A handheld power planer has much of the maneuverability and flexibility of a traditional hand plane but adds high-speed rotating blades for greater productivity, with much less effort. Not ...

Having the right tool for the right job is not always possible, but it’s an ideal that’s nice to try to live up to. The problem is that a lot of the time, the right tool is often very expensive. We ...

If you want to live the retirement of your dreams, you need to think like a power planner. Photo: Flickr user spinster cardigan. Numerous studies and surveys have come to a nearly unanimous conclusion ...

I’m writing this week’s column from an exotic location–my house–because I find it is easier trying out tools here than in the middle of the newsroom. Right now, I’m trying Ryobi’s new power planer on ...