© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-GuisBuild Recent reviews written by member GuisBuild en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_492462313092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - One of the wiser decisions we made when building our home was installing an external woodburner to heat the structure.  And while I stand by the wisdom of the decision, it sure can take a great deal of wood to heat a place, in Michigan, from about... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492462313092 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:19:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492462313092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_420966928004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - A log splitter is not the everyday tool that, say, a lathe may be. A lathe is fairly obvious in its necessity - who hasn't longed for one from time-to-time?!? But a log splitter is often associated with flannel-wearing lumberjack types. However, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~420966928004 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 16:52:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_420966928004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_420951527044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - Looking at my shop (or trailer, the back of my truck, the backseat of my truck....)all are good ways of recognizing that I already own some variety of the items included in this Combo Kit courtesy of Dewalt. I am proud as can be (that's my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~420951527044 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 14:14:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_420951527044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_334646120068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - Among my camping gear you'll find this little lamp. It's not grand, to be sure, nor is it a "lantern" in the classical sense of the term. What it lacks in size, it makes up for in usability. A bit of a preface here - we camp in a not-so-roughing-it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~334646120068 Mon, 14 May 2007 04:57:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_334646120068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_330375138948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - Had a large (and ugly) entertainment cabinet sitting in my basement all last month. What it needed was a good sanding and a new shade of stain. Something to perk it up a bit. That means it's time for the hand held power tools. The piece wasn't... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~330375138948 Thu, 8 Mar 2007 23:01:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_330375138948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_326476009092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - I generally don't write a review on a product or service if so many reviews have been written. Very fine, excellent reviews to be sure. Yet during our recent excursion down south we came to realize that unless one is reading something very recent when... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~326476009092 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:35:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_326476009092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_217387142788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - I believe in letting my bias show right from the get-go. I'm not a huge fan of Skil brand tools. If you'll pardon the pun, they more often than not don't cut it. Perhaps it's the recent models....in their hey day they were probably a much... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~217387142788 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:09:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_217387142788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_211277680260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - I have a secret affection for radial arm saws. Yes, for the category as a whole - not just one specific saw. Perhaps its the knowledge that many woodworkers have that if there's one tool out there that could sever a limb it's a radial arm saw. It... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~211277680260 Tue, 15 Nov 2005 16:09:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_211277680260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_179993284228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - We opted for Chicago during Spring Break as opposed to somewhere warm and sunny - better to toughen up the kids while they're young. So we headed for Chicago mid-week, a mere three hours drive (okay, five if you count the bumper-to-bumper traffic)... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~179993284228 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 13:48:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_179993284228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_177480699524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - For woodworkers who have inhaled a bit more sawdust than pollen, or those for whom Delta is a power tool and not an airline, the name Kreg may speak more of jigs (no, not the dance) than it does of clamps. Yet this Kreg Large Face... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~177480699524 Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:27:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_177480699524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_168311230084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - I'm no gourmet. I'm just barely adept at grilled cheese. Yet I imagine the attraction I have to quality power tools can spill over into other areas of my life (my wife would wish it to spill over into my wardrobe choices...) This appreciation of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~168311230084 Tue, 4 Jan 2005 23:17:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_168311230084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_165596270212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - When family members ask what they can get me for a special occasion I realize they are not looking to purchase a new table saw. In the other extreme, I know my wife does not want to simply buy me a clamp (though I am of the belief one can never have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~165596270212 Wed, 15 Dec 2004 23:17:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_165596270212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_153827446404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - Sprayed some doors last week &#150 a lot of doors. Enough to test the effectiveness of my respirator, but that&#146s an entirely different review. The size the job did allow me to justify a purchase (perhaps the biggest reason I take jobs like this) so... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~153827446404 Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:22:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_153827446404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_131412430468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - After my second spilt cup of coffee in a couple weeks, and the embarrassment of driving clients around upon sawdust-covered truck seats, I determined it was time to find a sensible tool (ah, yes, a tool) to remedy this problem. Sure, I could stop... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~131412430468 Fri, 27 Feb 2004 12:54:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_131412430468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_130744094340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - Right off the top, here's the good stuff I experienced with this particular miter saw... Accuracy Right on, right out of the box. That's as simple an explanation as I can render, but it says volumes. Among other things, it says "I will save... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~130744094340 Sun, 22 Feb 2004 17:12:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_130744094340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_129568378500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - Upon our recent experience building a home and moving a couple times, we had what I felt was a rather unique moving situation. Moving in that my wife was in tears part of the time and moving in that we had to move - twice - or perhaps it's more like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~129568378500 Thu, 12 Feb 2004 18:28:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_129568378500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_122391334532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - It doesn't come wrapped in brown paper, nor does a guy have to stealthily sneak into some seedy neighborhood party store to purchase it. Yet This Old House, the magazine, often gave me the same high that I imagine racier magazines share with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~122391334532 Fri, 19 Dec 2003 15:55:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_122391334532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_122056314500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - Well, the house is almost done. Building began in the summer, occupancy permit should fall into my very sweaty and tired hand this month. A long process made shorter (and longer) by various tools. I'm down to the floors - pun intended - more... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~122056314500 Tue, 16 Dec 2003 14:56:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_122056314500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_110925745796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - After years of building homes for other people I am finally in the midst of building a home for my o... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~110925745796 Mon, 1 Sep 2003 21:41:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_110925745796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_108880498308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - Cordless guns became quite the fashion statement a couple years ago. Yes, 'fashion statement', than... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~108880498308 Mon, 11 Aug 2003 22:06:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_108880498308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_106778496644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - I'm building a house and enlisted my multi-talented wife to assist me in framing. I call out the me... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~106778496644 Mon, 21 Jul 2003 16:59:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_106778496644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_106770042500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - Carpenters seem to fall into a stereotype that calls for plaid flannel shirts, leather tool belts, a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~106770042500 Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:55:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_106770042500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_104654999172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - FEATURES Mountable Cord Reel A retractable cord unwinds and rewinds unto a mountab... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~104654999172 Mon, 30 Jun 2003 18:41:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_104654999172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_103727074948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - These are some fine, fine clamps. It's not just the use of the term Tradesmen in the title -... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~103727074948 Sat, 21 Jun 2003 18:33:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_103727074948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_100727099012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author GuisBuild - I hate being the bearer of bad news - or at the very least of a not so stellar review. It seems this reciprocating saw entry from Makita has met with some favorable comments and here I come knocking it down a few notches. Pretty bold, I know, but I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~100727099012 Fri, 23 May 2003 13:58:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_100727099012?linkin_id=8003929