Thanks for all the responses everyone. I discreetly talked with him about his current tools and what he likes/dislikes/would like to expand to and it sounds like combo wrenches, ratchets, and torque wrenches are the things he is dissatisfied with. Everything else he has I got the impression...
A lift is a great idea! You are definitely right for the longer-term commitment on housing. That gift would probably have to wait until at or right before he retires to make sure they are staying put for awhile.
As far as what he already has, he has a basic husky/craftsman/kobalt set (one of...
I am looking to purchase a retirement gift for my father. I currently have tool storage (3 piece husky/kobalt) and a 300ish piece craftsman mechanic's set, but I am looking to upgrade some (all?) of the tools. I have been searching a lot but all of the posts seem to be going in a slightly...