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15 Classic Handy Tool Tips and Tricks

After decades of collecting tool tips, our brains are so full that there isn’t room for much else. For this article, we sifted through those thousands of tips and selected a few that have been most useful on our own projects. Tuck them away in your memory and they’ll come in handy for you, too.

Get More From Hammers, Saws, and Other Hand Tools

Hand tools are great, but they’re even better when you use them creatively for things they’re not designed to do.

Sharpen Your Tools for Efficient and Easy Work

One way to make easy work for you and your crew is to sharpen some of the tools in your groundskeeping arsenal. By taking a grinding wheel or hand file to certain edges of some of your hand tools, the sharpened edges can assist your crew to:

When is the Last Time You Bought a Corded Power Tool? Cordless?

Tell us about your recent power tool purchasing decision. Did you buy a corded tool, or cordless?

Hand tools: What’s the right size for you?

If you’re not giving much thought to how you choose hand tools, you should. That’s the message the Center for Construction Research and Training (also known as CPWR), via its choosehandsafety.org website, wants you to keep in mind.

What is this hand tool? Hazard a Guess!

This hand tool is a mystery to its owner. Can you help us figure out what it is?

Which is Your Favorite European Hand Tool Brand?

You just bought your first Table Saw...Now What?

Making a decision to purchase a new table saw can be difficult but what do you need to know after it gets home. Acme Tools will help you get started.

The Reload button provides extra functionality when the developer tool is open

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Tips for Using an Oscillating Tool

An oscillating saw is a tool you shouldn’t be without. The oscillation is very slight and very fast, so it feels more like vibration.

What Are the Key Features of Vidmar Industrial Toolboxes?

Whether you work in a manufacturing facility or at an auto-repair shop, you need your parts and tools available to you at a moment’s notice. In other words, you need a storage solution that can protect valuable pieces of equipment and move with you when you’re on the go!Vidmar’s industrial toolboxes are some of the toughest, longest-lasting storage components in the world today. Toolboxes offer easy access to parts and tools, inventory control and management, and tool protection and security.

How To Jumpstart a Power Tool Battery

When your cordless tool battery goes on the fritz and won't take a charge, try jumping it with another battery.

Home Pros Think Every Homeowner Should Have This One Power Tool

How to Cut Stone with Hand Tools

Ask This Old House mason Mark McCullough demonstrates various techniques for cutting stone with hand tools.

A Guide To Common Pullers & Pulling Tools

There are quite a few pullers, some of which double as installers as well, and we have selected the most common to show you how they work.

Tips for Using Power Tools

Power tools come in very handy when tackling an assortment of home improvement projects, regardless of their difficulty level. Check out this video for some helpful tips on how to use some common power tools such as a drill, circular saw, and router.