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Ryobi ONE+ 4Ah Lithium Edge Battery C Review
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This Simple Upgrade Makes Your Ryobi Tools More Powerful

By Glenda Taylor

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After Testing 9 Rolling Tool Boxes, The Craftsman Offered Storage for Almost Every Tool

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

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After Testing Many Snow Blowers, Our Favorite Is Built for Snow and Ice, and Even Features Power Steering

By Zach Lazzari, Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

The Best Dead Blow Hammer Options
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We Researched More Than 20 Dead Blow Hammers to Find The Best One

By Bob Beacham

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After 12 Hours of Testing, We Keep Reaching For These Whittling Knives

By Mark Wolfe, Timothy Dale

The Best Cordless Hammer Drill Options
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Our Favorite Cordless Hammer Drill Has a Added Feature We Never Knew We Needed

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

The Best Stainable Wood Filler Options
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The Best Stainable Wood Fillers of 2025 for Repairing Furniture, Decks, and More.

By Timothy Dale, Tony Carrick

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Dremel’s New Products Can Replace Your Portable Circular Saw Setup

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Coping Saw Options
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The Best Coping Saws for Cutting Molding, Tested

By Mike Bruton

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The Best Chainsaw Mills for Cutting Lumber

By Bob Beacham

The Best Caulking Guns Options
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This Was the Only Caulking Gun I Could Use One-Handed Comfortably

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

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We Researched 25 Tile Saws and Determined the 7 Best Ones—Here’s the One That Aced Almost Every Test

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

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After Researching 20+ Rolling Tool Bags, We Tested Our Favorites and Our Top Picks is a Game Changer

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

The Best Cordless Glue Guns Options
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After Hours of Crafting, We Have a Clear Favorite Cordless Glue Gun

By Michelle Larson, Carol Benton

The Best Drill Bits for Tile Options
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The Best Drill Bits for Tile, Tested and Reviewed

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Beacham

Five Wood Routers For Beginners on a wood deck
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The Best Wood Routers for Beginners

By Mark Wolfe, Bob Beacham

The Best Bench Vise Options layout
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We Tested Pin Nailers and Found the 6 Best Ones

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

The Best Crimping Tool Options
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The Best Crimping Tools For Every Job, Tested and Reviewed

By Bob Beacham, Tom Scalisi

Rotary Thread Standard Restore Kit on a workbench
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Why I’m Adding this Rotary Thread Kit to My Tool Box—and You Should Too

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Wallpaper Remover Option
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The Best Wallpaper Removers of 2025 for Updating Your Home’s Interior

By Jasmine Harding

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The Best Wood Lathes for DIY Woodworking, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Timothy Dale

The Best Epoxy for Countertops Options
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2025’s Best Epoxy for Countertops in Kitchens and Bathrooms

By Bob Beacham

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We Tested the Best Soldering Stations, Here Are Our Top Picks for Seamless Joints and Repairs

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

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We Tested the Best Socket Sets, and Our Favorite Offers the Most Versatility

By Tony Carrick, Timothy Dale

Best of the Test 2024, Best Outdoor Power Tools
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The 7 Best Outdoor Power Tools We Tested in 2024

By Beth Cranston

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The Best Power Tools and DIY Essentials Tested in 2024

By Beth Cranston

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The Best Levels for Construction and Renovation, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi

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The Best Jump Starters With Air Compressors, Tested

By Tom Scalisi

The Best Electric Snow Blower Options
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Clear Winter Weather With 2025’s Best Electric Snow Blowers, Tested

By Mike Bruton, Tony Carrick, Zach Lazzari

Cyber Monday deals
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Last Call: 20+ Cyber Week Deals We’re Shopping Until They’re Gone

By Glenda Taylor, Kathleen Corlett

The Best Heated Vest Options
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Best Heated Vests To Beat the Cold, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Beacham, Amber Guetebier

Cyber monday tool deals
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I’m a Contractor, and These Are My Favorite Cyber Monday Tool Deals So Far

By Glenda Taylor

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Now Is the Best Time to Prepare for a Wet Winter with Our Favorite Cyber Monday Snow Blower Deals (Up to 45% Off)

By Kathleen Corlett

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I Found the Best DeWalt Cyber Monday Deal on Amazon–This 4-Piece Tool Kit is a Must-Buy and Under $100

