This marks the fourth year of the HANDY Innovation Awards, and we've chosen more winners than ever - a direct reflection of the number of engineers and designers who are devising solutions to nagging problems and successfully refining or reinventing their offerings. DEWALT stands among the elite with their new XRP cordless finish nailers. Chosen by the HANDY editors because of its excellent example of ingenuity and top-notch design. We at HANDY believe it represent the best of its product category.

Refined to Work HANDY Magazine Nov/Dec 2004 Sometimes a new tool category needs time to mature before truly useful products emerge. That's been the case with cordless electric nailers until now. DEWALT's new XRP cordless finish nailers ($399 for an 18-volt kit; other battery sizes are available) are built for the real world. These 16-gauge nailers are sturdily made, have a rapid firing rate and long battery life, and provide all of the functional features you'd find in a pneumatic nailer. Although they're not lightweight, they're well balanced and comfortable to use, and they're considerably less expensive to run than gas-operated finishing nailers. DEWALT Industrial Tool Co., 800-433-9258