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New Estwing Aluminum Hammer (Al-Pro) Has a Hidden Feature
What can brands do to make a better hammer? That’s not an easy question to answer. Hammers have been around for a long time, and major brands have long figured out how to make a good hammer. Many have...
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Estwing Al-Pro Hammer: Price Update & More Details
We recently told you all about the new Estwing Al-Pro aluminum hammer, which has a dead blow-like recoil-reducing design. We originally mentioned that the hammer will be priced at $200+. That is...
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Estwing, the Hammer Company, Now Makes Outdoors Knives
I happened across Estwing’s Facebook page the other day, where I saw that they’re coming out with a new line of knives. Yes, knives. Estwing, the hammer and striking tool company, is coming out with...
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Milwaukee M18 Fuel Brad Nailer – What Can and Can’t it Do?
As you might already know, Milwaukee has come out with a new line of M18 Fuel brushless nailers. Here is some more info, in our hands-on with Milwaukee’s M18 Fuel cordless nailers. I’ve put some more...
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Craftsman Flex Claw Hammer Stopped Me in My Tracks
We were out today, and found ourselves at a new mall. My wife split to make a phone call, so I took my son to Sears. Father’s Day is coming up soon, and I wanted to see if they had anything...
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Dewalt Brushless Drill & Impact Driver Combo Kit Father’s Day 2016 Deals
Yesterday, in response to our post on Father’s Day 2016 tool brand promos, Matt mentioned a deal on Dewalt’s 20V Max cordless brushless drill and impact driver set. I took a look, and while a good...
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Astro Pneumatic Ratchet and Release Flare Nut Wrenches
Flare nuts are often found on fittings and other components with tubing or other lines attached, meaning you cannot access them with a standard box end wrench. I suppose that you could sometimes work...
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Best Tape Measure Keychain Showdown: Milwaukee vs. Stanley Fatmax
Last year I wrote about how I carry a Stanley Fatmax keychain tape measure with me everyday. At the time it was the best keychain tape measure I could find. Since then Milwaukee has released their...
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New Porter Cable Cordless Straight Finish Nailer
Back in February we told you about Porter Cable’s 20V Max cordless brad nailer and stapler, and that a a straight finish nailer, model PCC792, is on the way. Well, it’s just about here, as listings...
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New Dewalt 20V Max Cordless Brushless Planer – Coming Soon!
Back in January, Stuart gave us a sneak peak of the Dewalt DCP580 cordless planer. Dewalt has now officially announced that their DCP580 20V Max brushless planer will soon be headed to the USA. If you...
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Micro Jig MatchFit Dovetail Clamps
Over on the ToolGuyd Forums, Fred pointed out these new MatchFit dovetail clamps from Micro Jig — the company that makes the Grr-Ripper table saw hand guard. What’s interesting about these clamps is...
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Bosch Quietly Updates its Cordless Drill – Meet the DDS181A
A reader’s email (more on that tomorrow) led me to find out about Bosch’s newest cordless drill, the DDS181A. At a glance, I can tell that the Bosch DDS181A is visually different from their DDS181,...
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All Quiet on the Bosch Brushless Front? Nope – Here’s a Look at the DDS183!
Mike wrote in yesterday, alerting me to the existence of the new Bosch DDS181A 18V compact cordless drill. His email wasn’t exactly about the new DDS181A, but rather what it did or did not represent:...
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Porter Cable Shop Vacuums?!
Porter Cable has just come out with a new line of wet/dry shop vacuums. I thought that ball bearing tool storage combo was a stretch for them (here’s our in-store hands-on), but a line of vacuums kind...
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New for 2016: Estwing Air Nailers and Compressor Products
We recently learned that Estwing, probably best known for their hammers, is branching out into outdoor knives. That was surprising, but not as much as what we learned next. Estwing is also now...
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New Ridgid 12 Ton Manual Hydraulic Crimp Tool
I have to admit I have a weakness for electrical tools. Being an electrical engineer and working for an electrician one year in college probably has something to do with that. So I was intrigued when...
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New Rockler Corner Radius Routing Templates
With Rockler’s corner radius routing templates, forget searching for the right sized can, cup, or other curved object to trace every time you want to round off a corner. To use one of Rockler’s corner...
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New? Craftsman 3 Gallon Air Compressor
Craftsman has listed a new air compressor, and I’m describing it as “new?” because I don’t recognize it. That of course doesn’t make it a new model, but I believe it to be a new release. It’s a...
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Dewalt “WorldsFirst” New Tool Tech – What Could it Be?
As you might have seen from our ads or elsewhere, Dewalt has some exciting news coming later this month. They’re teasing us all with a #WorldsFirst hashtag, and some vague marketing language. We’ve...
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New Klein Heavy Duty Nut Drivers with Hollow Pass-Thru Handles
Klein has recently come out with new heavy duty thru-handle nut drivers (thank you Neil for the heads-up/reminder!!). Features include magnetic tips, hollow shafts and handles for use on threaded rod...
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