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Father’s Day Gift Ideas 2011 from Extreme How-To

June 13, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

Bosch Worm Drive on Deck demolition

It’s once again Father’s Day week and we know how hard it is to shop for us dads, so here are some helpful hints. Some of these tools are for general use and some are for the more specific areas of tool use. In the broad category, think about tool storage. Whether your budget allows […]

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Kobalt Tools Goes Extreme with Its Makeover

May 25, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

(For a more recent update on Kobalt Tools Go Here)The questions started a few months ago when my tool buddy at my local Lowe’s asked me what was up with his Kobalt line, everything was marked for clearance.  Some of his customers were asking if Lowes was dropping its line of tools. Well rest assured […]

Filed Under: Automotive, Extreme How-To, Gift Ideas, Home Improvement, Tools Tagged With: automotive tool, Kobalt racing, Kobalt Tools, Lowes, Lowes Mechanic Tool, sockets, Tool News, Tools

First Cordless Tiller Quietly Getting the Job Done, the Husqvarna TB 1000

February 18, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

There are many different reasons to consider purchasing Husqvarna’s TB 1000 Cordless Tiller.  For some gardeners, there is the green element, it uses  no fuel other than battery power. For others, its the beauty of not having to go through the headaches of starting

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Gift Ideas, Home Improvement, Outdoor Living, Tools

Metabo SB-18LTX is Extreme How-To’s Tool of the Week

February 1, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

If you haven’t had the pleasure of getting your hands on a Metabo power tool, you really should. Of course, that being said, after seeing what you have been missing it will be hard to settle for less.  Like many of you, some of our tools pull double duty, drills used as drivers and drivers […]

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Echo and Shindaiwa Commercial Blower Reviews, More Extreme Blowing

December 6, 2010 by Jake Thomas

Putting together a commercial blower review without these two companies products would have been wrong.  Many readers had asked for us to take a look at the larger units these two companies produce and after testing them, we are glad we did.  Since the other units our testers reviewed had opened up their eyes to […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Gift Ideas, Outdoor Living, Tools Tagged With: Extreme How-To, Outdoor Living, Outdoor Power Equipment, Tool News, Tools

Milwaukee Brings the Heat, the M12 Heated Soft Shell Jacket

November 30, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

Never before have I fielded so many questions regarding a product test.  Last summer in Milwaukee I had the chance to try out one of the pre-production heated jackets, but I don’t remember noticing the lighted M12 Logo.  I don’t know whether this was added later or whether I just missed this detail, either way […]

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RedMax GZ4500 Chainsaw Commercial Performance, Easy to Handle Size

October 25, 2010 by Jake Thomas

For a year the old oak tree had been on the ground and I just never got around to cutting it into firewood.  The process of cutting the trunk into logs and hauling them to the splitter seemed like a job meant for cooler weather. I won’t say it was cool this weekend, but it was […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Gift Ideas, Home Improvement, Tools Tagged With: Chain Saws, Garden Tractor Attachments, RedMax

Initial Impressions, Bosch MRC23EVSK and the Bosch 1171 Router Table

October 20, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

The past few months I have been dealing with router table issues. My old setup would not hold its position in the table and after ruining more pieces than I care to remember I set out for a new router and router table combo.  For the past two years, I have grown fond of the […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Gift Ideas, Home Improvement, Tools Tagged With: Bosch, Bosch accesories, router table, routers, Tool News, Tools, woodworking

Whizzing Around the Yard with an Agri-Fab Clean-Sweep Yard Sweeper

September 17, 2010 by Jake Thomas

Fall is almost here and the leaves are already beginning to loosen their grip getting ready for their annual fall to the yard, the driveway, the pool and anywhere else but the compost pile where they belong.  If you are tired of raking, maybe its time you got yourself a tow behind sweeper for your lawn […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Gift Ideas, Home Improvement, Outdoor Living, Tools Tagged With: gardens, Outdoor Living

Commercial Backpack Blowers Review, Initial Impressions, Stihl Magnum 600, Husqvarna 380 BFS and RedMax 7150.

July 27, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

Are you a landscape professional, a landowner who needs the power of a commercial blower to keep your property in order, or just a homeowner who wants the power and speed of the largest available blowers? These three blowers will handle your largest jobs.  Many blowers tout high wind speed, these not only have high velocity windspeeds, […]

Filed Under: Gift Ideas, Home Improvement, Outdoor Living, Tools Tagged With: blowers, commercial blowers, gardens, landscape, landscape tools, Outdoor Living, Outdoor Power Equipment, patio gardens

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