Full-size 3 1/4-inch hand planers are meant to be guided with both hands for maximum control, but Festool has a compact model designed to be held in one hand, so the other hand can steady the work.
Finish carpentry is all about making joints quickly and accurately.
Framers and deck builders struggling to position long joists can give themselves an extra hand with Joist Jaws by Grabber.
Heavy-duty tools previously sold under the Stanley FatMax Xtreme name are now being marketed as Stanley Bostitch products.
Victorian-style door casing; portable tool shed
Trying to straighten and fasten bent deck boards is no fun, especially when you're working with hardwood decking.
Klein's Bent Nose Romex Cable Strippers have a 90-degree angled nose designed to get them into tight spots.
One challenge with armored cable is that it can be hard to cut the armor without nicking the wires inside, which is why cable manufacturers recommend using a rotary cutter designed specifically for this cable type.
The typical flat utility bar has a 90-degree rocker head that curves in the opposite direction from the flat end — which restricts the bar's range of motion.
Custom access ramps
Does the mere thought of your next stair job — all that tightening and loosening by hand of dozens of large clamps — have your carpal tunnel syndrome acting up?
M.Power's Flat Lying Trammel Heads have a pivoting point for fine adjustment and come with pencil and knife attachments.
Cutting tubing inside a wall or other tight spot usually requires a midget cutter and nimble fingers, but Ridgid's new 2-in-1 Close Quarters Autofeed tubing cutter takes the fingers out of the equation.
This specialty trade can provide profits in slow times.
Inspired by the horizon- indicator instrument found on airplanes, C.H. Hanson's new Precision Ball Level uses a weighted floating ball to find level, plumb, and any angle or slope in between.
Stiletto's six new titanium pry bars weigh 45 percent less than equivalent-sized steel bars, says the company.
Stanley has redesigned some of its most popular hand planes.
Tajima's Chalk-Rite Jam-Free CR301JF holds 3 1/2 ounces of chalk — enough to snap 689 feet of lines, says the maker.
The easiest way to avoid inaccurate measurements is to not measure at all.
There's a better way to measure bit height than balancing a ruler on end above the hole in your router table.