Picture Gallery - The Tools

One of these days I would like to write a little blurb about each of the main tools that I've come to love or hate during the course of this project. For now, here are some pictures and a very few comments.

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Air compressor
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Radial arm saw
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Framing nailer
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Sioux drills (Dad's and mine)
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Milwaukee drill
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Dad's saw (way better than mine)
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Stapler (saw too much of this tool)
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Miwaukee Sawsall
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Dad's Bosch jig-saw (or sabre saw)
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The air powered caulk gun
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Sturdy but cheap work-lights
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Fat Max (I took the label off
so I could write measurements on the
plastic case -- get the hint Stanley?) Max finally broke after almost a year's use. The tape itself just started splitting in multiple locations.
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New Makita Sliding Compound Miter Saw. Should have gotten this a year ago!
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Finish nailer. Very nice addition.
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Homemade tool for pulling floor boards into place (spike on bottom is a piece of rebar that goes into the dirt)