Tools

Upgrade your workshop with NewAge’s newest line of modular cabinets and lockers. They can be wall-mounted, stacked and even bolted together as one mobile unit. They also have cable management systems and spaces for LED lights.

Keep all of your tools, pencils, art supplies, and other small items organized with these handmade waxed cotton oilcloth tool rolls from Wood & Spool. They come in a variety of sizes and colors, and can be personalized with your name or initials for an extra $5.

Looking for an awesome gift for Dad that he’ll really use this time? Our pals at Everyday Carry have got you covered with a selection of 25 useful and timeless items from wristwatches, to knives, to wallets, to pens.

The San Perdido Trading Company’s Adventure Flags can be used as signal flags, scarves or bandanas. But they’re also handy guides for the budding outdoorsman, with trivia such as map symbols, distress signals, flag semaphore, and of course cocktail recipes.

Originally known as the L’il Trucker, this awesome tool is now past the crowdfunding stage and available on Amazon. The USA-made tool rocks a hatchet, hammer, claw, hex sockets, a replaceable 6″ saw blade, steel glass breaker, seatbelt cutter, bottle opener, and more.

Need something chill on your screen today? Drop by the Ingersoll Cutting Tools channel on YouTube, and tune in to some of their awesome and relaxing high-speed macro footage of more than 70 of their drill bits, cutting wheels, and other tools doing their jobs.

A stylish and practical handmade accessory. The Ruler Bracelet comes in 14″ or 16″ sizes and has both imperial and metric measurements. Choose from brown or black with a stud or a magnetic clasp. You can also pay extra to engrave up to 55 characters on it.

Ever needed to build something or estimate materials off of a set of blueprints? This useful measuring tool lets you quickly get accurate linear, area, and volume calculations by rolling it across prints, even if their scale has been thrown off via copying or faxing.

They might have a strange name, but these little things are a must for any workshop. Each of these sturdy pucks provides a stable, non-slip rubber pad that protects and steadies work while you’re sanding, routing, staining, or painting, and raises it for access to edges.

Another slick multitool wallet card from the folks behind the MRF credit card multitool. This anodized aluminum tool is focused on creative uses, functioning as a compass, protractor, t-square, ruler, sketch tool, smartphone stand, headphone cord wrap, and a bottle opener.

EDC and viral toys collide with this fidget spinner that doubles as a pocket knife. Don’t worry, the blade stays tucked when folded. So it’s not as cool as a butterfly knife, but it’s not as dangerous (or illegal) either.

One of the more useful credit card tools we’ve seen. MRF Multitools‘ sturdy stainless steel card packs 31 tools, including hex and Shimano wrenches, a screwdriver, rulers, protractor, a knife, wire cutter, scraper, a solar time clock, bottle and can openers among other things.

The FL300 is a 300 lumen USB-rechargeable light that can be used as a bicycle’s head light or as a rear light. It has high, low and two blinking modes, is waterproof, and comes with a universal mount. Fabric also has a 150 lumen variant.

Have you ever tried to cut sheet metal with a pair of tin snips? It sucks. This nifty attachment connects to a standard power drill and turns it into a nibbler tool that cuts neatly through steel, aluminum, PVC, vinyl flooring, and more.

Quick Peek is a photo-based inventory system. Use the app to take pictures of your belongings and assign the photos to a Quick Peek stick-on label. Now you’ll know which boxes contain which items. You can also browse all your stored stuff within the app.

Coming soon to Google’s Assistant and Photos applications, Lens offers information or actions based on a photo or what your device’s camera is seeing. It can identify objects, detect Wi-Fi passwords, offer to show you a restaurant’s reviews and more.

Kootek’s K1 flashlight not only has a bright 800-lumen Cree LED light source, but its handle conceals a sharp blade for survival, hunting, or self defense. Its tip provides a window breaker for emergency escapes, and its light beam is adjustable. Recharges via USB.

The MultiCinch is a reusable, washable and elastic alternative to cable ties, cords and ropes. It has large and small holes along its length – use the former for a loose knot and the latter for a permanent lock. Available in three sizes.

A super handy multitool that takes up not much more space than a key. It packs three sizes of wrench, ruler, and a bottle opener. The TSA-friendly box cutter isn’t razor sharp, but can get through packing tape. Available in stainless or black finishes.

Jacked Outdoor Cutlery presents an elegant handcrafted folding knife, with a high-carbon steel blade and titanium scales. We particularly dig the scalloped spine on the blade. Measures 9″ open with a 4″ blade length.

TooliganEDC’s nifty spiral design was inspired by giant whirlpools which can be found in oceans. It’s laser-cut from stainless steel and has five wrench sizes, a 1/4″ hex driver slot, jimping, lanyard holes, and a bottle opener.

Need an axe but all you have lying around the shop is a hammer? Miller Knives transforms one into the other, through a painstaking process that mostly involves pounding and grinding the hammerhead’s ends until they take on the desired form.

This super-compact stainless steel tool hangs out on your keychain until you need it, and packs two phillips drivers, two flathead drivers, along with handy 1/8″ and 5mm rule markings for quick measurements.

A lightweight survival tool that incorporates a multi-edge shovel with a saw, wrench, knife, firestarter, axe, fish scaler, hook remover, bottle opener, and more. Measures about 18″ long, and weighs less than a pound.

So many of today’s knives have scales made from modern materials like plastic composites. But there’s still something that feels so right in your hand about a knife with a wooden handle. Everyday Carry picked out 10 of their faves, including this beauty from LionSteel.