 | Air Tools: The Sky's the Limit
By making the decision to invest in an air compressor and power tools, you've automatically expanded the capability of your workshop.
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 | Bob Vila's Workshop Planner
The perfect workshop is not built overnight but evolves over time. Here are a few tips and hints for setting up shop at home.
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 | Building a Better Hammer
Air-driven nailing tools are not just for building professionals. No matter what type of work you do, there are models available that any handyman would gladly hang from his workbelt.
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 | Choosing Workshop Tools
When it comes to workshop tools, these 10 woodworker's favorites will come in handy for any project or repair.
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 | Creating the Ultimate Garage Workshop
A garage workshop is more than car space. Build it right by planning out accessories, heating, and mechanical needs before settling on a plan.
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 | Cut with Confidence
Today's saws are designed with incredibly precise controls that help achieve accuracy. However to achieve excellent results, you cannot simply rely on technology.
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 | Drill Skills
Drilling isn't difficult and, at least in comparison to sawing, it isn't particularly dangerous. Still, skilled workers drill with care.
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 | Drills and Bits
An electric drill without bits is like a bow without arrows. And the better the bit (or arrow, I suppose) the better the result.
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 | Framing a Garage Workshop
When choosing the framing and construction materials for your garage, consider how it will be used, what fire and safety requirements you may have, and what additions you may need later on.
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 | Garage Workshop Foundation and Slab
Check soils, permits, and structural requirements before laying a foundation for your new garage workshop. As with any new building, it’s only as strong as the foundation it’s tied to.
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 | Hand Squares
Hand squares have been used for most of recorded history, and for good reason.
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 | Handling Your Hand Saw
One of the oldest and most used tools we have, the hand saw comes in many shapes and sizes.
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 | Level Types
Many styles and types, all serve one purpose–to establish true vertical and horizontal.
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 | Power Saw Blade Sense
The right blade makes all the difference.
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 | Properly Handle Hazardous Household Products
You can reduce your use of hazardous household products by choosing safer, less-toxic products.
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 | Squares, Levels, and Plumbs
Tools that tell us what is "true" and what is not.
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 | Table and Radial Saws
Choosing the saw best suited to your needs.
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 | Take Lighting to Task
As people age, they need more light to perform basic household tasks. So, of all the types of lighting used in your home, none is more critical than proper task lighting.
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 | The Bevel Gauge
In its various forms, this tool is also known as a sliding bevel, angle bevel, bevel square, sliding T-bevel, or adjustable try square.
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 | The Carpenter's Square
The carpenter's square is a deceptive tool. It looks simple?it's a ruler with an elbow, a straightedge that turns a corner. Yet it is a great deal more, because it can function as a sophisticated arithmetical guide to many of the complexities of laying out a wood-frame house.
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 | The Coping Saw
Coping is a process by which one piece with an irregular surface is fitted to another. In practice, most of us encounter coping in cutting trim work, especially cornice and baseboard moldings.
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 | The Essential Toolbox
Whether you're a rookie handyman or a seasoned do-it-yourselfer, a range of basic tools is essential to doing the small jobs around the house.
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 | The Plumb Bob
Fancy or simple, the plumb bob is a must for every tool box.
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 | The Portable Table Saw
For the finish carpenter who has a modicum of skills a table saw is considered by many to be the most essential tool.
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