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What in the actual F%*k? I'm not understanding all that jibber jabber.

I'd go with wood or fibreglass. The only advantage for a steel handle in my opinion is if you need to do a lot of prying, which you wouldn't do with a drilling hammer anyway. I swing a hammer practically every day and my hand and elbow pain went away when I switched to a fibreglass handle.

Update on the Irwin hammer. After using it for a few weeks I've changed my opinion on it. While it feels good in my hand, I've never missed or bent so many nails in my life haha. I just couldn't get used to the feel of it. If you can't drive nails, it doesn't matter how comfortable it is.

The last time I checked their aviation snips (maybe more) are made in the USA. The long cut tin snips are China though.

One of the cons of wiss is their offset snips have a large head. Something to keep in mind if you're worried about clearance issues.

I use wiss snips. A lot of guys in my trade use Malco but I believe you get more bang for your buck with wiss. With Malco you're paying almost double, if not more, for a marginally better product. You can find Wiss aviation snips on sale for 12 to 15 bucks. Keep in mind I'm mostly cutting...

I recently picked up the 20oz Irwin hammer (2nd row up, 3rd over) and I gotta say it has a nice feel to it. Has a fatter grip which feels good in my hands and a good balanced swing which makes my old hammer feel like a rock on a stick. I'm skeptical about whether it'll hold up to daily abuse or...

I get paid to install various types of siding on homes and buildings. I don't work in a garage, but I have one and I love my tools!

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Tool shopping at Home Depot this afternoon. Home Depot only had the 2000 series in the journeyman style handles, so I had to take a pass on them for the D213-9NE. I don't think I'm gonna be cutting much hard steel wire and screws so this should be good enough considering I've been getting by...

I picked up the new E357 end cutter. I took a side by side picture with the older model to compare. So far I like them much more than the 357. They are lighter which is a bonus if you want to carry them in a tool belt. They definitely cut a lot better, I was pulling a siding nail to test them...

Wife's friends were getting rid of all kinds of stuff before moving so I managed to snag this 1/2" Challenger socket set.

Exactly. Canada is mostly metric but SAE still has it's place. I work in construction and if I started calling out metric measurements I can just picture the look on people's faces haha. If you're not used to using SAE measurements then it's obviously going to seem confusing or inferior but if...

3 corded drills. 1 circular saw. Dremel. Angle grinder. Scroll saw. Heat gun. Palm sander. Maybe more that I'm forgetting... When I'm working in my garage I don't feel that inconvenienced using corded tools. For professional use... that's another story. I have a cordless impact driver...

I chose my dewalt driver because I found it more comfortable holding it, that's about it. I am sure the other brands are top quality too, many people on this site use them for a reason, it all depends on what you're looking for. So far the Dewalt gets the job done and has survived bad weather...