By Todd Fratzel
Editor’s Top Picks For 2013 Here at ToolBoxBuzz we get to play with tools, hundreds of new tools every year in fact, so we thought it would be nice to recognize some of our favorites from this year. There’s no scientific formula here, more of a recognition from Rob, Brad and myself about which tools […]
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By Todd Fratzel
Inspiring Young Builders As a father of two young children I often wonder where life’s path will take them when they fall into a career some day. I also think back to my own childhood and remember watching my dad (a carpenter) work countless hours trying to make ends meet. He would constantly instill in […]
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By Todd Fratzel
Tool Gift Guides – By Pro’s Who Know Today is one of the biggest shopping days of the year and it’s the perfect time to buy a gift for someone that’s a contractor, carpenter, DIY’er or professional tradesman. Every year I create a great holiday Gift Guide to help you pick the best tools and […]
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By Todd Fratzel
Tools For Everyone This Year Each year we create a fun Holiday Gift Guide that shows off some of our favorite tools and suggestions for gifts. The guide covers everything from simple DIY’er type tools all the way up to very expensive must have tools for contractors. This year’s guide offers up a wide selection […]
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By Todd Fratzel
CHANNELLOCK – Founded in 1886 and Still Making US Made Pliers 126 Years Later Occasionally I get the good fortune of experiencing something that makes me feel really great. Things like walking through an airport and thanking a member of the military, volunteering for a great cause, or reading about a successful start up company. […]
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By Todd Fratzel
California’s Table-Saw Safety Bill Here we go again folks. I hate to say it but we are on the brink of total disaster when it comes to making free choices about the tools we use on a day to day basis. Steven Gass is at it again and instead of waiting on the US Government […]
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By Todd Fratzel
Father’s Day Giveaway by Porter-Cable Father’s Day is just around the corner next weekend. To celebrate we’ve teamed up with the folks at Porter-Cable to offer one lucky reader a brand new Porter-Cable 18 Volt Oscillating Multi-Tool (PCCK510LA). This exciting new tool is just now hitting the stores so this is a great chance to […]
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By Todd Fratzel
Regular readers here at Tool Box Buzz know how I feel about SawStop and it’s inventor Steve Gass. Check out the latest Colbert Report and find out why he thinks SawStop is Destroying America. We all need to get on board and stop this legislative disaster! Before the video check this out: Message from the […]
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By Todd Fratzel
Delta Power Equipment – Delta Is Reborn For almost a century woodworkers have associated the name of Delta to quality woodworking machinery and equipment. Back in 2005 Delta Machinery was sold to Black & Decker and many long time users felt the company was standing on the edge of a cliff waiting to fall off […]
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By Todd Fratzel
Table Saw Safety Standards About To Get Ridiculous Apparently our Government has decided that table saws are too dangerous and therefore must be built with more safety features than a modern day car or passenger jet. Poor decisions by drivers of automobiles must be acceptable yet poor decisions by untrained people using table saws is […]
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