Tools & Fasteners

Summer is approaching quickly, which means its time to enjoy the longer evening hours with some much needed time outdoors. For many Americans, this means

Remodeling a chair or piece of furniture? If you work with - or are planning to do upholstery work - you will want to find an upholstery stapler that properly

While we've been busy talking about spring projects, some of our favorite brands have been updating their lineup of nailers, staplers and fastening tools.

An increasing demand for sustainable living has led many people - both rural and urban - to grow their own food. The perfect place to manage and monitor

We usually talk about tool categories for a project, but what about the features of a tool that makes it unique to the competition? Today, we're going

If you're doing simple upgrades around the house, you're most likely shopping for either a brad nailer or finish nailer. So, which one is right for you? To the untrained eye, these tools would appear to be the same, but in reality, each has a different purpose.

Brad Nailers, The Precision Workers

A brad nailer such as the MAX NF255FA pictured above, is designed to run 18-gauge, fine-wire brad nails. These small nails are very hard to drive manually, which makes a brad nailer essential to any major home renovation project where brads are needed.

On top of that, brad nails are almost invisible once they've been driven into wood. In fact, there's a good chance you won't need carpenter's putty to conceal a brad nail that has been driven into trim. The downside is that these fasteners lack the holding strength for larger, heavier projects, such as large crown molding or baseboards.

It might be April Fool's Day, but we aren't joking around with this tricky project. Nail pops occur over time, when a nail begins to separate from the