Copyright (c) 2012 FineHomebuilding.com en-us Fine Homebuilding - "Tool Hound" blog entries http://www.finehomebuilding.com/blog/tool-hound-home-building-tools-and-materials-blog Sat, 26 May 2012 14:51:05 -0500 Fine Homebuilding - "Tool Hound" blog entries http://www.finehomebuilding.com/assets/images/cs_logo_sm.jpg http://www.finehomebuilding.com/blog/tool-hound-home-building-tools-and-materials-blog Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:27:25 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/22378/high-tech-brushless-motors-hit-the-cordless-tool-marketplace http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/22378/high-tech-brushless-motors-hit-the-cordless-tool-marketplace Posted by JFink
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. ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/22378/high-tech-brushless-motors-hit-the-cordless-tool-marketplace Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:45:00 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/21862/tool-review-lenox-speed-slot-hole-saw http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/21862/tool-review-lenox-speed-slot-hole-saw Posted by JFink
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. ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/21862/tool-review-lenox-speed-slot-hole-saw Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:41:06 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/21825/tool-guide-update-14-circular-saws-waiting-for-your-reviews http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/21825/tool-guide-update-14-circular-saws-waiting-for-your-reviews Posted by JFink
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... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/21825/tool-guide-update-14-circular-saws-waiting-for-your-reviews Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:08:51 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/21605/seven-steps-to-choosing-the-perfect-circular-saw http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/21605/seven-steps-to-choosing-the-perfect-circular-saw Posted by JFink
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. ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/21605/seven-steps-to-choosing-the-perfect-circular-saw Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:04:02 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/21372/kobalt-enters-the-cordless-tool-market-with-an-impressive-18v-drill-driver http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/21372/kobalt-enters-the-cordless-tool-market-with-an-impressive-18v-drill-driver Posted by JFink
This new drill competes with the "big boys" on features, power, and price ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/21372/kobalt-enters-the-cordless-tool-market-with-an-impressive-18v-drill-driver Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:35:00 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/21309/tool-test-preview-compact-compressors http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/21309/tool-test-preview-compact-compressors Posted by JFink
Do you have a compact compressor and an opinion? Then we want to hear from you! ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/21309/tool-test-preview-compact-compressors Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:40:14 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/20944/throw-away-your-hammer-stapler-and-get-a-pneumatic-cap-fastener http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/20944/throw-away-your-hammer-stapler-and-get-a-pneumatic-cap-fastener Posted by JFink
Installing house-wrap and roofing underlayment with cap nailers is definitely a best practice—but it may even be mandated by code. ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/20944/throw-away-your-hammer-stapler-and-get-a-pneumatic-cap-fastener Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:20:37 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/20596/feds-consider-unprecedented-safety-rules-for-tablesaws http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/20596/feds-consider-unprecedented-safety-rules-for-tablesaws Posted by JFink
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... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/20596/feds-consider-unprecedented-safety-rules-for-tablesaws Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:40:26 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/20509/paslode-cr175c-cordless-gas-powered-roofing-nailer http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/20509/paslode-cr175c-cordless-gas-powered-roofing-nailer Posted by MikeGuertin
Cordless comes to roofing with the Paslode CR175C gas powered roofing nailer. It excels at prep work, wrap-up work and small roof jobs. ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/20509/paslode-cr175c-cordless-gas-powered-roofing-nailer Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:50:00 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/19075/festools-revolutionary-new-multi-mode-sander-ro90dx http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/19075/festools-revolutionary-new-multi-mode-sander-ro90dx Posted by JFink
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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... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/19479/tool-hound-favorites-nail-jack-nail-puller Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:03:15 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/19269/tool-hound-favorites-bolt-hole-marker http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/19269/tool-hound-favorites-bolt-hole-marker Posted by JFink
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... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/19269/tool-hound-favorites-bolt-hole-marker Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:42:03 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/19094/lost-your-wrench-print-a-new-oneis-this-the-future-of-tools http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/19094/lost-your-wrench-print-a-new-oneis-this-the-future-of-tools Posted by JFink
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... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/19094/lost-your-wrench-print-a-new-oneis-this-the-future-of-tools Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:28:19 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/18719/tool-hound-favorites-12-in-hemostat http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/18719/tool-hound-favorites-12-in-hemostat Posted by JFink
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... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/18719/tool-hound-favorites-12-in-hemostat Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:20:53 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/18437/tool-hound-favorites-screw-holding-screwdriver http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/18437/tool-hound-favorites-screw-holding-screwdriver Posted by JFink
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... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/18437/tool-hound-favorites-screw-holding-screwdriver Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:45:33 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/17986/what-tool-did-you-buy-today-or-recently http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/17986/what-tool-did-you-buy-today-or-recently Posted by JFink
For as long as I've been with the magazine, there has been an ongoing discussion in our Breaktime forum about everyone's latest tool purchases. Everything went in there, from a new pair of pliers to... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/17986/what-tool-did-you-buy-today-or-recently Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:13:21 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/17886/behind-the-scenes-at-bosch-am-i-even-allowed-to-show-this http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/17886/behind-the-scenes-at-bosch-am-i-even-allowed-to-show-this Posted by JFink
Last week Bosch held a media event at their headquarters in Illinois to show us media-folk some of their brand new, and yet to come, tools. As we settled in for day 2, I took some guerilla video of... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/17886/behind-the-scenes-at-bosch-am-i-even-allowed-to-show-this Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:29:36 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/17628/new-dewalt-cordless-in-a-world-of-18v-tools-why-go-20v-max http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/17628/new-dewalt-cordless-in-a-world-of-18v-tools-why-go-20v-max Posted by JFink
If you've been following my recent blogs here on Toolhound, or via Twitter (@toolhound), then you've seen quite a bit of new tool news coming from the folks at DeWalt, as we just wrapped up a two day... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/17628/new-dewalt-cordless-in-a-world-of-18v-tools-why-go-20v-max Thu, 02 Jun 2011 07:33:08 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/17604/first-look-dewalts-new-12-in-sliding-compound-miter-saw http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/17604/first-look-dewalts-new-12-in-sliding-compound-miter-saw Posted by JFink
From Black & Decker University, Towson, MD – Yesterday DeWalt launched their new 12-in. sliding compound miter saw. The new tool, model DWS780, is a replacement for the DW718 we reviewed as... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/17604/first-look-dewalts-new-12-in-sliding-compound-miter-saw Tue, 31 May 2011 13:02:19 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/17550/predictions-new-dewalt-tools-to-be-released-this-week http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/17550/predictions-new-dewalt-tools-to-be-released-this-week Posted by JFink
Folks, it's that time of the year again. The major power tool companies are gearing up to launch their new offerings in time for the summer. On tomorrow's agenda for this editor is a trip to DeWalt... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/17550/predictions-new-dewalt-tools-to-be-released-this-week