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A person using the best gas mower to mow a large lawn.
Reviews

Our Favorite Gas Lawn Mower is Built to Last a Lifetime

By Tony Carrick

A group of the best stand-up weeders in front of a garage door before testing.
Reviews

This is Our Secrete Weapon for Pulling Weeds Without Bending

By Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Savannah Sher

Best Right Angle Clamps
Reviews

7 Right Angle Clamps That Will Help Streamline Your Next Woodworking Project

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

The Best Construction Adhesives
Reviews

We Glued, Clamped, and Pulled—Here Are the Construction Adhesives That Didn’t Budge

By Glenda Taylor, Mike Bruton

Robot lawn mower on grass
Reviews

We Mowed for 50 Hours to Find the Best Lawn Mowers for Small Yards

By Tom Scalisi, Mark Wolfe

The Best Self Propelled Lawn Mowers on a lawn.
Reviews

After Testing More Than 30 Lawn Mowers, We Found the 9 Best Self-Propelled Models

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research provided by Timothy Dale

The Best Safety Glasses
Reviews

After 25 Hours of Testing, Our Favorite Safety Glasses Have a Game-Changing Feature

By Mark Wolfe, Timothy Dale

The Best Cobalt Drill Bits Options close-up
Reviews

We Repeatedly Drilled into Three Types of Metal to Find the Best Cobalt Drill Bits

By Tony Carrick, Mark Wolfe

Multiple pressure washer surface cleaners lined up on a concrete slab
Reviews

Yes, Your Pressure Washer Needs a Surface Cleaner Attachment—These Are the Best According to Our Tests

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi

Someone out of frame pours oil into a red lawnmower.
DIY

What Type of Lawn Mower Oil Should I Use?

By Amy Lynch, Teresa Odle

A group of the best pressure washers in a driveway before testing.
Reviews

After 15 Hours of Testing, We Found the Best Pressure Washers

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe

Woman wearing sweatshirt tries to start lawn mower in her yard.
Lawn & Garden

9 Fixes For When Your Lawn Mower Won’t Start

By Tony Carrick, Manasa Reddigari

A group of the best lawn mowers together in a yard
Reviews

After Testing More Than Two Dozen Popular Lawn Mowers, We Found the 9 Best Models

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

Sharpening a Chainsaw - Do's and Don'ts
DIY

How to Sharpen a Chainsaw: 7 Safe Steps to Keeping Your Tool in Good Working Order

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Woman uses a paintbrush to apply Danish oil to a wood board to waterproof it.
DIY

How to Waterproof Wood: 3 Ways That Work

By Bob Vila

The Best Workbench Kobalt overhead shot
Reviews

Our Favorite Workbench Requires No Assembly

By Glenda Taylor, Timothy Dale

The Best Gas Pressure Washer Options
Reviews

After 2 Weeks Washing Cars, Stripping Paint, and Cleaning Concrete, We Found the 5 Best Gas Pressure Washers

By Zach Lazzari, Bob Beacham

15 Easy Designs for a DIY Desk
DIY

15 Easy Designs for a DIY Desk

By Tracy Anderson

a man working with Firm Grip Build-A-Rig
Reviews

We Tested Framing Tool Belts for Quality, Comfort, and Efficiency–Our Favorite is Near Perfect

By Glenda Taylor, Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi

The Best Pruning Saw Options
Reviews

Our Favorite Pruning Saw’s Two-Way Cutting Action Sets It Apart From The Competition

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe

Woman wearing jeans pulls start cord on a red lawn mower.
Lawn & Garden

How to Start a Lawn Mower

By Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

The Best Shovels Options close-up
Reviews

We’ve Tested Various Shovels, See Which One is Our Absolute Favorite

By Mark Wolfe, Michelle Ullman, Timothy Dale

Woman inserts a screw extractor into a drill.
DIY

How to Use a Screw Extractor

By Robert Ferguson, Bob Vila

A broken screw on a white background.
DIY

How to Remove a Broken Screw

By Manasa Reddigari

The Best Drill Bit Sharpeners close-up
Reviews

Our Favorite Drill Bit Sharpener Provided Near-Perfect Results in Our Tests

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi

Person in blue sweatshirt and jeans driving one of the best riding mowers for hills and uneven yards
Reviews

The Best Riding Lawn Mowers for Hills, Tested and Reviewed

By Mark Wolfe, Mike Bruton, Tom Scalisi

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Reviews

We Put Sawhorses To the Test and There Is a Clear Winner

By Glenda Taylor, Michelle Ullman

Lithium-ion power tool batteries on a garage workbench.
Exterior

Can You Store Power Tool Batteries in a Cold Garage?

