Our blogging efforts will be on hold while we get our beta site up for testing… you can test out the new ToolCrib very soon! We’re excited, but can’t tell you much more than that. Let’s just say bigger and …
Monthly Archives: May 2007
Changes Coming to ToolCrib.com… We're Growing!
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Top Cabinet Saws for a Small Pro Wood Shop
Posted 2197 days ago byHere’s a recent question we got from a guy who runs a small wood shop and wanted to know what his best bet was for a cabinet saw: Thus far I have my choices down to two saws: Powermatic 2000 …
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Reconditioned power tools – depending on who you ask – are either the bane or the boon of the power tool industry. Mostly they’re the boon, especially if it’s a name brand tool from a name brand reseller. However if …
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I wrote to Bosch recently with 5 questions about their tool reconditioning process. I hope their answers help you to make more educated decisions about Bosch reconditioned power tools! 1) What is a “certified factory reconditioned tool”? A certified factory …
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Thomas Moser Bed Made by Woodworker's Wife
Posted 2201 days ago byThis WoodNet thread really blew my mind: WoodNetter ksquared photographed and wrote about the build process his wife went through to build a gorgeous Thomas Moser bed. Not only is the finished bed beautiful, but there’s a fantastic write up …
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A FamilyWoodworking member started a poll recently and asked members what kind of drill/driver they used. 98 votes later here are the break downs: DeWalt: 26 Makita: 18 Panasonic: 10 Ryobi: 8 Bosch: 8 Craftsman: 5 Milwaukee: 5 Festool: 4 …
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What's Your Opinion on Reconditioned Tools?
Posted 2203 days ago byWhat is your opinion on reconditioned power tools? Are there any power tools that you would NEVER buy reconditioned? If so, why? I asked all the regular suspects at our favorite forums: WoodNet.Net FamilyWoodworking.org LumberJocks.com In addition I asked some …
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Frank Pellow's Under-Sink Clutter Busters
Posted 2210 days ago byFrank Pellow’s a one-man publishing house in FamilyWoodworking.org. We write about his work regularly in the ToolCrib blog because he’s so clear and specific in documenting his work, and so eager to share his ideas with other woodworkers. Recently Frank …
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An interesting debate started in LumberJocks in the Battle of the Brands thread: does tool quality trump pure skill, or is skill more important than quality? An obvious answer is that they’re both important. In the forums though the debate …
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You may remember our recent battle of the power tool brands where I posted “Battle of the Brands” surveys in our favorite woodworking forums. Well, the results are in! Here’s what you’ll find in this post: 1) The Battle of …
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