A look at the techniques used to add skylights and thermal solar collectors to a foam-core roof.
The older I get, the less tolerant I am of certain things, and sanding wood tops my list. Choking on sawdust is bad enough, but there's also the tedium involved. So when a new product comes along that promises to make this work quicker and easier and less of a pain in the lungs, I'm eager to check it out. Microplane, a company known for its fast-working wood rasps and even food graters, recently introduced a line of similarly made stainless steel sanding discs for random-orbital sanders. I also took a look at the company's replacement blades for both sizes of Stanley Surform rasp planes.
Honoring the people behind the tools that changed our lives.
Honoring the People Behind the Tools
