Awesome Tools

This pocketable EDC accessory combines four useful functions in one – it’s a comb, a bottle opener, pry tool, and 1/4″ hex bit driver. It’s made from grade 5 titanium, making it virtually indestructible. Add on the optional GO-FAST keyring to hang it from your keychain.

This mini multitool makes quick work of opening boxes, cutting rope, strapping, and other light-duty tasks. Its hook-shaped 2Cr13 steel blade end protects package contents, while its other half packs a mini pry bar, a flathead screwdriver, and a bottle opener.

This stubby flashlight is small but mighty, pushing out up to 900 lumens of light, while measuring in at just 2.36″ long. Its CREE XPL-HI LED offers pure and bright light, and its Neodymium magnetic tail means you can attach it to metal surfaces.

Adam Savage’s company Savage Industries teamed up with Bay Area bag maker Mafia to create the ideal tool apron. It’s made from 18oz cotton canvas with oil-tanned leather, nylon webbing and plastic buckles, and has easy-access pockets for pens, pencils, and hand tools. The leather under the hammer holders is a nice touch.

A great gift for campers, the Base Camp kit packs some of Gerber Gear’s most useful camping tools. It includes a tactical pack hatchet, a Compleat utensil set, and a Freeman fixed blade knife. The hatchet and knife feature full-tang construction, and the utensils include a fork, spoon, spatula, tongs, and 4-function kitchen tool.

MRF is back with their most versatile multitool card yet. The EDC tool card packs more than 80 tools with its swappable urban, military, garage, utility, and wrench modules. The card has wrenches, pry tools, screwdrivers, drawing tools, and much more. Choose from stainless steel, Cerakote, or titanium versions.

Lost & Restored got their hands on a vintage pilot’s knife that dates back to the Vietnam War. It landed on their workbench in terrible shape, caked with rust and its stacked leather handle weathered and distressed. But after disassembly, grinding, cleaning, and replacing the leather, the completed knife looks amazing.

Clamps are usually made from metal for a good reason. After all, they need to be able to withstand a decent amount of stress as they’re tightened. While it might not be the most practical of workbench tools, we do love the craft and engineering of this plywood vise grip clamp built by carpenter John Heisz.

Ever been working on a repair or assembly project and dropped a screw into a spot where you can’t reach it? This unique tool is perfect for the recovery job, with its flexible telescoping head, a super-strong magnetic tip, and a built-in LED flashlight. Extends from 6.69″ to 21.65″.

This set of reference cards is a great addition to a toolbox or workbench. Card 1 includes a wire gauge, nail gauge, hole gauges, and a pipe gauge; Card 2 has a compass and shape stencils, and Card 3 has equations, conversion charts, abbreviations, and more. Made from durable plastic with a protective coating.

Every month, our friends at Everyday Carry tally up the most popular gear featured on their site, based on viewership. The selection from August 2021 includes some great tools like the Leatherman Skeletool CX, the CRKT Pilar pocket knife, and the Olight i3T EOS Ti flashlight, each of which we’d be happy to have in our daily loadout.

You’ll never work in the dark with this supremely bright LED light from Stanley. Its three heads combine to crank out 5000 lumens, or can be dimmed to 50%. The main light can be angled up or down, while the side units can rotate as well. It also packs a USB port and a 120VAC outlet on front, and it’s safe for damp locations.

Rotary tool maker Dremel applies its experience with rapidly-spinning motors to a cleaning tool. The rechargeable Versa can clean the toughest jobs by spinning at up to 2200 rpm. Comes with pads for scrubbing, removing scuffs, non-scratch surfaces, and heavy-duty jobs.

Fall means cooler weather and wearing jackets and hoodies with more pockets. And if you’re wondering what to fill those pockets with, Everyday Carry has the buying guide for you. It’s filled with a dozen great items, including wallets, pocket knives, flashlights, pens, and more. We love those wallets made from recycled fire hose.

Musician Grégoire Blanc previously impressed us with his cover of The Great Gig in the Sky. This video isn’t quite as melodic, but it’s just as entertaining. Enjoy as Blanc demonstrates 10 ways to make interesting and captivating sounds by playing a saw and a violin bow in concert with effects pedals and synthesizers.

A while back, Shadow Foam built a custom-cut foam tool organizer for their Makita power tools. After moving to a new workshop, they built an upgraded version using their new and improved foam, and incorporating feedback from followers. You can purchase Shadow Foam for your own projects here.

Amsler Knives makes this compact pry bar that’s a great addition to any keychain. Each one is handmade from titanium and makes quick work of wedging items apart or pulling small nails and staples. Available in a variety of colors, with or without a carbidized pry tip.

Terrain 365’s sleek and modern flipper knife features an easy-to-operate detent-type slipjoint for opening. Its 3″ blade is made using the company’s rustproof, edge-holding Terravantium blade alloy and features titanium hardware and ceramic bearings for durability. Available with a titanium billet or carbon fiber handle.

Every once in a while, we come across a tool that we’ve never heard of, but that belongs in every toolbox. Case in point: the Air Shim. YouTuber Silver Cymbal shows off this simple but useful tool which you can fill in gaps, lift appliances, open stuck windows, and even pry open car doors in an emergency.

This unique knife is named for Charles Lightoller, who helped women and children onto lifeboats on the Titanic and later rescued 127 men at Dunkirk. The compact EDC knife has a 1.9″ Damascus steel blade with a twist pattern. Its handle combines Damascus steel and rosewood. Includes a full-grain leather sheath.

While its primary purpose may be as a box cutter and utility blade, Defiance Tools’ little red gadget packs a few more handy features. It’s also got a saw blade, a jack knife blade, a 1/4″ hex drive with two screwdriver bits, and an LED flashlight.

One80’s second-gen headlamp uses 16 LEDs to output 360 lumens wherever you aim your face. It weighs just 4oz, including its battery pack, and can run for 3 to 7 hours, depending on brightness. It’s waterproof and dustproof too. The set includes a non-slip headband for use on helmets. Save 30% in The Awesomer Shop.

Tactica’s unusual-looking multitool packs 17 tools for fixing bicycles. It fits snugly in your hand, and its tools include tire levers, wrenches, allen keys, hex sockets, and a Phillips driver bit. It also has useful everyday tools like a bottle opener and package opener. Available in bright orange or stealthy black.