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Radon Test Kit Option
Reviews

Yes, Your Home Needs a Radon Test Kit — And These Are the Best

By Timothy Dale

The Best Double-Sided Tapes for Your Projects
Reviews

Our Favorite Double-Sided Tape Holds Up to 37.5 Pounds

By Debbie Wolfe

A group of the best wood chippers together in a yard.
Reviews

Our Favorite Wood Chipper Can Handle the Toughest Branches

By Tom Scalisi, Timothy Dale, Mark Wolfe

Dewalt Grabo Review
Reviews

I Never Thought I Needed a Suction Lifter—But Once I Tried It, I Had to Grab Two

By Glenda Taylor

A person using a belt sander on a rough wood table.
DIY

This Is Why You Need a Belt Sander in Your Home Workshop

By Timothy Dale

Sharpening an orange hedge trimmer on work bench with work gloves on.
DIY

How to Sharpen Hedge Trimmers

By Bob Vila, Tony Carrick

DeWalt Planer with infeed and outfeed tables installed
Reviews

In Just 2 Months, This Tool Has Transformed My Workshop

By Mark Wolfe

A weed eating sits in a patch of grass with its red string poking out.
DIY

How to String a Weed Eater the Right Way

By Tony Carrick

A group of single-stage snow blowers lined up on a snow blown driveway after a storm
Reviews

We Tested 2025’s Best Single-Stage Snow Blowers and Found 9 Top Models You Can Rely On

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi, Zach Lazzari

A close-up of the best oil for snow blower being added to a snow blower
Reviews

Keep Your Snow Blower Running Efficiently With These High-Quality Oil Options

By Tony Carrick

The girl saws off a piece of drywall with a special saw
Reviews

This Tool is a Must-Have for DIY Renovation Projects

By Timothy Dale

A person using a thermal camera to identify leaks under a sink.
DIY

7 Brilliant Uses for a Thermal Camera Around the Home and Garden

By Timothy Dale

A homeowner and a designer discussing a renovation project.
DIY

The One Tool Every Homeowner Needs During a Big Reno

By Sandi Schwartz

Bondo all-purpose putty on a workbench.
DIY

9 Household Repairs You Can Make With All-Purpose Putty

By Tony Carrick

Mother and daughter shopping at hardware store.
DIY

We Asked 5 Renovation Addicts How They Would Spend a $100 Home Depot Gift Card and This Is What They Said

By Sandi Schwartz

Group shot of ratchets
Reviews

The Best Ratchets Based on Our Hands-on Tests

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

The Best Dowel Jig Options
DIY

The Best Dowel Jigs for Your Workshop, Tested and Reviewed

By Bob Beacham

The Best Tape Measures Options laid on a table in close-up
Reviews

This Tool Is a Must-Have for Every Homeowner

By Glenda Taylor, Andreana Lefton

A man in jeans walks along a lawn using a string trimmer.
DIY

String Trimmer vs. Lawn Edger: What All DIY Landscapers Should Know

By Tony Carrick

Best Wire Cutters Options
Reviews

This Simple Tool Is a Must-Have for Electrical Projects

By James Fitzgerald

A group of the 8 best voltage testers together on a workbench before testing.
Reviews

The Best Voltage Testers, According to Our Tests

By Tom Scalisi

A group of the best snow blowers in a snowy ranch setting before testing.
Reviews

We Tested Over a Dozen Snow Blowers and This Ryobi Is a Heavy-Duty Machine in Compact Form

By Zach Lazzari, Timothy Dale, Tom Scalisi

DeWalt FlexVolt 60V MAX Cordless Power Cleaner Review
Reviews

I Hated Scrubbing My Patio Furniture Clean—Now I Don’t Need To

By Mark Wolfe

The best roof rake option in action pulling snow off a roof.
Reviews

The Best Roof Rakes to Keep Your Home Safe from Heavy Snow, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Timothy Dale, Zach Lazzari

DeWalt’s ToughSeries Jack Review Box
Reviews

I Love This Dewalt Construction Jack So Much, I Bought Two

By Glenda Taylor

Best Biscuit Joiners close up from all models
Reviews

For Clean, Precise Cutting, Our Favorite Biscuit Joiner Ticks All of the Boxes

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi

The Best Electric Snow Shovel Options
Reviews

We Cleared More Than 4 Feet Of Snow Testing the Best Electric Snow Shovels and Found 9 Top Options

By Tony Carrick, Zach Lazzari

Best Rolling Tool Boxes close-up
Reviews

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

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

A collage of tools with a graphic overlay that says New Year, New Skill.
DIY

Realize Your DIY Potential by Learning How to Use These Essential Tools in 2025

By Timothy Dale

The Best Dead Blow Hammer Options
Reviews

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

By Bob Beacham

Best Whittling Knives close-up
Reviews

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

By Mark Wolfe, Timothy Dale

The Best Cordless Hammer Drill Options
Reviews

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
Reviews

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

By Timothy Dale, Tony Carrick

Dremel Blueprint new releases_portable saw station_multi-tool
Reviews

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

By Glenda Taylor

Close-up of male hands cutting trunk with chainsaw
Reviews

The Best Chainsaw Mills for Cutting Lumber

By Bob Beacham

The Best Caulking Guns Options
Reviews

This Was the Only Caulking Gun I Could Use One-Handed Comfortably

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi