FastCap FastCap ProCarpenter Tape Measures
The line that retired my Milwaukees in the wood shop. Best-made, lowest-cost, highest bang-for-the-buck tapes I've found.
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Precision measurement & layout
Calipers, squares, gauges, and marking tools. Getting it right before you cut.
FastCap Hand tools & fasteners
The grab-it-without-thinking core: drivers, pliers, wrenches, and what holds it all together.
Knipex Knipex Pliers Wrench Set, 7-1/4 in + 10 in
I've picked up a crescent wrench maybe twice in two years. These parallel jaw pliers are why.
stawockee 68-in-1 Mini Electric Screwdriver
Recent pickup. Full write-up coming once I've put it through some real use.
Wera Wera 3950 SPKL/9 Hex-Plus Stainless L-Key Set (Metric)
Everything I like about Wera's BlackLaser hex keys, in stainless. The reason I own them: they do not pick up magnetism, which saves you when you are working around rare-earth magnets.
Wera Wera 950/9 Hex-Plus BlackLaser L-Key Set
Wera makes their hex keys unlike anyone else. The Hex-Plus profile grips so well it is nearly impossible to strip a screw, and the color-coded sleeves mean you grab the right size the first time.
Wera Wera 967/9 TX BO BlackLaser Torx L-Key Set
Hands down the best Torx L-key set I have owned. Ball-end Torx from T15 up, and the larger keys drive tamper-proof security Torx as well as standard.
Wera Wera Kraftform Kompakt 50 Bit-Holding Screwdriver Set
The Rapidaptor chuck is what sold me on Wera. Push to release, drop a bit in, and it locks itself dead tight, one-handed.
Wera Wera 6004 Joker Self-Setting Spanner Set, 4 Piece
No dialing a size. You push it onto the hex, the jaw sets itself, and it ratchets in a tight 30 degree swing.
Knipex Knipex Cobra Pliers Set, 7-1/4 in + 10 in
The water-pump pliers that retired my channel-locks. You feel the quality the second you pick one up.
Knipex Knipex Mini Pliers Belt Pouch Set (Pliers Wrench + Cobra)
The pocket-size Pliers Wrench and Cobra I carry literally everywhere.