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The voting has been close for just about every voting option so far. Up next is two more voting options that are sure to follow suit. The first vote is for the house exterior colors. Not something I am going to describe, so you will just have to head over to the Blog Cabin site and vote. The second voting option is the wood flooring choice. The 3 options are a very nice Virginia Mill Works Distressed Saddle Hickory Flooring with a 30-year warranty, a simple Clover Lea Plantation Charleston Chestnut Heart Pine Flooring, and a unique Bellawood Australian Cypress...

A responsible carpenter never leaves home without his trusty level, right? Well maybe not, but with some cool Apps and an iPhone or iTouch, you can play carpenter anytime/anywhere. The iHandy Carpenter App from iHandySoft Inc includes 5 tools that might just come in handy the next time you forget your real tools. The App is available in the iTunes App Store and includes a Plumb Bob, Surface Level, Level, Ruler, and a Protractor all for just $1.99. If that is too rich for your blood, you can get the iHandy Level App by itself for...

Rockler does a good job of making simple solutions to common problems. One of these common problems comes with using bar clamps. It takes time to release these clamps once you have them completely tightened, and Rockler has a way to speed things up. Sure it only takes a few seconds, but those seconds seem like forever when you are in a hurry to move on to the next project. The EZ-Clutch delivers quick, effortless release of tail stock and eliminates sticky clutch plates on your standard 3700 style bar clamps. ...

Enter now for your chance to win a $1,000 Bosch prize package! Prize Packages include your choice of: The World's Quietest Dishwasher - Integra® 500 Series by Bosch Green, Energy Star Tankless Water Heater - Bosch AquaStar 2700ES Series Best Built 4-Piece 18V LitheonTM Combo Kit 10" Table Saw with Gravity Rise Stand 35lb Breaker Hammer Dustless Combo Kit - featuring the industry's most lightweight rotary hammer ...

The Blog Cabin 2009 voting is moving right along with new voting options coming faster then I can keep with with. Blog Cabin is asking you to help them choose the name of the Blog Cabin Street. All that they ask is that you look at the surroundings, consider the city of Asheville, etc and choose a name that fits. You can submit your street names until Tuesday, Feb. 17th, Then from Feb. 23rd - March 2nd you can vote on four street names that have been selected by the Judges. They also have another set of 4...

Since Bosch, Dremel, Rockwell, and and few other no name brands started making oscillating tools, do you think it has had an impact on Fein? If so, what should Fein do to stay competitive? If it wasn't bad enough that everybody and their mother is now making an oscillating tool of some kind or another. Now that they have become affordable to the average user, everybody and their mother wants to own one. Not only that, but Rockwell has gone one step further and is trying to win in Fein's own territory, infomercials. {loadposition poll...

I was checking out Rockler.com the other day, I cant remember what for, but I noticed they are now offering a Deal Of The Day. With the economy the way it is now, it is always great to get a deal when you can find it. Just the other day they had a Bosch Jig Saw on sale, and today they are offering an Ellipse/Circle cutting jig for $49.99 - Regular $89.99. This is an Internet only deal - not available in stores.

Enter to win a year's worth of RIGGS WORKWEAR® by Wrangler®. One entrant will win each month during 2009. You don't need to enter each month to be eligible each month; all eligible (non-winning) entrants are considered in all subsequent monthly drawing(s). A year's worth of RIGGS WORKWEAR equals seven RIGGS jeans, eleven RIGGS shirts and one RIGGS utility vest - a $480 (US) value! Enter now. Next month's lucky winner could be you! Check out User: PutnamEco's reveiw of the Riggs Ranger Pants

Got an extra $3700 lying around the house and a few extra trees. That is all you need to get started in milling your own lumber. The LT10G7 from Wood-Mizer is a compact manual push sawmill that is ideal for the hobby woodworker that wants to cut out the middle man (pun intended). Powered by a 7 HP gas engine, the LT10GT can cut up to 100 board feet an hour at a maximum log diameter of 24" and 11' long. If 11' isn't long enough for you, you can purchase additional 7'...

The last vote ended with the Vaulted-View winning out over the Endless-View, with a total of 1,229,130 votes. Blog Cabin has now entered into round 3 of voting. This time around we have 4 different items to vote on. Below is the list of the 4 new voting options and their choices. Vote Here Man Cave Home Theater Sports Bar Home Gym Bathroom Luxury VibraAcoustic Bath ...