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Festool keeps their pricing standard throughout all of their retailers and sales from the retailers are pretty much nonexistent unless Festool says so; so when a sale comes around you better jump on it. During the months of April and May Festool will be offering a 10% off sale for their line of track saws as well as many of the track saw accessories. This would be a great time to add some extra length to your saw tracks, pick up some new blades, or even get started with your very first...

I talked about the new Dust Deputy Festool Kit back in February. If you remember, I questioned whether it was really worth it to buy the kit, or to save a bit of money and make your own using a Systainer.

There is nothing like the joy you experience when you look through a new tool catalog for the first time. You flip a page, see the tool of your dreams, then imagine all of the things you could build if only you owned it. Sure it sounds pretty pathetic, but it does make us happy. Sears is taking the catalog to an all new level with their new interactive online catalog. While their typical print catalog features 2,500 tools that we would all love to own, their enhanced online interactive catalog has more then...

ToolGuyd Blog has news of a pretty darn good deal going on over at American Hammer. It turns out that the makers of American Hammers are not too happy with some of the price gouging that has been going on with their hammers from some of their retailers. The word is that some retailers feel the hammers are under-priced and have used this as an excuse to make a few extra bucks. American Hammer is not happy with what is going on and have decided to offer a direct sale to us simple folk. ...

We all know Festool tools are expensive and priced out of the reach of many users. Granted they are designed as high end tools that should last a lifetime, it is hard for many people to justify the initial wallet shock. One of the main reasons people decide to give Festool a chance is because of the great reviews their tools receive, as well as the free advertising known as word of mouth. Another great way to get some cheap advertising is by running a contest. Festool is sponsoring a contest over...

There is no question that I love a good looking tool, as do many people, but it is probably not a good idea to base your tool purchases on looks alone. The good thing is that the tools from Veritas not only look good, but according to the woodworking community, they work great as well. As you would expect, the new rabbet planes from Veritas look good, likely work great, and have a price you would only spend if you were looking for high quality. The body of the plane is made...

Bosch has officially announced the new GLL2-80 line laser, big brother to their GLL2-50 line laser. Let me just start out by saying that I love the GLL2-80, I have never used it or even seen it in person, but I love it. Why, because it can project a solid 360-degree laser line on both vertical and horizontal planes. Typical lasers in this class can only do solid laser lines at around 180 degrees. The only other option for 360-degree laser accuracy is a spinning dot laser, but these cost much more and can be harder to see. ...

The Rockler Bench Cookies have been a hot hot item ever since they came out, so it is not that surprising to find out that Bench Dog is now selling them under their own name. Maybe in this case they should be called Dog Biscuits; only kidding. What this re-branding does for Rockler is allow their product to be sold in non Rockler stores. Smart move if you ask me. The only difference appears to be color, so the question is, do you want orange or blue? But what good are Bench...

A man from Malden, MA was recently awarded $1.5 million after a jury found that injuries to his fingers were the result of negligence by One World Technologies Inc., maker of Ryobi saws. The lawyers for Carlos Osorio blamed the lack of flesh detecting technology, the same technology used in Saw Stop saws, for the injuries he sustained while using a Ryobi saw to install oak wood flooring. The ruling of the case is simply unbelievable, and puts all saw makers in a hard place. Flesh detecting tech. in power tools is still very new, and...

No that was not a typo, Rockwell is really going to be offering a 12 volt rotary hammer drill as part of their new 12 volt line. This is the same line that also features their new 12 volt cordless SoniCrafter. The new H3 #RK2513K2 is the first cordless 12 volt hammer drill I am aware of that makes use of an SDS Plus chuck. Most hammer drills in this class are limited to a standard drill chuck. SDS Chucks and bits are great for drilling, but are pretty much useless for...