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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: April Tools

| By John Petersik | April 1, 2013 | 7,817 Comments

Fab Freebie: April Tools

***This giveaway is now closed – see who won below!***

Well the lucky April fool, er, person who’s getting the $500 gift card to the home improvement store of their choosing  – all thanks to Hometalk! – is… Rebecca (who says she and her husband really need a router table to change out some non-functional kitchen cabinets). Congrats!

Nope, this isn’t a joke. Someone somewhere in the world is gonna win $500 this week, and it’s all thanks to Hometalk. It’s a free community where DIYers and pros can exchange projects and advice, which makes it a great spot to discover new ideas (everything from major remodels to easy cleaning tips pop up). The photo-centric boards make browsing for inspiration a breeze and connecting with the creator is just as easy. And since Hometalk is all about helping you tackle our next project, they want to give you the right tools – which is why they’re serving up a $500 gift card to your favorite home improvement store (be it Home Depot, Lowe’s, Sears or something else). Not a bad way to ring in April, right?

 HomeTalk Giveaway

  • PRIZE: A $500 gift card to the home improvement store of your choice, courtesy of Hometalk
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “TOOL ME” and tell us…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … what tool you’ve been wanting lately and what project you’re hoping it will help you tackle. Have you had your eye on a certain saw to make your next building project easier? Do you desperately need a sewing machine for some pillow making? Or are you waiting on that nail gun to update some trim in your house?
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • PRIZE SHIPS: This giveaway is available worldwide!
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, April 3rd or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winners. Good luck…
  • ***COMMENT ISSUES? If you’re trying to enter but keep getting a “duplicate comment” warning, click here to see how to solve it!

Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Hometalk.

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Comments

  1. Monika says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    TOOL ME! I’d like a VitaMix. That’s a kitchen tool, right?

    Reply
  2. Beth S says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    TOOL ME! Ever since you put up the crown molding I’ve had that Kreg jig on my list. My whole house is crown molding-less and it would just look so much more finished with some love. I’d also really love a router… that’d be cool!

    Reply
  3. kevin says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    Tool Me! Covered patio project. Need circular saw for new cedar posts.

    Reply
  4. Kay says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I drool over Ana White’s furniture plans. I’d love a kreg jig to do the job.

    Reply
  5. Courtney says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    TOOL ME! I really need an electric sander. Sandpaper hands are the worst!

    Reply
  6. Christine @ Casa-de-Christine says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I would like a table saw. It would make building so many things possible!

    Reply
  7. Denise s says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    Tool me! I have a hankering for a table saw. Nothing specific right now, it just seems like every project we have done in the last year could use one.

    Reply
  8. Lindsey W. says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    TOOL ME!!! I’ve always wanted a stipling machine to make fancy designs on my quilts.

    Reply
  9. Aimee C says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    TOOL ME! I really want a kreg jig to build some furniture!

    Reply
  10. Kim says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    TOOL ME!!

    I need a new vanity….but i’m sure my hubby would DEFINATELY have a list of tools that he could use this GC on!

    Reply
  11. Erin says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    Tool Me! We’re in need of a pole saw and parts for our pressure washer.

    Reply
  12. Heather says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    TOOL ME! Um, scaffolding to reach our ceilings to remove the popcorn ceiling?

    Reply
  13. Harmony Q. says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    Tool me! I want to build nightstands for our master bedroom but need a radial arm saw to really make them what we want!

    Reply
  14. Meghan says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    TOOL ME!

    We’ve been looking at miter saws and stands for ages. I can’t even begin to imagine all of the great projects that would help with!

    Reply
  15. Camille says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    TOOL ME! A nail gun. I would love a nail gun.

    Reply
  16. Atiyya says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    Tool me! A new mattress would be dreamy, excuse the pun.

    Reply
  17. ej says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    TOOL ME!!! Need to tackle the yard STAT!!

    Reply
  18. Brenda Foster says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    TOOL ME!

    Our house needs so much work so we need various tools. My husband keeps eyeing the miter saws when we go to the store so I’d love to get him that. Especially since our anniversary is coming up in May. Thanks!

    Reply
  19. Lisa says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    TOOL ME! We need supplies to repaint our kitchen walls and ceiling (and the wall of the 1/2 bath) after a leak in our upstairs neighbor’s apartment…

    Reply
  20. Robin says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    Tool me! I would love a saw for building furniture!

