Category: Hand Tools

  • Best Bolt Extractor: Your Ultimate Guide for Stress-Free Repairs

    Best Bolt Extractor: Your Ultimate Guide for Stress-Free Repairs

    Bolt extractors are essential tools for every handyperson, mechanic, and DIY enthusiast. These ingenious devices make it easy to remove stripped, rusted, or damaged bolts…

  • Best Rounded Nut and Stud Remover

    Best Rounded Nut and Stud Remover

    If you are a DIY enthusiast or a professional mechanic, you have undoubtedly encountered the frustration of dealing with a rounded nut or stud. A…

  • Comparing Stubby Screwdrivers: Which One Reigns Supreme?

    Comparing Stubby Screwdrivers: Which One Reigns Supreme?

    Ratcheting Stubby Screwdrivers: LTT, PB Swiss, Snap On, Wera, GearWrench, Williams, Irwin, MichaelPro, Milwaukee, Klein Tools, Husky, Lenox, SATA and Black+Decker. Ratcheting screwdrivers are compared…

  • Best Kinetic Recovery Rope

    Best Kinetic Recovery Rope

    Matt’s Off-Road Recovery Kinetic Recovery Rope (Yankum Ropes), Bubba Rope, Smittybilt, Rhino USA, FieryRed, Inclake, and Sgt Knots. Ropes tested for elasticity under load. Ropes…

  • Best Adjustable Wrench?

    Best Adjustable Wrench?

    15 BRANDS: Milwaukee, Craftsman (made in China), Craftsman (USA), Channellock, Hazet, Bahco, Tekton, Gedore, Reed Tool, Kobalt, Crescent, Klein Tools, Irwin, Pittsburgh, Wera Joker, and…

  • $18 vs. $1100 Knife Sharpener? Let’s find out! 

    $18 vs. $1100 Knife Sharpener? Let’s find out! 

    Lansky, Wicked Edge Gen 3 Pro, Spyderco, Fiskars, Rada, Chef’s Choice Trizor Edge Model 15XV, Edge Pro Apex, and a Whetstone. Knives used for testing:…

  • Best “Ratcheting” Wrench?

    Best “Ratcheting” Wrench?

    Craftsman, GearWrench, Blue Point, Proto, Wera, DeWalt, SK, Williams, Olsa, Jetech, Jaeger, Tekton, Capri Tools and Greenly Ratcheting combination wrenches tested for working arc swing,…

  • US versus German Pliers

    US versus German Pliers

    US vs. German Pliers (WIRE CUTTERS)? Knipex vs. Snap-On, Irwin, Milwaukee, DeWalt, Craftsman, Wiha Are German-made pliers (WIRE CUTTERS) better than US-made ones? Knipex, Snap-On,…

  • Scissors

    Scissors

    Best SCISSORS? 14 Brands Brands: KAI, Gingher, Heritage, Klein Tools, Henckels, Fiskars, Bianco, Ultima Classic, Westscott, Livingo, KitchenAid, Singer, Scotch, Stanley. Scissors tested for sharpness…

  • Multitools

    Multitools

    Best Multitool (TOOL KNIVES)? Leatherman vs Gerber, SOG, Victorinox, DeWalt, Mossy Oak, Ozark Trail BRANDS TESTED: Leatherman Skeletool, SOG PowerAccess, Leatherman Charge+, Gerber Suspension, Gerber…

  • Miniature Bolt Cutters

    Miniature Bolt Cutters

    Best Bolt Cutters? Knipex, Klein Tools, Kobalt, Tekton, Gedore, NWS, Porter, Workpro, Capri Tools 14 Bolt Cutters: Knipex, NWS, Gedore, Klein Tools, Porter, Capri Tools,…

  • Tape Measures

    Tape Measures

    Best “Tape Measure” Brand?BRANDS TESTED: Milwaukee, DeWalt, Stanley, Craftsman, Klein, Kobalt, Lufkin, Bauer, Komelon, Kutir, and Ming Hao Tape measures tested for standout (reach), abrasion…