenient size with lower...

Some great news to start off the long weekend. Way back in in March of 2009 I wrote about a possible 12 volt cordless Multi-Max from Dremel. Today it looks like this possibility has become truth. While visiting the website of my local tool store, I spotted the above graphic that says the cordless Dremel Multi-Max will be coming this October. If the specs. from back in March are true, we are looking at 10,000 to 21,000 OPM's with a variable speed control. According to the pre-order listing, it will use the same attachments and...

No they are not literally here in my hand, but many a people should be happy to learn that the Makita High Pressure Nailers and Compressor have made their way across the seas into the U.S of A. The benefits of using a high pressure nailer over a standard nailer are pretty obvious; the higher amount of air pressure allows the nailer to drive nails into the hardest of materials, like LVL and glue lam. To get you started, you will need a compressor. Makita's 2.5HP AC310H compressor offers 1.6 gallons of...

Anyone that works with tools indoors knows that dust can be a big problem. Not only is dust bad to breath in, but it can also be a pain in the butt to clean up. So when I fist saw the Demo Air Net my inner voice said “Thank You”. The Demo Air Net is a filter bag that can be attached to just about any standard fan. Used on a typical household box fan it can filter upwards of 1,000 cubic feet, collecting airborne particles down to 5 microns in size. Of course, the...

A some point in time visible screw heads on the outside deck became passé. In response there have been a number of companies offering many different hidden fastening solutions. Now Festool comes along in Europe with their very own version that is sure to make you want that Festool Domino even more, or will it? The Festool Domino deck system looks great and all, but is it any better then what the market is currently offering? I am sure the pace of the video doesn't help much,...

Initially I did not put much thought into making a Facebook page for Tool-Rank. The likely reason probably being because I do not use Facebook much for myself. However, Facebook is the largest social network and I would be a fool not to take part in what it has to offer. So after much delay, you can now find Tool-Rank amongst the Facebook masses. So what do you get with TR on Facebook? Just about the same thing you get here on the site, except with FB you can share what you...

Cordless tools are great, for the main reason that they are cordless and can be taken almost anywhere. But not all tools are cordless; sometime we need to use a corded tool, but we are nowhere near a power source. If only there was a way to take that 120 volts needed to power our corded tools with us in a small, portable, easy to transport, form factor. That is just the idea behind the Personal Power Buddie. It is 120 volts AC of to-go power that comes in the form of...

Craftsman has a pretty cool YouTube channel where they showcase their tools being put though all kinds of torture and destruction. These videos are not only fun to watch, but they do a good job of demonstrating that the tools can handle a good amount of abuse. In their latest video, Craftsman shows their artistic side by making the destruction you hear everyday into music. They teamed up with music producer Kutiman to compose all that beating, sawing, cutting, grinding, hammering, chopping, etc. into music to our ears. No musical instruments were used in...

Our favorite woodworking DIY gadgeteer Matthias Wandel is at it again. The last time we wrote about Matthias, he was showing off his DIY precision tenon cutting jig for the table saw. Today we talk about his homemade 18-inch bandsaw. Yes, he built an entire bandsaw from scratch. For the most part the bandsaw is made out of either solid wood or plywood, including the wheels which he turned himself. His saw may be DIY, but it sure doesn't look like it and has all the features one would expect a bandsaw to have. ...