With gift giving season just around the corner, you are probably asking yourself, “What do I give the guy who’s got it all?” All the tools anyway, because no self-respecting handyman can walk into a hardware store without walking out with a new “toy.”
You’ve come to the experts, so consider yourself lucky. These four ideas are simple, doable, and he’d never think to pick it up for himself. They’re definitely on our wish list!
A Phone That Functions
Because smart phones are for more than just phone calls, you can help convert his cell phone into an integral part of his tool kit with Ryobi Phoneworks.
Ryobi has created apps and devices that combines pro-quality measuring tools with smart phone technology to streamline your home improvement projects.
The Inspection Scope allows you to peek at those hidden spaces behind walls, inside of pipes and into other hidden structures where you couldn’t before, or the moisture meter, which introduces a better way to monitor and track the moisture content in common building materials
Check out more cool Ryobi Phoneworks tech on their website.
A Bit That Can Bite Stripped Screws
If there’s anything that infuriates a handyman more than trying to remove a stripped screw, we haven’t come across it yet. You can keep him from turning in circles with this awesome offering – the Knife Edge bit. A Kickstarter success story, he Knife Edge, by Picknard Tools, is fundamentally a redesigned Phillips screwdriver bit that can work on both brand new and stripped screw heads. The simple change to the original design ensures you won’t accidentally damage screws by applying too much torque when it’s driven home, and also allows you to continue working with most damaged screws. Check them out on knifeedgebit.com.
Multi-Use Tools
For the on-the-go handy man who has everything but no room to carry it, a multi-use tool is the perfect gift.
Super stylish and ridiculously tricked out, the Leatherman New Wave is the ultimate “man’s tool.” Crafted from 100 per cent stainless steel, it has 17 tools, including a heat-treated stainless steel knife blade, pliers, and four exterior blades that can be accessed without even opening the darn thing.
Revamp His Workspace
If your handy man tends to be a bit on the messy side, kick his workspace into high gear with a DIY organization solution. There are hundreds of great ideas on Pinterest, but our favourite has to be hanging pegboards. No more digging around in dark tool boxes and bags—vertical storage solutions help you quickly and easily locate and access the exact tool you need when you need it.
This takes a little ninja ingenuity but you can install a workshop pegboard in a few hours. Follow these instructions from the DIY Network and he’ll be so impressed he’ll wish he’d done it himself!
