WORX’s impact driver will install a variety of fasteners without tiring out your wrist. It also could come in handy for removing stubborn or rusted fasteners. The 2.6-lb. driver is equipped with a 1/4-in. chuck to accept hex-shanked bits. It offers a no-load variable speed range of 0 to 2,500 rpm and delivers 0-3,000 impacts per minute.

Both drivers have rubber overmolded grips for comfort and LED lights to illuminate the work area when their triggers are pressed, plus a low-charge battery indicator.

A pair of 20-volt, 1.5 Ah MAX lithium batteries, five-hour battery charger, two screwdriver bits and a carrying case come with the tools. These batteries are part of the WORX Power Share program and are compatible with other WORX DIY and lawn and garden tools. The WORX 20V Drill & Driver and Impact Driver 2-Piece Combo Kit (item WX916L) sells for $119.99 and is covered by a three-year warranty. Buy it at worx.com, Amazon and Walmart stores.

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The tool’s glass fiber construction with rubber overmold ensures durability as well as a comfortable grip. Its two-piece handle has a toothed hinge for setting belt tension or to fold the bow up conveniently. When fully extended, the handle is 12-1/4 in. long, and it is 8-1/4 in. when folded up. Tool-free knurled knobs on both ends of the bow engage or release the handle clamps for replacing sanding belts. Rockler recommends using only cloth-backed sandpaper with the Sanding Bow, in lengths of 11-1/2-, 12-1/2- or 13-1/2-in. Sanding belts aren’t included, but you can purchase it in a Woodturner’s Multi-roll Sanding Pack (item 22134) for $19.99.

The Sanding Bow (item 50119) sells for $19.99.

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Tim Inman: Shellac for a floor finish would be the last thing I would recommend! Not only is it too brittle to stand up to the guff of floor service, it is also highly soluble in typical floor cleaning solutions that contain ammonia. Floor cleaning soaps and solutions will just wash it away. Shellac for the floor? No!

When I was a skinny college kid at Iowa State University – back in the last century – we were required to do research projects on finishes. We tested various finishes for suitability for different purposes. One of my experiments involved floor finishes. To do the test, we finished sample boards about the size of library cards (Oh my! Now that is a last-century illustration that won’t work anymore …). Let me change that to this: we used small wooden blocks about the size of an iPhone. Then, after the finishes were fully cured and hardened, we taped them down to the floor at the threshold of my dorm room. Everybody was instructed to be sure to step on ‘em when they came into the room and left. After a given period of time, we collected the worn samples and headed for the lab. Interestingly, the finishes that were the hardest failed quickest and most severely. Finishes that were softer lasted better. Counterintuitive, as we would say today. Good marine varnishes are actually softer than fine furniture finishes. Intuitively, it might seem logical that something that will last and hold up to the elements outdoors on a boat would also be a good thing to use on a dining table in the house. In practice, it isn’t. This holds true for shellac as well. It is a beautiful furniture finish and it has other marvelous uses, but it is a very brittle resin and is very dissolved by a number of things. Again, shellac on floors is not a good choice.

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– Michael Riffel
Norco, CA

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