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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Thursday, July 02, 2009

2009 Site Commander Winner Drives Off with Grand Prize

With the roar of 101,000 NASCAR fans greeting him, Larry Allar stepped across the race track at the LENOX 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, picked up the keys to the Site Commander Sweepstakes grand prize, and drove off with the most awesome work truck on the planet.

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ToolHounds

Randall Coe, VP of Marketing, Bosch Power Tools

If you look beyond Randall Coe's titles at Bosch, first as director of product development and now as vice president of marketing, you'll find a complex, energetic ToolHound. Coe's leadership and rebellious streak have produced paradigm-shifting tools–stuff you use every day–and a business culture that dares to be great. And for someone leading the charge, it's ironic how Coe describes himself: "I'm a student of human behavior. That's what product development is all about."

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Tool Tests

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

Drilling and Breaking

Compact & Subcompact Drill/Drivers
Cordless drill/drivers have come a long way since the first one I purchased more than 20 years ago. ...

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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

Jobsite Table Saws
Jobsite table saws have changed a lot since I started working for my dad in 1972. Back then, we did ...

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Shaping and Surfacing

3+ Horsepower Plunge Routers
The largest, most powerful routers you can buy are in the 3- to 3-1/4-hp class. If the motors were ...

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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

Lightweight Air Compressors
My life changed 30 years ago when my boss showed up on our jobsite with a used 2-gallon, 1-horse ...

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Other

Portable Miter Saw Stands
The miter saws weren't the only tools on the spot. We tested saw stands of the lightweight, folding-leg, ...

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