Tools of the Trade Online delivers hands-on tool test results and reviews of professional power tools, pneumatic tools, hand tools, and construction equipment, plus continuous coverage of the tool industry, tool technology, and tool design trends.
The online edition of TOOLS of the TRADE magazine delivers hands-on tool test results and reviews of professional power tools, pneumatic tools, hand tools, and construction equipment, plus continuous coverage of the tool industry, tool technology, and tool design trends.
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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Electric Concrete Breakers

Electric-powered breaker hammers have found a niche in the construction trades. In a wide variety of circumstances, these convenient tools fit the bill for small-scale demolition work.

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ToolHounds

Tim Kenney: 'Gazinta Man'

The look in Tim Kenney's eyes when he's showing you his shop says it all: "I was born for this job." And it didn't take him long as a kid to know this self-truth. "When the other kids were playing sports, I was in my basement scavenging model airplane engines and making rockets," he says.

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Tool Tests

Our field-test results for performance, features, and ergonomics.

Drilling and Breaking

Concrete Breakers
Electric-powered breaker hammers have found a niche in the construction trades. In a wide variety ...

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Fastening and Nailing

Framing Nailers
About 30 years ago, when I made the decision to start using framing nailers and their expensive collated ...

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Cutting and Sawing

Circ Saws
Here in the Eastern half of the country, sidewinder circ saws are the workhorse tools of most construction ...

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Shaping and Surfacing

Portable Thickness Planers
Whether you are setting up a woodworking shop or just need to dimension trim on a jobsite, a thickness ...

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Leveling and Measuring

Laser Distance Meters
I can't count the number of times I've needed the dimensions, square footage, or volume of a room quickly ...

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Hand Tools

Pry Bars
Some bars are bred for wrecking, scraping, demolishing, stripping, razing, and smashing (my favorite ...

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Compressors, Generators, Vacs

Wet/Dry Vacuums
Wet/dry vacuums don't cut, shape, drill, shoot, or sand. In fact, some people hardly consider them ...

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Other

Taking Charge
In case you blinked, a new generation of battery technology that just a couple of years ago was pure ...

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