Table of Contents

November/December 2008

Editor's Note

• Optimistic Road Trip
  No doubt, these are strange times in our industry. From manufacturers to suppliers to contractors--even magazine editors--we're all adjusting to changing conditions and the latest reports on the worsening economy.

Features

• First Test: Ridgid's One-Handed Recip Saw
  Ridgid's new Fuego one-handed recip saw packs a powerful punch into a small tool.
• First Test: Lee Valley Plane Irons
  Flatter, thicker blades for replacement or upgrading
• 2008 Site Commander Tour: Three for the Road (Slide Show)
  Check out this year's ultimate work truck loaded with ingenious features, breakthrough products and technologies, amazing craftsmanship, and the best brands in the business. And find out how to win one.
• Launch Time (Slide Show)
  There's no shortage of new tools and accessories entering the market. Here's our pick of the new products coming out at this year's STAFDA show in Denver.
• Tool Test: Portable Jobsite Table Saws (Slide Show)
  New features and improved performance make these eight new portable table saws jobworthy. Here's how they compare.
  

Cutting Edge

• A Blade Guard Worth Using
  Competing toolmakers unite to create new safety feature.
• Dancing With Trim Carpenters
  Woodworking tradesmen are off and running in a competition announced by power-toolmaker DeWalt to find the top finish carpenters in the country.
• November/December 2008 Hot Finds

Truckin' Around With Mike Morris

• Build-Your-Own Pickup
  A flat tire at a jobsite is no fun. Thinner, less robust utility trailer tires are especially vulnerable. Tow vehicles routinely throw objects into the path of trailers, and when trailers veer toward a road's shoulder, they encounter all kinds of puncture-ready debris.
• Truck Updates

Product Watch

• Special Focus: Power Tools (Slide Show)