It’s 5:30 PM on a drizzly November Tuesday. You’re on a job site where a backhoe is reversing, the diesel engine is roaring, and the operator’s visibility is narrowed by the rain-streaked glass. In that split second, the only thing standing between a productive workday and a life-altering tragedy is […]
Tools & Equipment
The smell of ozone and scorched pine is something you never forget. I was three years into my career, trying to install a 4-inch vent through a double-thick subfloor using a standard spade bit and a lot of prayer. Ten minutes later, I had a smoking drill motor, a jagged, […]