Rob Robillard

Robert Robillard is a remodeler, general contractor, and principal of a carpentry and renovation business located in Concord, Massachusetts, and serves as the Editor of Tool Box Buzz and founding editor of A Concord Carpenter . Rob is in charge of our Tool and Product Review - Tool and Product Review - Video Channel, , where we post all of our tool reviews and video tutorials. Rob enjoys using his knowledge and experience to help and educate building professionals as well as DIYers on best practices in the remodeling industry. The Concord Carpenter's motto: "Well done is better than well said!" : Read more about Rob

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Yellow Jacket 8-Outlet Metal Power Block 5148

Yellow Jacket 8-Outlet Metal Power Block 5148 Review We recently started using Yellow Jacket 8-Outlet Metal Power Block 5148 on the jobsite and in the shop. The Yellow Jacket power strip is a length of electrical sockets attached to the end of a flexible cable that plugs into an electrical receptacle. Power strips are typically used where electrical demand […]

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DEWALT 40 Inch Multi-Functional Utility Bar DWHT55293

DEWALT 40” Multi-Functional Utility Bar DWHT55293 Review We recently used the DEWALT 40” Multi-Functional Utility Bar on a bathroom remodel during the demolition phase. This Dewalt bar look a little different from the earlier crowbar descendants.  Based on leverage research and some good old Dewalt engineering, this bar is a crowbar on steroids! Where in […]

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Kershaw Link 1776 GRYBW Blackwash Series

Kershaw Link 1776 GRYBW Assisted Folding Knife Review If I said to you I want an every day carry knife, [EDC] made in the USA, at an affordable price would you think of Kershaw Link 1776 GRYBW Blackwash Series knife? If you didn’t know knives and you saw the Link, you’d probably say no way, […]

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Klein ET200 Electronic Voltage Continuity Tester

Klein ET200 Electronic Voltage Continuity Tester Review By James Nadeau I don’t know about you, but when I’m forced to go to the mall I don’t use the main entrance.  I go in around the back which allows me to go through the tool section of Sears before I enter the mall.  This strategically puts […]

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Kobalt 24 Volt Brushless Cordless Tools

Kobalt Announces NEW Cordless PRO Grade Line Up of Tools Kobalt wants to change the way you think about their tool line! You’ll see a lot of changes come to light this year as Kobalt has completely re-designed their cordless tool line from the ground up. This new release is Phase I of a multiple […]

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Cleaning and Lubricating Woodworking Machines

Keeping Woodworking Machines Clean Cleaning and lubricating woodworking machines is a maintenance issue that is often overlooked in the workshop. We all just want our tools to work, when we work with them! The problem is if you don’t keep your woodworking machine moving parts clean and lubricated, they can rust or become coated with grit and […]

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Husky 22 inch Pro Grade Rolling Tote

Husky 22 in. Pro Grade Rolling Tote Model GP-44449N13 Review The proper storage bag is the one that most perfectly matches the application. For mobile jobs I see a lot of guys carrying around a mix of bags and boxes. But I’ve noticed that over the last few months some contractors are resorting to rolling totes […]

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Milwaukee 100′ Precision Chalk Reel 48-22-3990

Milwaukee 100′ Precision Chalk Reel 48-22-3990 Review There’s something almost magical in the way a chalk reel creates a crisp, perfectly straight line. No other tool, except an expensive laser, makes a perfectly straight line over a long distance, so quickly and reliably. Chalk lines have been in use since ancient Egypt, and used continuously […]

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Empire e55 Series True Blue I-Beam Level

Empire True Blue e55 Series I-Beam Level Review Straight, Square and Smooth -That’s what my shop teacher used to say to us! What he really should have been telling us is Level, Plumb and Square. Although he taught us a lot in class, the real learning happened on the job and continues each day. Like […]

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DEWALT Tough System Tool Storage and Transport System

Dewalt Tough System Tool Boxes and DS Carrier The DEWALT Tough System allows any professional to build the tool storage option that fits their trade. It offers contractors a means of organizing, sorting and transporting their tools and materials from one job-site to the next and also offers a means of securing your tools. Most […]

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