Hand Tool Reviews

This is a great power screwdriver! I like that it's lighter-weight, but it still works well. I have tried other brands in the past that are supposed to be better for women, but they don't work as well as this one - it really has power, unlike the others. As a home-owner, I know that this tool is a must have for getting the job done!

This is the 4th carving knife I have used / purchased [ Butz / Flexcut / and pocketknife version ] - and it's so far my favorite. The reesin impregnated handle has a very nice feel to it and there is a solid impressive piece of steel in there. It's razor sharp out of the package with a couple strops of honing and holds it's edge well.

I would buy it again.

Jake

I bought it because I had some nice leather belts and they were to big. The only thing I had to do was finding something I could do holes with. Belt hole puncher tool worked great, there is no differnce between original holes and holes I did. It was easy and quick!!!

I am a very novice wood worker. I have some beginner books about "2x4 furniture" I have a circular saw, but, as you know, unless you are very experienced, executing cross cuts on lumber is not just a matter of chopping -- you have to measure, and add for the blade offset -- every time!. It was tedious, and i was close to getting a table saw or a miter saw. Fortunately, I came across this clever too -- simply line up the guide on the line where you want to cut, push the saw, and you are done.

Thumb's up!

I bought a pair of these clamps while back. Extremely well made, durable and handy. You can use them almost anywhere. They are expensive but I think they are worth the high price.

I really love the new 18-volt rechargeable batteries pack that goes with it. Some time ago I bought Black and Decker Cordless Trimmer that came with the same batteries pack. The batteries are so easy to put on and take off from the tools. Now that I have 4 batteries, I'll never run out of power when doing yard work. BTW, the sweeper is very powerful, it's a piece of cake to blow a good amount of pebbles off the stone pavement. And, another great thing about it is that it's light-weight also, you won't get fatigue from using it.

I own a large home and am remodeling it top to bottom. I recently purchased twenty doors that need to be installed throughout my home. Some of the doors do not fit and needed to be planed down to fit. I own several cast iron wood hand planes, but due to the extent of the work involved, I thought a power plane would be the best method of accomplishing this task.

I looked at Milwaukee, Porter Cable, Makita and Bosch power planes before I settled on the Bosch Model 3296K. It comes with a steel carrying case, a fence attachment and a rabebtring depth stop. It is lighter than the rest of the models I looked at.

In use, it runs very quitely, has an easy to use adjustment knob on the front to adjust the depth of cut, 1 mm at a time. The plane comes equipped with carbide blades that held up very well.

The front shoe of the plane has a v-groove cut into it to allow for chamfers to be cut.

I installed twenty doors and all of them needed some tweaking. The cuts were smooth and effortless.

I would reccommend this plane, Bosch #3296K, to anyone looking to but a power planer.

I have spent months looking for a detailed plan for construction of a morris chair. This plan has everything you could need. The detailed drawings and easy to follow directions make this chair a simple step by step process. The plan also provides directions on how to make the needed jigs required for making the legs and also seat construction. Its the only plan available that covers every aspect of building this chair.

If this was not enough to make you want to buy this plan the people at American Furniture Design are great with any questions you may have. Since ordering the plan i have email them with serveral questions about construction and within hours i had a detailed answer to all my questions.

Excellent plan and great customer service.

This is a great plane for wicked grain, grain reversals and knots. Its high angle reduces tear out and the small size allows it to turn on a dime. In this application, following rapidly reversing grain, it does what no larger plane can do so easily.

This is perfect for a small lawn. Like all other push mowers, it can't handle the grass when it gets too tall, so make sure you mow often. The great thing about this mower is that it is light weight. I put mine in the basement and it's really nice that it's easy to carry it around. It was extremely easy to put together, I think it only took 2 minutes. Hopefully the blades stay sharp. If you haven't ever used a push mower, you should know that you are the motor - it's harder to mow your lawn with a push mower, but you don't have to use gas and you get good exercise.