Roy Berendsohn

It's a surprisingly versatile tool in the shop or even at the job site.

A simple tool packed to the gills with versatility.

These tools let you quickly strip weathered exterior paint, remove a finish, smooth a tabletop, and do basic metal prep.

These new and improved brushes can revolutionize how you paint.

These cordless electric saws are light, quiet, fast, and ideal for pruning and other yard jobs.

Two pieces of 2 x 12 and some screws are all you need.

Everybody loves neatly trimmed shrubbery. But the job of trimming? Not so much. To get those bushes from shaggy to sheared as quickly and as easily as possible, you need a tool uniquely designed for speed, mobility, and power. There’s only one that fits the bill: the battery-powered hedge trimmer. A cordless hedge trimmer is relatively lightweight and arguably easier to use than one with a roaring gas engine, hot muffler and cord that can get tangled. It’s powered by small-but-mighty electric mo…

You can capture table saw dust with a lawn mower's grass bag. Really.

It’s a workshop axiom: If you can’t hold the workpiece securely, you can’t work on it well. Sure, there are lots of times when you can hold something with one hand and cut or drill it with the other. But there are other times that the workpiece has to be firmly clamped because you need two hands to operate the power tool or hand tool.A firm hold on the workpiece is no problem in most cases when you’re working in a fully-equipped shop with a workbench. But it can be maddeningly difficult to keep…

Whether you’re cutting plywood sheets, dimensional lumber, or breaking down hardwood pieces to feed through a table saw, a circular saw is an invaluable tool to have on hand. These handheld cutters feature large circular blades and powerful motors that slice through wood, so they’re more efficient and versatile than manual hand saws and smaller jigsaws. Circular saws are also relatively compact, lightweight, and easy to transport—especially compared to bulkier table saws—and are available in bot…