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Ridgid's New Fiber Cement Saw Sucks (in a good way)

JFink, Senior Editor | June 3rd, 20092 comments

Canadian contractor Michel Roy sounds off on Ridgid’s Fuego R3400 Fiber Cement Saw

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Help Me Write a Cordless Drill Review (And Watch a Video of a Drill-Powered Mini-Bike!)

JFink, Senior Editor | June 1st, 20094 comments

Fine Homebuilding is going to review cordless li-ion drills for an upcoming issue. So, do you want 12v, 14.4v, 18v, 36v, or do you want us to make sense of it all and tell you which voltage is best for what you do?

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Festool wants to replace your table saw

JFink, Senior Editor | May 26th, 20098 comments

Festool came in to the FHB offices last week to give us an opportunity to get up close and personal with a few of their newest tools. Bookmark the Toolhound blog in your internet browser to read more...

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The no-swear approach to cutting crown molding

JFink, Senior Editor | May 21st, 200916 comments

I once had a “Do-It-Yourself” type of customer who was remodeling his kitchen and had refinished the floors, installed face-frame cabinets, and set a laminate countertop. But when it came...

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Two tools for tight miters

JFink, Senior Editor | May 18th, 20093 comments

Not every tool that you read about in this blog will be brand-spankin’ new. That’s because some of the best tools have been around for years, but they aren’t commercially marketed...

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New Dewalt drill bits fit for an impact driver

JFink, Senior Editor | May 14th, 20098 comments

The rotating hammer action of an impact driver puts more stress on drill bits and driver bits than a traditional drill-driver does.

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Has the cordless tool market become overpopulated?

JFink, Senior Editor | May 8th, 200918 comments

Of all the tool categories that I have to keep track of for the magazine, none demands more careful attention than cordless drill/drivers. New models are released at such a feverish pace that...

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Sizing up Ridgid's new tile saw

JFink, Senior Editor | May 1st, 20098 comments

A few weeks back I sent one of Ridgid’s brand new tile saws to our go-to tile author, Tom Meehan. Now, Tom has been in...

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Stiletto Hammers: Trade-in...Trade-up

JFink, Senior Editor | April 22nd, 20091 comment

If, like me, you are always just one lotto ticket away from being able to afford a Stiletto titanium hammer, then listen up to this latest promotion: Bring any old hammer into your local Stiletto...

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Bosch unveils pneumatic nailers

JFink, Senior Editor | April 16th, 20095 comments

Pneumatic nailers have been around for almost 50 years, but it wasn’t until Tuesday, during a press conference at their North American headquarters outside of Chicago, that Bosch officially...

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