Power, Garden & Hand Tools reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars·6 reviews

Stripping a piece of old furniture back to bare wood, sanding filler smooth on a patched wall, or prepping a weathered windowsill for a fresh coat of paint — these are jobs where...

4.7 out of 5 stars·5 reviews

Trimming high branches has always been one of the most awkward and dangerous garden maintenance tasks. Balancing a ladder on uneven ground while operating a chainsaw one-handed is...

4.7 out of 5 stars·5 reviews

Tightening a bolt until it feels right is a gamble that can cost far more than the price of the right tool. Under-tighten a wheel nut and it can work loose on the motorway;...

4.0 out of 5 stars·6 reviews

When a job demands relentless power and you cannot afford to wait while a weaker tool struggles through thick steel or reinforced concrete, the tool in your hands needs to be...

4.7 out of 5 stars·5 reviews

Achieving a flawless, mirror-like finish on your car's paintwork, restoring faded headlights to crystal clarity, or smoothing out surface imperfections on a gelcoat repair — these...

4.0 out of 5 stars·6 reviews

Not every cleanup job needs a vacuum the size of a wheelie bin. When the task is a small spill under the kitchen sink, a dusty worktop after a single cut, or the debris from...

3.8 out of 5 stars·6 reviews

Laying roofing felt across a shed, fixing insulation batts between rafters, or tacking down carpet underlay — these are the kinds of jobs where a standard office stapler is...

4.6 out of 5 stars·5 reviews

Running electrical cables and plumbing pipes through walls is a fundamental part of any renovation or new build, and the neatness and speed of that work depends almost entirely on...

4.6 out of 5 stars·5 reviews

An oscillating multi-tool is only as versatile as the blades you fit to it. The tool itself provides the motor and the oscillation — the blade determines whether you are cutting...

3.8 out of 5 stars·6 reviews

Modern electronics are packed onto circuit boards smaller than a credit card, with components so tiny that a stray sneeze could send them flying across the room. Repairing,...

4.3 out of 5 stars·5 reviews

Every tradesperson and serious DIYer has faced it: the screw or hole that is just out of reach. It sits behind a pipe, tucked inside a cabinet corner, or wedged between two joists...

3.7 out of 5 stars·6 reviews

Removing stubborn wheel nuts and seized suspension bolts is a job that tests both your patience and your physical strength. A long breaker bar works — eventually — but it is slow,...

4.1 out of 5 stars·5 reviews

Strong, invisible joints are the difference between furniture that lasts a generation and furniture that wobbles apart after two house moves. While traditional mortise-and-tenon...

3.9 out of 5 stars·5 reviews

When an M16 anchor needs to go deep — through a thick foundation slab, past the reinforcement layer, and well into the structural concrete below — a standard-length drill bit...

3.4 out of 5 stars·6 reviews

Professional carpenters, kitchen fitters, and furniture makers know that not every routing job needs a full-size plunge router. For edge profiling, laminate trimming, hinge...

5.0 out of 5 stars·4 reviews

FEIN invented the oscillating power tool over 50 years ago, and in the decades since, their Multimaster system has set the standard for what a multi-tool should be. But even the...

5.0 out of 5 stars·4 reviews

Cutting metal on a construction site traditionally meant reaching for an angle grinder — effective, but also loud, spark-throwing, and prone to leaving a rough, burred edge that...

5.0 out of 5 stars·4 reviews

Some fasteners seem to have been installed by someone who believed they would never need to be removed again. The crank pulley bolt on a diesel engine, the rust-fused lug nuts on...

5.0 out of 5 stars·4 reviews

Repairing modern electronics means working with components that keep getting smaller. Surface-mount resistors no bigger than a grain of sand, multi-pin chips with legs spaced a...

3.9 out of 5 stars·5 reviews

When the holes get bigger and the concrete gets harder, there comes a point where a standard 800 or 900 watt rotary hammer starts to labour. Drilling 25 millimetre and larger...