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October 2008 Issue:

Shop tested: Pin nailers

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Pin nailers: The new must-have power tool; 8 tools tested; Kitchen facelift: Create a whole new look in a weekend; 10 pro tips for avoiding deadly electrical dangers and more!

KITCHEN PROJECTS
- UNDER COVER
  34
  Build an elegant container for your refuse
- RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
  42
  Let the flour fly—this cookbook stand will hold up your recipe and protect it from stray ingredients
- SET A DATE
  46
  Put up your calendar on this sleek frame of African lacewood
- MORNING GLORY
  50
  Expand your skills by building this white oak kitchen table
FEATURES
- PLUMBING DISASTERS FIXED
  18
  From unclogging a drain to replacing a toilet, we have you covered
- TOOL TEST: PIN NAILERS
  26
  Three CHW pros put eight tools to the test
- MINI-MAKEOVER
  56
  Create a whole new look in a weekend
- SHOP TALK
  8
  Reader mystery tools / nail guns onscreen / Colin and Justin talk wood and design / tablesaw maintenance / Testimonies Mortise Pal and Incra mitre gauge
- HOME WORKS
  68
  Expert advice on preparing a water system for tiners and framing a curved wall / top 10 electical hazards / Testimony Black & Decker VPX tool system
DEPARTMENTS
- EDITOR'S NOTE
  4
  Surviving a home renovation
- LETTERS
  6
  Forum fraternization
- TOOLBOX
  16
  A hat trick of techniques
- PAUL'S PLACE
  82
  An old knives' tale