By Glenda Taylor

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Milwaukee Cyber Monday Sales Are Live and I Splurged on a Few For Myself

By Glenda Taylor

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The Best Cyber Monday Makita Deals Are Selling Out, But You Can Still Get Free Power Tools

By Glenda Taylor

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The Best Cyber Monday DeWalt Deals Include 50% Off and BOGO Power Tools

By Glenda Taylor

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The Best Ryobi Cyber Monday Deal Is a Starter Set of 6 Power Tools for $199 (Save More Than $370)

By Kathleen Corlett

A group of the best laser levels together before testing.
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We Tested the 7 Best Laser Levels for DIYers and Pros

By Tom Scalisi

The Best Detail Sander Options
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The Best Detail Sanders, Tested and Reviewed

By Timothy Dale, Glenda Taylor

The Best Oscillating Tool Options
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We Tested the Best Oscillating Tools, See Our Top Picks

By Tom Scalisi, Glenda Taylor

A group of the best rotary tool options on a work bench before testing.
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Here Are The Best Rotary Tools We Tested for Drilling, Sanding, Cutting, and More

By Tom Scalisi, Timothy Dale

A group of the 10 best router table options together in a cement pad before testing.
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Cut to the Chase: A Tested Review of 2025’s Best Router Tables

By Tony Carrick

The 7 best stud finders on a workbench before testing.
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General Contractor-Approved: The Best Stud Finders of 2025, Tested

By Glenda Taylor

A selection of the best mutitools
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The Best Multi-Tools Tested and Reviewed in 2025

By Glenda Taylor

Three of the best tested miter saws on a workbench in front of a cement wall
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We’ve Tested More Than 100 Saws; These Are Our Favorite Miter Saws

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

How to Get a Free Tool on Black Friday
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How to Get a Free Tool for Black Friday

By Glenda Taylor

Seven of the best wood routers on unstained wood platform
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The 7 Best Wood Routers Tested for DIYers and Hobbyists

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

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Our Favorite Deals This Week Include Black Friday Deals on Home Security Cameras and More

By Stephanie Cronk

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The 40 Best Gifts for Woodworkers

By Tom Scalisi, Will Briskin

A selection of the best cordless ratchets
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We Tested Cordless Ratchets, Our Favorite Is a Makita That Has the Highest RPM We’ve Seen

By Timothy Dale, Tom Scalisi

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The Best New Multi-Tools of 2024

By Glenda Taylor

Grizzly 21-Inch Variable Speed Scroll Saw is recognized as the BobVila.com 2024 DIY Game Changer
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The DIY Game Changer of 2024 Is an Essential Woodworking Tool, Reimagined

By Glenda Taylor

The Best New Power Tools Options
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The Best New Power Tools of 2024

By Glenda Taylor

The Best New Hand Tool Options
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The Best New Hand Tools of 2024

By Glenda Taylor

The Best New Hobbyist Tool Options
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The Best Hobbyist Tools of 2024

By Mark Wolfe

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Deals

How to Get Two Free Craftsman Tools During Ace Hardware’s Early Black Friday Sales

By Glenda Taylor

Holiday Gift Guide for Tool Lovers
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Surprise The Tool Lover in Your Life With These Top Gift Ideas

By Timothy Dale

The Gifts for Mechanics Option
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The 35 Best Gifts for Mechanics and Auto Fanatics, Chosen by Our Editors

By Brie Greenhalgh, Timothy Dale

The Best Flashlights for Power Outages
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Be Prepared for Emergencies With Our Favorite Flashlight for Power Outages, and Other Great Picks

By Bob Beacham

The Best Ratcheting Screwdriver Options
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We Tested the Top Ratcheting Screwdrivers, See Our Favorite

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

3M Work Tunes Connect + Solar Review
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I Barely Heard My Wood Chipper While Using This Solar-Powered Headset

By Mark Wolfe

DeWalt 60V Chainsaw Review
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This DeWalt Chainsaw Proved To Be a Cordless Beast When Cutting Firewood

By Glenda Taylor

Weather Guard Tool Box Review
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After Testing a Weather Guard Truck Tool Box, I’m Convinced It’s Worth Every Penny

By Glenda Taylor