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Our tool guide section is split up into four different sections.  Our Gift Guide section talks about different gift guides you can buy for your loved ones.  We have a variety of ideas about what power tools to buy, where to buy and what a loved on might like for a present.  The next section is How To’s.  In this section, we talk about all different things like how to pick a residential mower, when to use a nail vs a screw and other how-to ideas.  In the tool guide section, we have another category called projects.  The project section is a place where we show you projects we are working on or have worked on in the past.  Do you have a project you want to share?  If so you can share it in the Power Tool Forum or you can contact us and maybe we will post it below.  The last section under Tool Guides is Tool Information.  In this section, you can learn about the different tool and the background, such as the history of Craftsman.

Save Money at the Big Box Hardware Stores using your Smart Phone

For you old timers who still use a bag phone or a Jitterbug, this article is not for you.  However if you're hip and...
Tornado Safety Tips

TIA Guide: 5 Tornado Safety Tips

March through June is known as “tornado season” in the U.S. especially in “tornado alley”. While this season does bring on amazing storms for...

Stamped Concrete Patio – How They Do It

This just amazes me, every time I watch it. qcjmleiyJU8

How To Seal A Concrete Patio – Simple Weekend Project

  Spring came early this year so here is a simple project if you have a stamped concrete patio.  You need to seal your patio...
How to get a green lawn: man's hand touching green, vibrant grass.

TIA Guide: How to Get a Green Lawn this Spring

There are three types of homeowners: their lawn is their pride and joy, lawn care is not their priority, or they don’t know how...
A red snow blower powers through a foot of fresh winter snow for our snow blower maintenance article

7 Snow Blower Maintenance Tips for a Mid-Season Tune-Up

When it comes to snow blowers, most people snow blower maintenance happens at the beginning and/or end of the winter season. This is fine...

Low Tech – Water Witching

These days we have high tech tools for just about everything. From $5 voltage detectors to $2500 thermal imaging cameras, if you have enough...

Get Snow Off Your Roof – The Easy Way

I have never had to climb up on my roof to remove snow. I have a bad enough time as it is climbing a...

How to Setup and Use Milwaukee One-Key Tools

Milwaukee just released a video on how to pair your One-Key tools to your phone and how to use the various features you gain...
Jack-o-lantern made with RYOBI Rotary Tool

Pumpkin Carving with the RYOBI Rotary Tool

Are you looking to one-up the neighbors with your pumpkin carving skills? Then you need to think outside the little $2.99 pack of pumpkin...
How to Smoke a Turkey with a Pellet Grill

How to Smoke a Turkey with a Pellet Grill

We're trying something new in the TIA Test Kitchen. We're smoking a turkey with a Z Grills Pellet Grill and we're taking you along...
Elf on the Shelf Activities - paint ornaments

Meet Toolz! He’s Here to Share Elf on the Shelf Activities for Winter Break!

Look at who showed up at the TIA workshop. It's Toolz, our Elf on the Shelf, or Elf on the workbench in our case!...

TIA’s Fall Lawn Care & Home Maintenance Checklist

As fall moves in and the temperature begins to drop there is a long to-do list to prepare our yards and homes for winter....

Easy Folding Table Hack for a 10 Seat Dining Table for Your Christmas Party

Is it your year to host Christmas and you have no idea where everyone is going sit for dinner? Fortunately, one of our staffers...

Different Types of Wall Storage for Tools

Welcome to 2024! This is the year you vowed to keep your garage and workshop more organized, right? Then you're going to need a...

SHOKARI: How to Make Wood Look Distressed in 4 Simple Steps

Do you want to know how to make wood look distressed but are unsure about the process or the amount of skill it requires?...