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My arm, but longer.

My arm, but longer.

My Douglas 20 oz finish hammer is an extension of my arm. It's an effective tool (don't say it's just a hammer, some don't work well.) It's an elegant piece of design and engineering. Finally, I...



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Re: Hole Saw

Good grief, that's insane. I'm going to have to disqualify you from this contest. If you're using that monster, you are way too huge to use an itty-bitty little block plane like they're offering. You probably ease your edges with a #8 jointer.

Re: Torture Test: Recip Saw Blades

maybe as a sidebar, compare the demolition blades cutting speed through wood to the speed with a wood blade, and metal cutting speed to a that of a dedicated metal blade.

Re: Win a Ryobi Tek4 Laser Distance Measure

No. But only in the same way that nailguns haven't replaced the hammer. Having said that, it's still a few big leaps in technology before electronic measuring devices are as refined as nailguns.