1 Show, 2 Hot New Products, and 3 Handyman Essentials
There’s just something about tools. Whether it’s an 8.5 ounce pocket multi-tool or a 500 pound table saw, nothing beats using a new tool for the first time.
ONE Show
The DIY Network has dedicated an entire show to the topic, “Cool Tools,” hosted by tool expert Chris Grundy. Covering the new, the improved and the wacky, the show not only offers sneak peeks and reviews of just-released products, it also covers new uses for old tools and the answer to that age-old question — what does WD-40 stand for, anyway?
TWO Hot New Products
From the thousands of products displayed and demonstrated at the 2011 National Hardware Show held this past May in Las Vegas, Popular Mechanics selected just eight as “The Best Tools,” including
- Leatherman Sidekick — at a $40 suggested retail price, this pocket-sized multi-tool (coming to retailers this fall) contains 15 different tools and is made of high quality stainless steel.
- Rockwell VersaCut — Rockwell touts this as “4 Big Saws in one 3 lb cutting machine.” Incorporating Laserguide™ technology to help ensure proper measuring and cutting, the tool comes with three different blades for different materials.
THREE Handyman Essentials
Whether you’re Ms. Fix-it or Tom All Thumbs, you should keep a tool kit with a few essentials handy in your home. Three things no home tool kit should be without:
- Hammer— a heavier hammer may be a little harder to wield, but it means you have to expend a lot less effort
- Screwdriver set— go for a solid set that includes a few sizes of both flat and Phillips head drivers, or choose a single handle with interchangeable bits
- Pliers— needle nose pliers to yank out nails and vice grip pliers to provide leverage when you just… can’t… turn… that (knob, washer, collar, etc.)
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