Best hand tool on Reddit
133 reviews from r/Tools, r/AskMen, r/Construction and 16 more subreddits
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#1
Leatherman
5.0
(12)
"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’ve got a surplus leatherman tool a buddy gave me... Carry it everywhere."
"I'm a big fan of having a classic Leatherman around."
"Leatherman multi tool for sure."
#2
Klein
4.5
(12)
"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"
"I swear by those strippers."
"11-in-1s are nice but it can be easy to lose the bits."
"Strippers: Klein"
"Klein 9."
"I personally have mostly Klein, some wiha, Milwaukee power tools and southwire multi tip and strippers."
"Personally, I carry tools from Klien, Knipex, Ideal Industries, Milwaukee, Gearwrench, Husky, and Estwing."
#3
Tekton
4.6
(9)
"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."
#4
Wera
5.0
(6)
"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."
"Best German: Wiha, Wera, Felo, Knipex."
"...then snap on, wera, Proto, and similar are good."
"Screw drivers: Wera"
#5
Stanley
4.4
(5)
"Stanley ratcheting screwdriver with 6 bit holder on the handle. Thing has stood the test of time."
"Lightweight and super pleasant to use."
"A pull saw would work. You can get small ones for about £10-15 on Amazon."
"Perhaps a Stanley 45 or 55 plane."
"If he's into planes, a stanley 41, 46 or 55 with all the cutters are nice."
#6
Knipex
4.5
(4)
"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."
#7
Narex
4.0
(4)
"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."
#8
Snap-On
5.0
(3)
"Best overall - SnapOn"
"Snap-On, SK, probably Wright also for sockets would be a good bet."
"Best US: Snap-On, Matco, Proto, Wright, Bondhus, Klein, Greenlee."
#9
DeWalt
5.0
(3)
"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"
#10
Estwing
4.7
(3)
"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."
#11
Axe
5.0
(2)
"An axe is really the correct answer."
"Axe, a darn sharp one too."
#12
Morakniv
5.0
(2)
"A morakniv."
"A cheap moraknive which I rehandled and made a separate protector for."
#13
Milwaukee
5.0
(2)
"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."
#14
Lie-Nielsen
5.0
(2)
"Simply put, Lie-Nielsen is pretty much top of the line for anything they produce."
"Lie-Nielsen spokeshave"
#15
Reciprocating Saw
4.5
(2)
"Reciprocating saw will probably be fastest"
"If you're gonna buy a tool, you'll get more use out of a reciprocating saw."
#16
PB Swiss
4.5
(2)
"I’ve loved every single PB Swiss purchase I’ve made… Swiss grip is my preferred grip."
"I'll throw out a few of my favorites just to join in though - Screwdrivers - PB Swiss, and Felo."
#17
ICON
3.5
(2)
"Icon is nice but you really need to catch sales and coupons for these."
"So is the ‘ICON Master Interchangeable Puller Set - Item 58118’ considered a hand tool???"
#18
Socket Set
5.0
(1)
"Socket set is number one. A 100 dollar set 15 years ago has saved me thousands of dollars since then."
#19
Socket and Wrench Set
5.0
(1)
"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."
#20
Harbor Freight Oscillating Tool
5.0
(1)
"An oscillating tool is an often overlooked DIY tool that is relatively inexpensive and has so many uses."
#21
Milwaukee Stubby 3/8" Drive Impact
5.0
(1)
"My Milwaukee stubby 3/8" drive impact is my current favorite."
#22
Porter Cable 20v Hammer Drill
5.0
(1)
"Stepped up from a Black and Decker 10ish volt electric screwdriver to a Porter Cable 20v hammer drill."
#23
Wagner Paint Sprayer
5.0
(1)
"Bought a Wagner paint sprayer. Though the prep may take a little longer, that thing has saved me hours and hours of work."
#24
Shark Corp 10" Pry Bar
5.0
(1)
"Shark corp 10" pry bar. Hands down the best little prybar ever."
#25
Klein 11063W Wire Strippers
5.0
(1)
"Klien 11063w theyre goofy looking wire strippers but then you are trimming out hundreds of lights."
#26
Knipex Bolt Cutter
5.0
(1)
"The small knipex bolt cutter."
#27
Milwaukee M12 Cut Off Tool
5.0
(1)
"I have been having great success with the Milwaukee M12 cut off tool."
#28
Knipex and Klein
5.0
(1)
"Knipex and Klein have you covered."
#29
Bosch
5.0
(1)
"Perfect for cutting wood, metal, PVC, drywall, etc."
#30
Pittsburgh Pro
5.0
(1)
"Pittsburgh pro ratcheting wrench flex."
