I spent the past three months cutting wood for our wood stove, and I want to save you the trial and error. I tested ten chainsaws on oak rounds, maple rounds, and pine rounds, kept notes on how many cuts I got per tank or charge, and logged which ones I dreaded pulling the cord … Read more
Pull-starting a gas chainsaw on a Saturday morning used to be the price of admission for cutting firewood or cleaning up after a storm. Our team has spent the last three months testing every battery-powered chainsaw we could get our hands on, and the landscape has changed fast. Modern cordless chainsaws now match the cutting … Read more
I spent three weekends cutting through oak cookies, 4×4 lumber, and overgrown backyard brush with ten different electric chainsaws to find out which ones are actually worth buying. If you only need to prune branches, clear small trees, or cut firewood for a backyard fire pit, a compact electric chainsaw is safer, quieter, and easier … Read more
Trimming branches overhead without a ladder is one of those jobs that feels risky until the right tool lands in your hands. After our team spent six weeks cutting through 4- and 6-inch oak, maple, and pine limbs with ten different saws, we landed on the lineup below — the best pole saws for tree … Read more
If you heat with wood, run a homestead, or sell firewood by the cord, the right log splitter turns a back-breaking weekend into a Saturday morning. We spent the last few months putting eight of the most popular firewood log splitters through their paces on oak, hickory, ash, and pine rounds, both green and seasoned, … Read more
If you have mature trees, regular pruning chores, or live in a storm-prone region, yard debris piles up fast. After testing 8 chipper shredders across our home workshop and a 3-acre test property, we found the best wood chippers for yard cleanup balance power, capacity, and ease of use without spending like a commercial landscaper. … Read more
Looking for the best angle grinders for metalworking? Our team spent the last three months in a working fabrication shop testing nine top-rated corded and cordless models against real fabrication tasks — cutting 1.5 inch rebar, grinding down MIG welds, beveling quarter-inch plate, and stripping rust off old machinery. We measured how each grinder handled … Read more
If you have ever stood in a hardware store staring at a wall of welding machines wondering which one will not burn a hole through your first piece of steel, you are in the right place. MIG is the easiest welding process for beginners because it uses a continuously fed wire electrode that essentially guides … Read more
A benchtop bandsaw is the compact alternative to a full-size floor model — a continuous-loop blade driven over two wheels, mounted on a tilting table that sits on your workbench instead of consuming half the shop. For hobbyists, small-shop woodworkers, and DIYers cutting 1- to 3-inch stock in oak, maple, and walnut, the best benchtop … Read more
For a consumer diesel pickup, a 12V heavy-duty lithium booster with at least 4,000A peak amps and a 6.0L+ diesel rating is enough; commercial 24V semis need a 24V unit. Diesels compress air at much higher ratios than gas engines (often 15:1 to 25:1 vs 8:1 to 12:1), so they need significantly more cranking amps … Read more