Manufacturer's sites

• Alta Industries
– knee pads, tool belt systems. fall protection – located in Petaluma, CA.
• Black & Decker
– manufactures DeWalt, Delta, & Porter Cable.
• Bosch Tools
– corded & cordless power tools.
• Bucket Boss
– tool organizers, bags, belts.
• Dead On Tools
– Tools & work gear. «Dead On Tools was founded on the principal that even serious tools can be fun.»
• Delta Machinery
– work shop tools – saws, lathes, …
• Delta, DeWalt, PorterCable… manuals, parts, etc.
(do search for manual, than put in no. description, etc.)
• DeWalt
– corded & cordless power tools, work shop tools, generators, laser levels, portable alarm systems for work site…
• Douglas Tool
– hammer manufacturer.
• Estwing
– hammers, axes, chisels, punches, prybars…
• Gorilla Gripper
– «Finally…a safe, easy way to grip, lift and carry drywall, plywood and cumbersome sheet goods …from the top!» – videos
• Hammernet by Vaughan
– «Everything from the hammer’s place in literature and songs to the proper way to drive and pull nails.»
• Hitachi Power Tools
– corded & cordless power tools.
• HTC Products, Inc
– work stands.
• Jore Corporation
– Drivers & bit sets made in Montana. Quick change.
• Makita USA
– corded & cordless power tools.
• Metabo USA
– «We Don’t Have Everything. But We Do Have Everything You Need.» – corded & cordless power tools.
• Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.
– corded & cordless power tools. – «founded in 1924 by A.F. Siebert around the ‘Hole-Shooter’, the first lightweight, portable, one-handed 1/4″ capacity drill.»…«the Sawzall® reciprocating saw in 1951»
• Montana Brand Tools
– Drivers, plug cutters, & bit sets made in Montana.
• Occidental Leather
– Leather & industrial nylon (OXY Lights) tool bags made in California with a two year warranty.
• Pacific Laser Systems
– «The Ultimate in Layout Tools for the Professional Contractor» – self leveling laser level that fits in the palm of your hand – co. in Petaluma.
• Panasonic
– Several of the impact drivers have a white LED light «Spot Lighting for Screwing in Dark Areas».
• Porter Cable
– air, corded & cordless power tools, work shop tools, generators, compressors, power washers. – «In 1906, R. E. Porter, G. G. Porter and F. E. Cable agreed to open a jobbing machine and tool shop»…«In 1926, …first …portable electric belt sander»
• Power Bench
– folding, rolling work stand.
• Ryobi Tools
– corded & cordless power tools, & work shop tools.
• Sears Craftsman
• Skecher's Work Footwear
– «Steel toe Footwear for Men and Women.»
• Skil
– «Power tools since 1924»
• STABILA®
– «‘Give us just one day on the job, you'll never hold another level.’ Dr. Wolfgang Schäfer, President» – Manufactures and sells german made levels and lasers. Includes a useful FAQs section.
• Stanley Hand Tools
– offers a broad range of carpentry hand tools, laser measuring tools, automotive tools, tool sets, and tool boxes for construction professionals, mechanics, and home improvement enthusiasts.
• Stanley Works
• Stiletto Tools
– «The First Name in Titanium Tools»
• Trojan Manufacturing Inc.
– Portable Miter Saw Stand.
• Vaughan Manufacturing
– «professional side of Vaughan…detailed look at our entire tool line».
• Worx Powertools
– makes a miter saw that gets good reviews, but seems pretty hard to find.

Reviews, discussions, & tests

• Cordless Impact Drivers Review
• Hammer Discussion
• Hammer Review
• Kneepad Review
• Tool Test Archive

Other

• Ask 'This Old House'
• Bob Vila
• BuildPedia
– «The Building Encyclopedia»
• Carpentry and Construction Career Guide
• CleaningTalk
– «Professional Cleaning and Restoration Forum»
• Contractor Talk
– «Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum» – «Where The Trades Meet!» – You can ask questions here to be answered by other construction professionals.
• Deals
• DIY Network
• DIY Online
• DIYChatroom
– «Home Improvement Forum.»
• Do It Yourself.com
• ebuild
– «the Professional's Guide to Building Products^TM» – «More than 323,000 Building Materials, Construction Products, and Tools for Home Building from 26 Supercategories of Building Products» – «Index of more than 3,000 Building Product and Material Manufacturers » – «1,000s of Articles about Building and Construction, Remodeling Links and Building Product Resources »
• EquipmentTalk
– «Construction and Landscaping Equipment Forum»
• Ergonomic Survival Guide for Carpenters and Framers
• HomeDepot 'How To' Clinics
• HomeTime
• How to install Crown Molding
– just something I ran across that might be helpful.
• Lafayette Library Construction Webcam videos - avi files from webcam pictures of jobsite I am working on - roof by StructureCraft
• Lowes 'How To' Clinics
• Money Pit
– Home Improvement Radio Show – site has reviews, tips
• New Yankee Workshop
• The Tool Directory
– «The Most Comprehensive Listing of Tool Sources Ever Compiled!».
• Tradeswomen, Inc.
– «California's first organization for women in the trades – Tradeswomen, Inc. has three goals:
1. Recruit more women into building and construction trades.
2. Promote retention of women in the trades.
3. Develop tradeswomen's capacity for leadership and career growth, on the job and in their unions.»
• Tumbleweed Tiny House Company
– These are really cool little houses – based in Sebastopol.

in quotes ( «… » ) is their words, not mine.

please send me links, comments, opinions, etc.

• Carpenter's Training Committee of Northern California
• Apprentice Class List.
• The Northern California Carpenters Regional Council (NCCRC)
• NCCRC Directory of Union Locals
• UBC Home Page.