Tools and Equipment

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.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/nail-gun.htm

Fine Homebuilding Magazine - Articles on using a variety of tools including circular saws, nail guns, and a skid-tier loader.
http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/pages/fh_feat_tool.asp

Craftsman Tools - Projects, product guide, tool use and tips, service centers, products, event calendar, clubs, and warranty information.
http://www.sears.com/sr/craftsman/product/cr_pr_tools.jsp

BobVila.com: The Essential Toolbox - Review of the uses of the most common tools needed for home improvement.
http://www.bobvila.com/ArticleLibrary/Location/Workshop/EssentialToolbox.html

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.
http://toolmanmike.20m.com

Old House Restoration - Extensive list of tools and articles for renovating old houses.
http://www.phouka.com/oldhouse/ren_tools.html

DeWalt Industrial Tools and Accessories - Tool use and tips, service centers, products, event calendar, and warranty information.
http://www.dewalt.com/us/core/

Briggstips - Service and repair tips for Briggs and Stratton small engines fitted to lawnmowers and many other items of powered equipment.
http://www.westongm.eclipse.co.uk/Briggstips.html

How Stuff Works: Inside an Electric Screwdriver - Photographic tour inside an electric screwdriver, with explanations of how different components work.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/inside-sd.htm

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.
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/knowhow/tools