Do you have any gift ideas for a power tool or woodworking tool for my husband who already has many tools?
WhiteDove asked:
He has several types of big saws, and all the little power tools-drills, dremels (sp?), power sanders and the like. He is good at woodworking, but I don’t think he has many woodworking type tools. Any guy or girl out there who enjoys working with tools, what tools are you glad you own, or what tools are on your wish list??
He has several types of big saws, and all the little power tools-drills, dremels (sp?), power sanders and the like. He is good at woodworking, but I don’t think he has many woodworking type tools. Any guy or girl out there who enjoys working with tools, what tools are you glad you own, or what tools are on your wish list??
Thanks!
Question posted courtesy of: Kyle
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April 26th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
a properly organized place (garage, basement) to put them. Reorganize and clean up his work area (peg board, drawers, etc) and maybe he’ll enjoy that as a gift (I worked as a Professional Organizer). PS - when he has time, can he remodel my bathroom lol???
April 28th, 2008 at 3:13 am
never buy a man a tool or a golf club. go with him to home depot or Lowe’s and walk through the tool dept. with him. ask him ? when he looks at a tool. (what dose that do? is that a good one? etc.) better yet buy him a gift card
April 29th, 2008 at 5:09 am
Just an opinion; but as a male; especially one who enjoys tools; I have a suggestion.
To really make it a more personal experience, and one both of you can share in; why not determine an amount you can spend; and spend the time being with him in some store that sells tools; as he picks and chooses what he might most want.
Go out to lunch after, and enjoy sharing the time, and the smile on his face as he thanks you and hugs the tool (LOL) teasing.
Steven Wolf
April 30th, 2008 at 7:41 am
You did not mention any bench tools such as table saws, drill press or jointer. These may be the next step but are pricey. he may want to look at these to decide which best meets his needs.
For power hand tools, I have a few suggestions. 16g brad nail gun and small portable air compressor (if he does not have a nail gun, he should.=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100039279&N=10000003+90401+3602&marketID=401&locStoreNum=8125), jig saw (don’t look any further than Bosch=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100007442
I find a grinder to be very useful too (http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100341550
email me if you want to chat a bit
May 1st, 2008 at 9:45 am
Why not just get him a gift car to home depot, lowes, etc that way he can get what he wants instead of risking a duplacate tool.
May 1st, 2008 at 8:55 pm
a 17 inch band saw, [$400] a sears digital planer[$500]
a tenon cutter, {$300] a wood lath, w/cutting tools, [$200]
a set of fostner bits, [flat bottom bits]
May 5th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Get him a saw table if he doesn’t have one. They fold up when not in use so he can put it away when he’s not using it. : )
May 6th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Definatly the first thing in wood you need is a table saw. They are not very expensive and are very useful.
May 9th, 2008 at 6:19 am
Hello,
I am an avid woodworker and from the list of tools you mentioned it looks as if your husband likes power tools.
If he really likes woodworking you can’t get the same results with power tools that you can with hand tools.
One tool that is sort of more for collecting then using, even though I do use mine is a Stanley No. 45 planer.
They were originally made in the late 1800’s to make mouldings. The tools can now be found on eBay and usually need a little help getting them back to 100%
The good thing is if he likes hand tools and he likes to fix things, you may have the perfect gift!
Just one thing to keep in mind, unless your husband is good with working metal, make sure you get the No.45 with all of the moulding attachments (blades), without them and without metal working experience the tool is useless!
If he knows how to work with meal he can make his own moulding blades.
To give you an idea of prices to look for, one that is in bad shape will run you about $20 and one that is almost perfect may run you about $100+.
The whole plane itself has 80+ parts but the main parts are the planer, the guide assembly and the blades.
I hope this helps.
Happy Holidays
May 11th, 2008 at 6:18 am
There are hand tool drilling machine which works with electricity.Ease of drilling quickly without your husbend getting tired A good gift.BUT tell him not to do in your own houseas you will be hearing al noises.For other houses he can work and get money easily.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Agreew/ Jwolfy.
A gift card to a home center is a good idea.
Wish list….
Would like to have a “biscuit” joiner.
anywhere from $99 to $ 250+.
Plenty of other nice “toys” in that price range.
Also, a warm place to work.
You are a good , caring, generous ,woman.
Best regards
May 17th, 2008 at 8:37 am
How about a router? I have three. With the large variety of specialty bits on the market today, you can turn a simple project into a fancy project. If he already has a router you could give him a nice set of bits for it ( bits are the blades that cut different shapes)
May 20th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Give the DIY Doc the 10! By far the best answer in my opinion and if my wife did that for me I would absolutely love it!!
May 21st, 2008 at 11:56 pm
A good book or video is always very useful.
If he has woodworking books or videos, look through these and pick out something that would never make or challenge him and you would like in the house.
Either get a set of plans of the piece (if he uses them) and a gift voucher for the wood and a challenge for him to have it by a certain date(i.e. your birthday) This way you both can enjoy the finished product.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Ahhh. the perfect question!
take it from me, I am the Craftsman Brand Manager. Go to and select grant a wish! the perfect gifts are broken out for every taste including the “wood worker”, “weekend warrior” or my favorite: “cool new tools” .. this is where i select gifts for the diy’ers in my family.
my favorite gift so far, by the way? the accutrac laser measuring tool. it’ll measure a distance up to 150 feet away to w/in 3/16 inch accuracy using a laser beam. i believe its on sale for around $80.
second favorite - digital level with laser pointer. only $25, looks cool uses a cool green digital read out that turns over if you flip it upside down and beeps whenever you hit perfect level, or 45 degrees, so u don’t have to look at it to tell when your spot on.
May 27th, 2008 at 4:09 am
Get him a gift card, I don’t buy my wife shoes, she doesn’t buy me tools.