Hand Tool Reviews & Buying Guides

Hand tools make up a large portion of the equipment we carry every day. Pro Tool reviews pays close attention to recent innovations. Our hand tool reviews include knives & cutting tools, wrenches, chisels, fastening tools, hammers, and more. These hand tools covers the gamut from one end of the industry to another. Possibly our favorite series is our best framing hammer review. In that head-to-head review we compared nine popular models. This type of comparison isn’t always possible, but we do test out these tools on the jobsite. Hand Tool Reviews for the Pro Tradesman This is also where you’ll find popular lighting products and even folding knives from Kershaw, CRKT, and Zero Tolerance. We try to review as many of these types of tools as possible. This helps us remain a leader in reporting industry trends. This is particularly important when manufacturers add new features or make tweaks to their products. Sometimes they revamp an entire line. Other times they include something that only slightly improves a hand tool over a previous model. It all adds up.

October 15, 2019 0

Gearwrench Hex Bit Sockets – Mid and Long Length

by Kenny Koehler

Gearwrench hex bit sockets look pretty simple at first glance and there’s some truth to that. However, there are some […]

October 9, 2019 0

Milwaukee Fastback Knife Expansion

by Chris Boll

Milwaukee Fastback Line Adds New Utility, Spring Assisted, and Folding Knives Milwaukee announced that they’ve gone and deepened their line […]

October 4, 2019 0

Klein Tools 4-in-1 Electronics Pocket Screwdriver

by Ben Parker

Klein’s knack for productive multi-function hand tools is on full display in the Klein Tools 4-in-1 Electronics Pocket Screwdriver. I’ll […]

October 3, 2019 0

Gerber Fastball Folding Knife

by Kenny Koehler

Gerber Fastball Features Made in the USA Quality I’ve been carrying the Gerber Fastball for a while now and I’m […]

October 1, 2019 0

Sonic Tools S9 285-pcs Toolbox | Mechanics Starter Set

by Clint DeBoer

You can look at a toolbox in a couple of ways. Most folks start their toolbox journey in school, picking […]

September 24, 2019 0

Milwaukee Shockwave Lineman’s 2-in-1 Sockets and Hex Bit Sockets

by Chris Boll

Milwaukee Shockwave Expansion Focuses Squarely on Linemen Coming to select stores and online retailers in October 2019, Milwaukee has 8 […]

September 20, 2019 0

Gearwrench Bolt Biter Extraction Sockets Review

by Chris Boll

Gearwrench Bolt Biter Extraction Sockets Take a Turn for the Best Rounded out and rusted bolts can frustrate anyone, even […]

September 3, 2019 0

Southwire Made in America Screwdrivers and Nut Drivers

by Kenny Koehler

Southwire is expanding their series of Made in America hand tools, moving from the pliers we initially saw and into […]

August 27, 2019 0

Empire eXT Extendable Levels – Hands On

by Clint DeBoer

Empire eXT Levels include two new products, a 24 to 40-inch and 48 to 78-inch adjustable level. The levels look […]

August 22, 2019 0

Milwaukee RedStick Digital Level with PinPoint Review

by Jimmy Berkes

The rechargeable Milwaukee RedStick Digital Level with PinPoint is chock-full of functionality. Give yourself some time to learn your way […]