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Holiday Gift Ideas for the Tool Hound on Your List

FHBdotcom, editor | November 24th, 2012

Browse Fine Homebuilding's 2012 tool reviews to find the perfect present for the builder or weekend warrior in your family

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Choosing Trim Nailers: Which Gauge Finish Nailers Should You Own?

JFink, Senior Editor | November 1st, 20124 comments

Most finish carpenters probably use the full range of pneumatic nail guns, from pin nailers to heavy-gauge trim guns. But can the average carpenter or homeowner get by on one or two sizes?

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Pneumatic Framing Nailers: Why Choose Coil over Stick?

JFink, Senior Editor | October 25th, 20125 comments

On the job site, there's nothing you can do with a coil-style nail gun that you can't do with a stick-style nail gun. So why would you choose one over the other?

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Circular Saws: Sidewinder vs Worm-Drive

JFink, Senior Editor | August 22nd, 20122 comments

East Coast vs. West Coast and lefty vs. righty are not the only factors here. Which type of circular saw do you use on the job site and why?

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How to Check a Box-Beam Level for Accuracy Before Buying It

JFink, Senior Editor | May 27th, 20123 comments

This is one step in choosing a new level that has to be done in person

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High-Tech Brushless Motors Hit the Cordless-Tool Marketplace

JFink, Senior Editor | March 23rd, 20123 comments

Sweeping changes to power tool technology don't come very often, but there's one coming, and it's brushless motors. We'll help you decide whether they're worth their premium price.

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Tool Review: Lenox Speed Slot Hole Saw

JFink, Senior Editor | February 14th, 2012

One of the most challenging aspects of using a hole saw is clearing debris from the tool. Lenox claims that this new line of hole saws solves that problem once and for all.

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Tool Guide Update: 14 Circular Saws Waiting for Your Reviews!

JFink, Senior Editor | January 27th, 20123 comments

Even after narrowing down the list of available 7 1/4-in. sidewinders currently on the market, we still ended up with 14 tools to test. We had to make a decision: Option 1 - Pack all 14 saws into the...

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Seven Steps to Choosing the Perfect Circular Saw

JFink, Senior Editor | January 23rd, 20129 comments

After testing 14 popular makes and models of sidewinder circular saws, senior editor Justin Fink sorts out the features that separate the good from the not-so-good.

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Kobalt Enters the Cordless-Tool Market with an Impressive 18v Drill Driver

JFink, Senior Editor | December 14th, 20112 comments

This new drill competes with the "big boys" on features, power, and price

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Tool-Test Preview: Compact Compressors

JFink, Senior Editor | December 7th, 201122 comments

Do you have a compact compressor and an opinion? Then we want to hear from you!

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Throw Away Your Hammer Stapler and Get a Pneumatic Cap Fastener

JFink, Senior Editor | November 11th, 20111 comment

Installing house-wrap and roofing underlayment with cap nailers is definitely a best practice—but it may even be mandated by code.

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Feds Consider Unprecedented Safety Rules for Tablesaws

JFink, Senior Editor | October 10th, 201148 comments

Many of you will remember the heated debate when Carlos Osorio, a carpenter who injured himself using a jobsite tablesaw, was awarded $1.5 million from One World, maker of the Ryobi...

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Paslode CR175C Cordless Gas-Powered Roofing Nailer

MikeGuertin, editorial advisor | October 3rd, 2011

Cordless comes to roofing with the Paslode CR175C gas powered roofing nailer. It excels at prep work, wrap-up work and small roof jobs.

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Festool's Revolutionary New Multi-Mode Sander RO90DX

JFink, Senior Editor | August 14th, 2011

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Tool Hound Favorites: Nail Jack Nail Puller

JFink, Senior Editor | July 29th, 2011

Today's favorite tool was generously contributed by friend, and fellow tool junkie/writer, Marc Lyman. Marc is Editor and Diabolical Mastermind behind HomeFixated.com, a tool and home improvement...

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Tool Hound Favorites: Bolt-Hole Marker

JFink, Senior Editor | July 27th, 20111 comment

Today's must-have tool comes from Larry Haun - longtime Fine Homebuilding contributor, ringleader of A Carpenter's View blog, and author of the new book, out this Fall, A Carpenter's Life - My Story...

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Lost Your Wrench? Print a New One...Is This the Future of Tools?

JFink, Senior Editor | July 22nd, 20111 comment

I stumbled across this cool video from a National Geographic TV show on the tools used by astronauts. You saw it on Star Trek, and it turns out that reality isn't too far off the mark. A Burlington...

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Tool Hound Favorites: 12-in. Hemostat

JFink, Senior Editor | July 18th, 2011

For today's random, favorite, can't live without tool, we hear from FineHomebuilding.com web producer, Rob Wotzak: "I got one of these hemostats as a Christmas present from my wife's uncle last year...

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Tool Hound Favorites: Screw-Holding Screwdriver

JFink, Senior Editor | July 14th, 20112 comments

For today's random, favorite, can't live without tool, we hear from fellow editor, of "There's a Better Way" fame, Charles Miller: "One measure of how important I consider a tool is how much time...

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