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 Makita 6935FDWDEX, 14.4 Volt Cordless Impact Driver Kit with 6337 MForce Drill and Fluorescent Work Light(ML143)
Price: $216.64
This little tool bundle will quickly become one of your most valued DIY weapons in your workshop. Not only do you get a cordless impact driver |
 Stanley 77-260 IntelliLaser Pro Laser Line Level/Stud Finder
Price: $44.94
There aren't many household tasks more frustrating than hanging a picture or a painting straight--from finding a stud to hang it from to getting it level once you do. This little contraption figures it all out for you, making a normally hair-pulling task a breeze. |
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 Fiskars 94246974 Harvest Gear Garden Bucket Caddy
Price: $7.44
Sometimes the simplest ideas become the most helpful products when it comes to tackling home improvement. Take this bucket caddy, for example. Slip it over an empty bucket (or a full one for that matter) and all your tools, such as scraper, extra brushes, and sandpaper will be at your fingertips. |
 Complete Remodeling (This Old House)
by This Old House
Price: $16.47
For major remodeling projects, this book is essential. It gives any homeowner a critical big-picture look at what it takes to ensure you home remodel goes as smoothly as possible, from the planning and design process to choosing materials. |
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 Dictionary of American Hand Tools: A Pictorial Synopsis (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
by Alvin Sellens
Price: $26.37
Before cordless power tools and electricity itself, there were good old fashioned hand tools. Many of these tools are still an essential part of any good workshop, and this book chronicles the evolution of hundreds of hand tools and their uses. |
 Ask This Old House - The Complete First Season
Price: $44.96
These instructional DVDs are so helpful that the editors at This Old House magazine use them constantly for researching articles and answering reader questions. With this collection, you'll learn how to tackle dozens of home improvement projects complete with insider tips. |
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 From the editors of This Old House magazine:
Doing a home improvement project right starts with a little know how and the right tools to get the job done. The editors at This Old House have compiled an Amazon.com wish list of gifts that will have your favorite do-it-yourselfer well-prepared for their next weekend project. |
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 Good Grips Gel-E Weeder
Price:$8.95 |
 Techni Edge 20-046 6 in 1 Painting Accessory Putty Knife Scraper
Price:$6.75 |
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 Stanley 33-730 FatMax 30' Tape Rule
Price: $24.90
Probably the most critical tool for any DIY job, it helps to have a couple of these around the house. The Fat Max is plenty long at 30 feet measuring capacity and wide enough to stay rigid for longer distances when your apprentice has mysteriously disappeared when you need an extra set of hands. |
 Snow & Nealley Penobscot Bay Kindling Axe 18 handle with Sheath
Price: $56.89
With an 18-inch handle and a flared out blade face, this is the ultimate camping hatchet. It's small enough to use with one hand for chopping smaller wood, and big enough to get two hands on for thicker stock. |
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 Stiletto T114MC Titanium, Milled Face, Curved Handle Framing Hammer
Price: $69.99
If you've ever spent a day framing a house or a shed for that matter, you probably wished for a lighter hammer that gave you the driving power of a bulkier one. Well, titanium is much lighter, yet just as tough as those heavier hammer heads. You have to swing it to believe it. |
 Black & Decker SF100 Alkaline Stud Finder
Price: $8.94
Even the most tried and true carpenters guess wrong on occasion when using the knock-on-the-wall method for finding studs. Save yourself the aggravation and let this electronic stud finder do the work. You'll have less erroneous nail holes to patch up. |
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 IRWIN 2081200 Utility Knife Pro Touch Fixed
Price: $7.94
Don't let anyone tell you that utility knives are all the same. Take this one, for example, it's got a slight angled head to give you more leverage and its ergonomic handle is not only comfortable, it's easy to spot once you've lost it. |
 Jorgensen 50XXX 3/4" Pony Pipe Clamp Fixture
Price: $8.94
A must for any toolshed or workshop. Pipe clamps allow you to adjust the size (based on the size of black pipe you have) to clamp just about anything. From cabinetry to doors, you're going to need to clamp something long sooner or later and you'll need a few of these to do it. |
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 Sharp LC-15L1US 15" AQUOS LCD Flat Panel Wireless TV
Price: $999.88
Now you can have that television in the garage or workshop you always wanted--perfect for watching This Old House while you plan your next big DIY project. And better still, since it's wireless, not only is it a workshop TV, it is a television for any room. |
 Bessey VAS23 Vario Angle Strap Clamp
Price: $24.94
Ever want to repair the legs on a chair or make a frame from the scrap wood in the shop? Well, you can either grow a couple more hands or you can get a strap clamp like this. It applies even pressure all around while your wood glue dries. |
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