    Reply
  21. Natalia says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    Tool Me! I need a table saw to take my projects to the next level. I’m eyeballing some cool attachments too and daydreaming about the possibilities!

    Reply
  22. abby r says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    TOOL ME!

    Reply
  23. Erin says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    TOOL ME!

    A Router – for all that woodworking I don’t know how to do….yet ;)

    Reply
  24. emily says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    Tool me!
    I am needing trim all over this house

    Reply
  25. Megan Mc says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    Tool me! I just bought a new house so I need EVERYTHING!

    Reply
  26. Abby R says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I’m dreaming of lots of fabulous tools as I begin to decorate the nursery for my upcoming TWINS! :)

    Reply
  27. Liz says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    TOOL ME! I am wanting to get that kreg jig thingie you guys use to make pocket holes for screws. Makes such a nice clean look to the finished piece.

    Reply
  28. chel says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    TOOL ME! I am in need of a faux wood rocker tool. The table is sitting in my baby’s nursery waiting for me to finish it.

    Reply
  29. Katie says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    TOOL ME!!! I am dying for a pressure washer so that I can stain our patio concrete!!

    Reply
  30. Jenny says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    Tool me! A sewing machine and orbital sander could make all my DIY dreams come true!

    Reply
  31. Tiffany says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    TOOL ME! I have a million “I could do that!” projects in mind for welding if I owned a welder…

    Reply
  32. Jen Long says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    TOOL ME! We have been wanting a table saw… for so many many many projects!

    Reply
  33. neil says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    TOOL ME!!! need bolt cutters…. also i need to complete a sink project in the laundry room

    Reply
  34. Hannah M. says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    TOOL ME! We’re relatively new to home ownership – so we need just about all the basics! We currently have no way of cutting wood, so I guess a saw of some sort is at the top of the list!!

    Reply
  35. Teresa says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    Tool Me!
    I NEED a sewing machine!

    Reply
  36. Kelly says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    TOOL ME!

    A new lawn mower. Desperately. My lawn is looking like a jungle.

    Reply
  37. Melody Strayer says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    TOOL ME!

    Reply
  38. Erin says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I would love a sewing machine – not necessarily a “tool” but it works! So many sewing projects I would like to tackle!

    Reply
  39. Cori says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I would love either a Kreg jig or a nail gun, for projects all over the house!

    Reply
  40. sheila says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    TOOL ME….i would love a sweing machine.

    Reply
  41. LindsayR says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    “TOOL ME”

    I don’t even know where to begin with the needs list. We just bought a house and have completely gutted it, so our list is huge! We must be crazy!

    Reply
  42. Painting Sunny, Dani P. says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    TOOL ME

    There are so many options! I really need a good saw for making picture frames a home.

    Reply
  43. Meghan says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    Tool Me!

    I kinda want a paint sprayer so I can tackle my living/dining/hallway/kitchen/entryway/downstairs that are currently all the same terrible peach color. Oh, and the paint, lol.

    Reply
  44. Jen G. says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    TOOL ME!!!

    I have next to nothing, so there’s a lot I would pick up!

    Reply
  45. Michaela says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I’m the honey do list maker and my honey is the doer so while I don’t know what tools are needed I do have a long list a waitin!

    Reply
  46. Carol H. says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    “TOOL ME” I’d really like to upgrade my computer. (I know I can’t do that at Home Depot, but you did ask what tool I was wanting.) I really don’t need any home improvement type tools, just some time to use the ones we’ve already got! (But don’t worry, I could think of ways to spend $ at Lowes.)

    Reply
  47. Sara says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    TOOL ME!

    My fiance has really been wanting a mitre saw to help us with many projects in our new house… while I wouldn’t mind having a nice paint sprayer to help us paint said house this spring/summer!

    Reply
  48. Rosie says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    Tool me! I’ve been longing for a sander for years, but recently have started afresh as I eye my beat-up table that’s in need of some refreshing…

    Reply
  49. Emily says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    TOOL ME! Top of my wishlist is a Kreg jig, a double bevel miter saw with an extendable arm, a palm sander and a work bench for them all to live together in DIY harmony! :)

    Reply
  50. Megan says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    TOOL ME! I’d love to have a table saw to make wood working projects much easier. Or one of the awesome Kreg Jigs like you have!

    Reply
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