ecoENERGY Program Expanded

By March 30, 2009

You might have thought the federal government was done trying to encourage you to work around the house. Today, the Honourable...

Drywall Tips

By March 27, 2009

Drywall, it’s fussy and it’s dusty, but your rooms won’t have walls without those gypsum-and-paper sandwiches fastened to...

Warranty keeps going and going

By March 25, 2009

Recently, Hitachi announced that its warranty for HXP Li-ion tools is now 10 years. The coverage includes driver drills, hammer...

They Have Moxie

By March 1, 2009

One booth that’s been generating a lot of buzz this weekend is the one by Moxie Trades. They have all the gear a...

Exotic Woods and Ethical Shopping

By February 28, 2009

I stopped by the Exotic Woods Inc. booth today and chatted with Mel Hordyk. He had some very nice wood, from cocobolo to...

More Show Pictures

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When You Need Sandpaper, Stat!

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The very generous and helpful Roy and Shirley at Royce Sales helped me out of a bind today. I was in need of some sandpaper...

The CHW Media Challenge

By February 27, 2009

Each year, we ask members of the media to come to the show to build a project each. But these folks aren’t building in Project...

A Good Sign or a Bad Sign?

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The show wasn’t even open for five minutes and I was already making my first purchase this morning: a drill-bit kit with more...

SawStop Demonstration

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“You going to use your finger?” asked Jodi, CHW’s managing editor. “No,” said Pat Cassilly from SawStop. “Would you...