Tools of the Trade

I'm pleased to introduce TOOLS' new senior editor, Michael Springer. Michael brings with him a long construction background...

One of the toughest transitions facing any trade-based business owner is knowing when to let go ... of...

Hilti is offering the first tool leasing arrangement we've heard of. Its Fleet Management program allows contractors to...

Members of Ridgefield Supply Co., a lumberyard in Ridgefield, Conn., have launched From Builders For Rebuilders, a nonprofit...

Italian woodworking machine and tool manufacturers are trying to expand global markets for their products through their trade...

ToolBase Services (www.toolbase.org), an online resource of the NAHB Research Center, lists tools you can use to conduct...

100 Maximum recommended decibel exposure for a two-hour period 101 Approximate decibel level of a circ saw 114...

A California carpenter is facing indecent exposure charges after homeowners returned to find him building bookcases in their...

Haldis Gundersen of Kristiandsund, Norway, got a big surprise recently when she turned on the water to clean...

The current labor shortage is keeping skilled contractors in hot demand, which means more opportunities for you to...

On May 6 and 7, California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo celebrated the groundbreaking for its...

Milwaukee has introduced a line of seven pneumatic tools: six nailers, including a 3 1/2-inch roundhead framer, a...

The RotoZip XB-MC1 is the industry's first metal-cutting cutout saw bit, says Bosch. Durable and heavy-duty, the bits...

Structural connector engineer and manufacturer Simpson Strong-Tie is adding to its extensive training library with a quick-reference pocket...

Offered by the Wood Truss Council of America, Truss Technology Workshops offer education and CEUs on structural building...

VALSI GENERATORS Product: Valsi Power Equipment Single Phase Portable Generators, models G38MGO750RV, G42MG0750RV, G55MG0900RV, and G65MG1100RV. Recalled generators...

TAP/CUMMINS AIR COMPRESSORS Product: Tap Enterprises/Cummins Industrial Tools Mini 2-Gallon Pancake Air Compressors. Problem: Undersized power cord can...

CRAIN CUTTER TOE-KICK SAWS Product: Crain Cutter Co. Toe-Kick Saw Model 795 [with blue handle and motor housing)...

Here in the Western mountains, we build homes with massive windows in every room to capture the 360-degree...

Everybody ends up working alone at some point, whether by choice or by circumstance. For me, it's a...