There comes a day in every man's life when he needs a chainsaw. A drill-driver and lawnmower come first, but the chainsaw, table saw, pressure washer, and all that isn't far behind in the grand scheme of things. I'm in my 30s now, renting in New York City, but I know that once home ownership strikes the tools needed to maintain a house are right around the corner. I used to have no idea where to turn, only brand names I vaguely recognized.

So I've been doing some digging. Not literal digging because I'm not putting in a fence . But I've been asking around my older (mostly) younger gentlemen colleagues at Esquire, and I quickly saw a pattern. There were a handful of names everyone could trust . And telling you them doesn't require me to make a list with seventeen different entrie

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