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Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at some wild Reddit spottings, including the best technical drawings I’ve ever seen.

Tool News Quick Bites

Ridgid goes Nuclear: It’s not every day that a new line of tools drops, but that’s just what happened this week at Ridgid. The line is called Ridgid NUKE, and features subcompact brushless tools. Off the bat there will be various drills and impacts, but plus a compact circular saw and shop blower soon after.

I have some of Ridgid’s older subcompact tools, and I’ve always really liked how they performed. Let’s talk about that name though… maybe they’re aiming for some sort of nuclear-powered aesthetic —

— Oh. Oh no.…