June 12, 2013 WTI: Port-A-Cool 3000 We're not talking about some kind of Red Green-inspired experiment here. We went for a true test of the Port-A-Cool Cyclone 3000 by bringing it along ...

June 10, 2013 Chic-as-Concrete Wallcovering If you look closely, there may be a slight hint of Norwegian influence in this new wallcovering, now available in the United States exclusively throug...

June 05, 2013 WTI: Carhartt Force Workwear It's often been said that when you dress for the job and feel good about how you look, you'll be more successful. That advice is especially true when ...

June 03, 2013 There's No Such Thing as a Workshop Genie Though we all wish our workshop messes would just disappear when we're finished with a project, the unfortunate truth is there's no such thing as a wo...

May 29, 2013 WTI: Milwaukee XC 4.0 battery It doesn't matter if we're talking about cars or tools, if someone provides us with the opportunity to increase our mileage without increasing the siz...

May 20, 2013 Product Test: Bit Sharpener We sent the Drill Doctor Model 750X ($149) bit sharpener to 39 of our product testers who know the value of a good, sharp drill bit. After using it, 1...

May 09, 2013 This Giveaway Is Gonna Floor You OK, we're guilty of picking that juicy, irresistible, low-hanging pun fruit when we say that this giveaway is gonna floor you. But it's true. In our B...

May 08, 2013 WTI: Toilet Seat Guys Hate/Love Gary Legwold is Web Editor for HANDY. In the battle of the sexes, guys, we're getting our butts kicked. I'm talking about this issue of the toilet ...

May 01, 2013 WTI: Women's Work Gloves We tried three work gloves in this video, and we've got to hand it to Foxgloves especially for coming up with a work glove that'll turn some heads as ...

April 22, 2013 5 Stupidest Household Chemicals T.S. Eliot's famous poem "The Waste Land" begins with: "April is the cruelest month ...." We agree, although for more practical reasons than Eliot's (...

April 03, 2013 We Tried It: Showerhead Plays Music Here's the thing about Kohler's new and very cool Moxie Showerhead (see video): You better like cold showers. You see, the Moxie has a built-in wi...

March 27, 2013 It's a Chip Clip for Heavy Bags You can argue that the Chip Clip keeps the devil away from your door. It preserves your potato chips so that you're not forced — "The devil made me do...

March 25, 2013 A Work Light for Knucklehead Fans We wouldn't call you a knucklehead if you didn't love this work light, but our product testers might. Twenty-two of them tested the Knucklehead Rechar...

February 01, 2012 Never Talk Dirty Again—We Swear! When we work on projects, everything around us takes a beating: our tools, clothes, hands and even our cell phones. Replacing a phone can be painfully...

August 11, 2011 Disarm Your Killer Garden Hose We hate it when this happens: With all this heat, we're watering, watering, watering, which means we're moving the hose. A lot. Unfortunately, it also...

June 01, 2011 Start-to-Finish Project Updates Besides recording their projects for posterity (ah, vanity), our testers gave this cool Timelapse ProjectCam an impressive 98 percent approval rating....

April 04, 2011 Power — the Strong, Silent Type Storm season looms, so it's prudent to become pals with a portable generator. It doesn't need to be a loud, overweight, fume-spewing beast. Indeed, we...

March 31, 2011 Too Cold to Compost? Nope Composting is almost synonymous to smugness. Seriously, don't you just feel so dang "eco" — and prudent when you consider the cost of compost — as you...

March 30, 2011 Do You Like Your Peephole? Probably not. In fact, most of us have peephole problems that we're rather peeved about. Why? A typical door peephole c...

March 28, 2011 Do Chainsaw Champs Do Diamonds? Spring is springing, which means springing to action with our outdoor cleanup jobs. We're up to the task of trimming trees damaged by seasonal storms,...

March 14, 2011 Free Home-Design Software Are you painfully paired with piles of paper and a pencil when making project drawings? You're not alone. Many who try computer-assisted design softwa...

March 10, 2011 Kick-Butt Weather Protection We think it's a good fit for a company that makes waterproof boots to also make a stylish, kick-butt rain jacket. The company, Magnum Boots, is known ...

January 26, 2011 Dull Blades? Not With This Utility Knife DIYers and home-improvement geeks always look for better ways to accomplish a project — and we want the perfect tool for any job. Trades profess...

January 03, 2011 Giveaway Lineup—Need Your Vote! What a holiday hoot to start the tool giveaways in December! It felt good to call the winners, who were thrilled. In the interest of not killing the t...

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