#31
Harbor Freight
5.0
(1)
"I use them constantly."
#32
Folding Pocket Knife
5.0
(1)
"A basic folding pocket knife. Not a multitool, just a single blade with a serrated section and a straight blade section."
#33
Wright
5.0
(1)
"Wright wrenches are the best."
#34
Fiskars
5.0
(1)
"Get one of these, and show that dirt who's boss."
#35
Makita
5.0
(1)
"I use a Makita hedge trimmer works great."
#36
Lost Art Press
5.0
(1)
"I recommend a copy of Doormaking and Windowmaking from Lost Art Press."
#37
Tools for Working Wood
5.0
(1)
"Everything I've bought from here has been awesome."
#38
GearWrench
5.0
(1)
"I always recommend GearWrench. Snap-On quality at kobalt price."
#39
Hori Hori
5.0
(1)
"Hori hori knife."
#40
Nicholson
5.0
(1)
"Nicholson makes good files."
#41
Korean Tool
5.0
(1)
"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."
#42
Angle Grinder
5.0
(1)
"Angle grinder with metal cut off wheel. Works like a hot knife through warm butter."
#43
Blue Spruce
5.0
(1)
"If I were starting out and knew I was serious and had the cash, I’d either go with Blue Spruce or Veritas Pm-V11 chisels."
#44
Channellock
5.0
(1)
"Channel lock, Klein, lisle,NWS, tekton for pliers"
#45
Japanese-style Pull Saw
5.0
(1)
"A Japanese-style pull saw with rip teeth on one side and crosscut on the other is a good step."
#46
Benchmade
5.0
(1)
"A solid well made pocket knife, I like benchmades."
#47
Groundwork
5.0
(1)
"I grew up chopping down stalks with a corn knife like this."
#48
Hori Hori Knife
5.0
(1)
"I use mine for everything and it's awesome for sod."
#49
Klein Tools
5.0
(1)
"Klein 100%."
#50
Rigging Axe
5.0
(1)
"Rigging axe hands down."
#51
Fixed Blade Knife
5.0
(1)
"Fixed blade knife. I can make pretty much anything with a good knife."
#52
Supertool 300
5.0
(1)
"Supertool 300 or gtfo"
#53
Mattock
5.0
(1)
"I prefer to use a mattock because it can bite down deeper into the soil and provides better leverage."
#54
Trowel
5.0
(1)
"Those hobbiest trowels trump anything in a garden center."
#55
Kitchen Knife
5.0
(1)
"A really high quality kitchen knife... having a good knife really changed my game cooking."
#56
Sorby
4.0
(1)
"Look out for old, 2nd hand tools, Sorby, Marples, Stanley, etc."
#57
Meme
4.0
(1)
"Things I’ll be getting will be meme tool, pliers and a 1/4” flex head ratchet."
#58
Banco
4.0
(1)
"Banco hand saw, Sola tape measure."
#59
Steadman/Fairmont
4.0
(1)
"Steadman/fairmont for tongs, midwest for snips."
#60
Lie Nielsen
4.0
(1)
"You'd want one of the rounded spokeshaves like this."
#61
Quail
4.0
(1)
"There is a kick type sod cutter which is the most efficient manual way to immediately remove sod."
#62
Midwest
4.0
(1)
"I like using Midwest for my red/green snips."
#63
Muller Canada
4.0
(1)
"Wide bitted thin axe of about 1kg head weight."
#64
CRAFTSMAN
4.0
(1)
"I use one of these."
#65
HNT Gordon
4.0
(1)
"Id argue as good as the lie nielson stuff, but more locally made."
#66
Woodriver
4.0
(1)
"The woodriver planes are 20% off for a few weeks at Woodcraft."
#67
Husky
4.0
(1)
"If you aren’t rebuilding small engines... then Husky and craftsman are just fine."
#68
Pittsburgh
4.0
(1)
"I honestly have a set of Pittsburgh tools, definitely worth the price."
#69
Craftsman
4.0
(1)
"I do craftsman for my tools at home."
#70
Kobalt
4.0
(1)
"I think Kobalt is putting out some good stuff too."
#71
Ace
4.0
(1)
"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."
#72
Neiko
4.0
(1)
"Neiko makes a nice allen / torx socket set with everything for cheap."
#73
Drawknife
4.0
(1)
"Drawknife."
#74
Veritas
4.0
(1)
"Veritas low angle jack plane. i have a lie nielsen 5, and if i had it to do over again i would go with the veritas low angle."
#75
Norris
3.0
(1)
"Norris infill smoothing plane. If you like this idea, I hope you have a kidney to sell."
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