Best hand tool on Reddit

"Leather man multi tool"

"A leatherman."

"Its like the swiss army knife of tools."

"Two things I have on me every day is a Kabar and a leatherman."

"Leatherman MUT Out of all my armor’s tools that and my fix-it sticks probably see the most amount of use."

"Is pretty useful."

"I'm a big fan of having a classic Leatherman around."

"Leatherman multi tool for sure."

"Arc will give you one flat blade and whatever you have in the bit driver without messing about changing bits."

"Then a Free P2 with a bit extender and bit paddles should definitely do the trick."

"Klein quality is unmatched and unrivaled."

"The Klein Red handle. (Aggresive tooth) are the absolute best ive used in 4 years. Kleins are the best bet."

"Definitely my Kleins."

"Klein or Knipex are solid tools"

"Klein or Wera screwdrivers"

"Snap-on, Klein (US); Knipex (Germany); Engineer (Japan) f"

"I swear by those strippers."

"11-in-1s are nice but it can be easy to lose the bits."

"Strippers: Klein"

"I like Klein but keep in mind Klein has some cheaper versions of things that are stamped steel."

"For overall quality, value and warranty, I think Tekton is really hard to beat."

"Tekton and or gear wrench. Gear wrench has fantastic ratchets."

"Tekton has turned out to be great, and they have a lot of master socket sets."

"Check out Tekton. I just bought their sockets and ratchets and am real happy with them."

"Best warranty, best tools, best value and can’t be beat."

"Tekton and 2nd had snap on if you can find em"

"Have no issues with them, and it have come in handy for Home(SAE), and for doing little vehicle repairs(MM)."

"Check out Tekton brand. good warranty too."

"When you want to upgrade after you start making some money, buy Tekton."

"Wera or wiha would be some of the best quality screwdrivers."

"For screwdrivers, Wera, Vessel, electricians seem to love their Klein, Felo are all probably safe bets."

"Wera make amazing everything. So well engineered."

"Wera make amazing everything. So well engineered."

"Wera is up there with SK, German-made and excellent."

"Best German: Wiha, Wera, Felo, Knipex."

"...then snap on, wera, Proto, and similar are good."

"Screw drivers: Wera"

"Best overall - SnapOn"

"Snap-On, SK, probably Wright also for sockets would be a good bet."

"Snap-On and Wright. SK close behind but not quite on the same level."

"Best US: Snap-On, Matco, Proto, Wright, Bondhus, Klein, Greenlee."

"Some of the top brands are Stanley, Knipex, Proto Tools, Craftsman."

"Pliers: knipex"

"Second on knipex for pliers."

"There is a learning curve with the Knipex but I prefer those."

"Narex makes good chisels for the price."

"If you are on a budget, Narex makes good chisels for the price."

"I bought a narex marking knife off amazon and it works fine."

"Narex chisels. I was torn between buying your typical set."

"My Dewalt impact. I legit don't know how I ever worked on my truck without it all those years."

"I've never had a better gift."

"DeWalt impact driver"

"I’ve loved every single PB Swiss purchase I’ve made… Swiss grip is my preferred grip."

"PB Swiss, Bondhus for hex wrenches, torx wrenches, etc."

"I'll throw out a few of my favorites just to join in though - Screwdrivers - PB Swiss, and Felo."

"Give me a 28 oz estwing with a grinder sharpened neck and I’ll build a fucking one man empire"

"Estwing hatchet (I just love the ergonomics on it)"

"An Estwing hammer, bondhus or one of the German makes of allen wrenches."

"Their Impact Driver and the Circular Saw are brilliant."

"Their Impact Driver and the Circular Saw are brilliant."

"I bought in to Ryobi One+ tools. They're brilliant."

"I use them constantly."

"I like harbor freight's Icon brand hand tools."

"They make spring loaded cable-tying pliers."

"An axe is really the correct answer."

"Axe, a darn sharp one too."

"Hori Hori oh. someone already said. oh well. It's still the best!"

"Hori hori knife."

"Lightweight and super pleasant to use."

"Wait till you get a Stanley 60½ block plane, even better!!"

"Pocket knife or 1/4” Milwaukee impact driver."

"Drills and Impact I actually like spending what my money is worth and going with like a Milwaukee."

"Reciprocating saw will probably be fastest"

"If you're gonna buy a tool, you'll get more use out of a reciprocating saw."

