How Carbide Saw Blades Are Made
We all use carbide saw blades, but how they’re made was a mystery to me until last week. The afternoon I spent touring Irwin’s new manufacturing plant in Udine, Italy left me surprised…
The Venetian Building Scene
Say the word “contractor” in Canada, and you’re talking new construction, renovations and wood. In Venice, Italy, the construction trades are almost entirely about masonry and restoration. That’s what happens when every square…
Where’s Personal Responsibility?
A roll of PEX pipe I ordered a while back arrived in a carton that makes me worried. A 15 word warning is the reason why. It highlights a creeping menace that’s making…
A Thousand Decisions
Quality really boils down to a whole bunch of small decisions pointing in the direction of quality.
Reliable Dry: Best practices for keeping water out of basements
There are three main categories of features that work together to make a basement reliably dry.
HurriQuake Nails
By Steve Maxwell Nails seem straight forward enough at first glance, but they’re not. The nails you choose for sheathing the roof and walls of your projects, for instance, can have a huge…
Maxwell’s magnificent 7
By Steve Maxwell Tools editor Steve Maxwell weighs in on his super tool pics Good tools don’t necessarily look different than bad tools at first glance. Hands-on experience is the only way to…
May 17, 2012
Randy Simonton — Memberships and customer reports are booming! Still traveling and promoting. Hope to visit Toronto soon.
May 16, 2012
Robert Koci — See you there.
Rob Koci
May 16, 2012
Skender Jaupi — Hi, I like to reserve a seat at CARAHS chapter meeting.
Thank you
Skender Jaupi ( Alex )
