DIY & Tools reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars·1.6K reviews

Cutting curves in wood, metal, or plastic is one of those tasks that quickly reveals the limits of your tool collection. A circular saw flies through straight lines but cannot...

4.6 out of 5 stars·1.6K reviews

There comes a point in every serious renovation or fit-out project when your collection of standard power tools simply runs out of answers. The circular saw cannot cut flush...

4.8 out of 5 stars·1.5K reviews

For tradespeople who reach for a rotary hammer every working day — electricians chasing channels, plumbers coring through walls, builders anchoring structural fixings — the...

4.7 out of 5 stars·1.5K reviews

Running cables through stud walls, fitting recessed downlights in a ceiling, or installing ventilation ducting through a cabinet — all of these jobs share one requirement: a...

4.7 out of 5 stars·1.5K reviews

When you are putting the finishing touches on a carpentry or joinery project, the quality of the fastening work is what separates a professional result from one that looks rushed....

4.4 out of 5 stars·1.6K reviews

There is a particular bolt on every car — the one holding the crank pulley, the rust-welded suspension arm bolt that has not moved in fifteen years, or the wheel nuts torqued to...

4.4 out of 5 stars·1.6K reviews

Not every woodworking project needs a three-figure router with every feature imaginable. Sometimes what you need is a simple, reliable trim router that handles edge profiling,...

4.6 out of 5 stars·1.5K reviews

Some cleaning tasks are simply too big for a standard vacuum. Renovating a room generates plaster dust by the bucketload. A flooded basement leaves litres of standing water. A...

4.3 out of 5 stars·1.6K reviews

Drilling a perfectly straight, accurately positioned hole with a hand-held power drill is harder than it looks. The bit wanders as it bites, the drill tilts almost imperceptibly,...

4.5 out of 5 stars·1.5K reviews

Some jobs demand more than a battery-powered drill can deliver. When you are repeatedly drilling large-diameter holes through reinforced concrete, mixing heavy building compounds,...

4.5 out of 5 stars·1.5K reviews

When a wheel nut has been torqued on by an overzealous tyre fitter, or a suspension bolt has spent ten years rusting in place, no amount of leverage from a breaker bar feels like...

4.4 out of 5 stars·1.5K reviews

Some cutting and sanding jobs are simply impossible to reach with a standard saw or sander. Trimming a door frame flush with the floor, cutting out a section of skirting board...

4.7 out of 5 stars·1.4K reviews

Whether you are assembling flat-pack furniture on a Saturday morning, putting up shelves in the living room, or tackling a bigger renovation project, one thing quickly becomes...

4.6 out of 5 stars·1.4K reviews

Some jobs demand more from a drill than just spinning a bit. When you need to bore through reinforced concrete, drive large screws into hardwood, or mix heavy compounds with a...

4.6 out of 5 stars·1.4K reviews

For anyone who takes on home improvement projects, there's a special kind of satisfaction that comes from owning a tool that solves problems you didn't even know you had. An...

4.6 out of 5 stars·1.4K reviews

There is a category of power tool that quietly earns its reputation not through raw power or dramatic sparks, but through sheer versatility. An oscillating multi-tool does not...

4.7 out of 5 stars·1.3K reviews

There is a significant gap between a basic angle grinder that simply spins a disc and a professional-grade machine engineered for control, safety, and endurance under the hardest...

4.6 out of 5 stars·1.3K reviews

Whether you are restoring a weathered hardwood floor, flattening a workbench, or stripping layers of old paint from a door, some sanding jobs overwhelm the capabilities of an...

4.6 out of 5 stars·1.3K reviews

A standard angle grinder has the motor body at 90 degrees to the disc — a design that has worked for decades but creates an inherent limitation: the motor housing prevents the...

4.6 out of 5 stars·1.3K reviews

Owning an oscillating multi-tool is only half the equation. The blades and accessories you fit to it determine what it can actually do — and how well it does it. A premium tool...