Tools and Equipment Resources from Home Directory

Better Homes and Gardens: Tool Dictionary - Short descriptions on the use and application of each tool along with sketches.

BobVila.com: The Essential Toolbox - Review of the uses of the most common tools needed for home improvement.

Craftsman Tools - Projects product guide tool use and tips service centers products event calendar clubs and warranty information.

DeWalt Industrial Tools and Accessories - Tool use and tips service centers products event calendar and warranty information.

Fine Homebuilding Magazine - Articles on using a variety of tools including circular saws nail guns and a skid-tier loader.

How Stuff Works: How Nail Guns Work - Full-color animations showing how pneumatic solenoid-powered electric-powered and combustion nail gun technologies launch nails. Also includes safety information.

How Stuff Works: Inside an Electric Screwdriver - Photographic tour inside an electric screwdriver with explanations of how different components work.

Ms. Builder Hand Tool Illustrations - Illustrations of groups of common hand tools and supplies.

This Old House: Tools Tips and Techniques - Collection of articles offering tips advice and techniques for making better use of many different tools. Also contains "Tom's Essential Tools": a list of forty tools that every homeowner needs for home improvement and repairs.

Toolmanmike's Woodworking Shop: The Basic Tools of Home Repair - Advice and suggested list of tools to include in a basic home repair kit. Includes photographs.