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New Dewalt Cordless Woodworking Tools: Router, Sander, Jigsaws
Dewalt is expanding their line of 20V Max cordless brushless woodworking power tools with several new offerings – a trim router, a sander, and both top-handle and barrel grip jigsaws. Dewalt says that...
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New Fiskars Pro Utility Knives
Fiskars Pro Retractable Utility Knife Fiskars has come out with a new line of Fiskars Pro utility knives, which they say are sharper, smarter, and more durable knives for pros. Shown above is the new...
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New Milwaukee Stud Tape Measures
At NPS18, Milwaukee introduced their new Stud tape measures with two dramatic demonstrations. In the first demonstration, the rep stepped on a competitor’s folded-over tape measure blade. This crimped...
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Woodpeckers One Time Tool: Radius Quick Jig Templates for Your Router Table...
Woodpeckers has re-released their Radius Quick Jig router template set One Time Tool. Each template has 2 radii, and they offer 6 jigs, for a total of 12 radii ranging from 1/8″ to 1-1/2″, in 1/8″...
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Ikea Lorby Magnetic USB Charger Review
I picked up two Lorby USB chargers during my last trip to Ikea. They seemed to be especially workshop-friendly, and who can’t use more USB chargers? The Lorby can be mounted in several different ways....
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New Rockler Downdraft Table
I was searching for some dust collection accessories for my new Jet machine, and learned that Rockler has recently introduced a new Dust Right downdraft table. A downdraft table typically looks just...
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New? Kobalt 41″ Toolboxes With Slide-Out Pegboard
I was browsing Lowes last week, looking at some of the new Craftsman tool chests and Porter Cable clearances, when I spotted this strange new tool storage chest and cabinet combo. It looked similar to...
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New EGO Nexus Escape, a Cordless Battery AC Inverter
After teasing fans on social media (you should see some of the questions we’ve received about this!), EGO released some information about their new Nexus Escape power inverter. The EGO Nexus Escape is...
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Is This Makita’s New Promo Drill Kit for 2018 Holiday Season?
I am fascinated by professional power tool brands’ holiday season 18V cordless drill promos. Things change a little different every year, and I’ve found that the promo models and pricing can shed some...
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Dewalt ToughSystem Open Tool Tote with Top Handle is Finally Available in the...
Three years after the Dewalt ToughSystem tool tote was announced, the version with a top handle is finally available in the USA. Previously, it was only available here without a top handle, while both...
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New Skil PWRCore Cordless Power Tools – Here’s What We Know
Over at Amazon, there are some new listings for SKIL cordless power tools, their first since Chervon acquired the brand in 2016 from Bosch. Chervon, a Chinese-based power tool manufacturer, owns...
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Fastcap Flex Toolbag with Configurable Pockets
With its Flex tool bag, FastCap is trying to address the problem that no matter which tool bag you choose, it never seems to have the right number of pockets, or have the the right-sized pocket in the...
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Sears Launches New Craftsman 20V Max Cordless Power Tools
Tom sent in a tip that new Craftsman cordless power tools popped up on Sears’ website. (Thank you, Tom!) I took a look, and yes, Sears has come out with a new Craftsman 20V Max cordless drill and...
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Can the New Craftsman Overcome Years of Damaged Public Opinion?
A Craftsman ad appears behind Jonathan Schoop during a Brewers-Cubs game at Milwaukee’s Miller Park. For weeks, I’d been meaning — not to mention, promising Stuart — to write up a little something...
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New Sears and SBD Craftsman Tools Will Absolutely Confuse Customers
The other day, I posted about the new Craftsman 20V Max drill and impact driver kit that appeared at Sears.com. One of the things that had me shaking my head was that the branding appeared to be a...
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New Klein Fish and Glow Rod and Accessory Kit
Klein Tools has come out with a new fish and glow rod assortment kit, complete with 8 variable length fish and glow rods, 7 rod attachments, and a carrying bag to keep it all in. They say that the new...
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New Milwaukee 2018 Heated Jackets Include their USB Charger and Power Source
Milwaukee is including the M12 Compact Charger and Portable Power Source, with select items in its line of heated gear this season, allowing users to charge their batteries the same way the charge...
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New Skil PWRCore Brushless Multi-Tool & Drill Kits
We recently posted about the new Skil PWRCore cordless power tools. Skil has not gotten back to us with any of the information or images we asked for, but luckily Amazon put up some new listings, and...
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Husky Storage Bench – Looks Good for Shoes & Boots
We don’t have a mudroom (yet?), and so when the kids come in, their shoes, boots, and jackets make a mess of the floor by the back door and small laundry room. We usually go in and out by the garage...
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Could the Amazon “Smart Plug,” a Voice-Controlled Outlet, be a Workshop...
Amazon just came out with a slew of new Echo and Alexa smart devices, including the new “Amazon Smart Plug,” which works with the Alexa app and Echo devices. Their product page emphasizes that no...
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