"I got a Wiha insulated screwdriver with a pop-out handle interior that holds 6 bits. Best thing ever."

"Hatchet and machete have always been my guys go to tools for sod."

"I’ve used a Pulaski, has a little more ooof to it when you swing."

"Cape cod weeder."

"We use a grape hoe to remove grass."

"Trumpf power tools product line. Please check. It is top brand"

"My cheap kershaw speedsafe pocket knife. I use it to split fatlighter to start my grill, harvest veggies in the market garden, carve stakes, open boxes, cut my 10am apple, make holes in drywall..... its nice to have a 20 dollar knife that after 3 years of use still gets razor sharp every evening despite being literally abused to shit"

"Get a good leather man. Even if you’re not a pocket knife guy, it’s basically a tool box in 3 square inches. Great for apartment people."

"Rob Cosman's backsaws are beautiful and the handles are one of a kind."

"Japanese weeding knife, or fire"

"Fencing pliers. I used them as a young'n working fence on the ranch."

"An oscillating tool is an often overlooked DIY tool that is relatively inexpensive and has so many uses."

"Sawzall with wood blade."

"We do have American tool artisans making scorps, drawknifes, planes, etc but they are few in number."

"My Milwaukee stubby 3/8" drive impact is my current favorite."

"Stepped up from a Black and Decker 10ish volt electric screwdriver to a Porter Cable 20v hammer drill."

"Bought a Wagner paint sprayer. Though the prep may take a little longer, that thing has saved me hours and hours of work."

"A morakniv."

"Shark corp 10" pry bar. Hands down the best little prybar ever."

"Klien 11063w theyre goofy looking wire strippers but then you are trimming out hundreds of lights."

"The small knipex bolt cutter."

"I have been having great success with the Milwaukee M12 cut off tool."

"Knipex and Klein have you covered."

"Perfect for cutting wood, metal, PVC, drywall, etc."

"Pittsburgh pro ratcheting wrench flex."

"I don’t own many tools, and those I do are all hand me downs. Except this really nice socket and wrench set I bought for learning to work on my car. Best birthday present I ever got myself."

"Socket set is number one. A 100 dollar set 15 years ago has saved me thousands of dollars since then."

"Full tang so no head to brake off, light weight, super strong."

"A Gerber multitool and a good knife. Those two, plus a roll of duct tape, have fixed more problems than anything else in my box."

"I use a Makita hedge trimmer works great."

"I got a cordless brad nailer not too long ago and that thing saves me so much time nailing up trim."

"Get one of these, and show that dirt who's boss."

"I recommend a copy of Doormaking and Windowmaking from Lost Art Press."

"Everything I've bought from here has been awesome."

"I always recommend GearWrench. Snap-On quality at kobalt price."

"Nicholson makes good files."

"Wright wrenches are the best."

"You should check out a homie. I think it's a Korean tool, but it's the best gardening tool for roots that I've ever used."

"Angle grinder with metal cut off wheel. Works like a hot knife through warm butter."

"A Leatherman (I have a wave) and just about everything I can use it for and I have been for the last 6 or so years and other than some grime it still looks and works like new."

"Blue Spruce toolworks has grown by now, I'm sure, but I think it used to be one guy."

"Look out for old, 2nd hand tools, Sorby, Marples, Stanley, etc."

"Things I’ll be getting will be meme tool, pliers and a 1/4” flex head ratchet."

"Banco hand saw, Sola tape measure."

"Steadman/fairmont for tongs, midwest for snips."

"You'd want one of the rounded spokeshaves like this."

"There is a kick type sod cutter which is the most efficient manual way to immediately remove sod."

"I like using Midwest for my red/green snips."

"Wide bitted thin axe of about 1kg head weight."

"I use one of these."

"Id argue as good as the lie nielson stuff, but more locally made."

"The woodriver planes are 20% off for a few weeks at Woodcraft."

"If you aren’t rebuilding small engines... then Husky and craftsman are just fine."

"I honestly have a set of Pittsburgh tools, definitely worth the price."

"I do craftsman for my tools at home."

"I think Kobalt is putting out some good stuff too."

"I like the ace steel weed cutter. You still have to get down and do the dirty work but gets it by the root and the tool easily works between rocks and up against edging."

"Neiko makes a nice allen / torx socket set with everything for cheap."