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.

May 3, 2018 0

Ideal 12-In-1 Multi-Bit Screw and Nut Driver Review

by Chris Boll

Does your tool pouch have way too much going on in it right now? Are you pressed for space, and […]

May 1, 2018 0

Milwaukee Punchdown Review: Get Your Punches in with Milwaukee

by Perry Danner

For the network and telecommunications guys out there, a good punchdown tool makes the working day run a whole lot […]

April 27, 2018 0

Lufkin Black Widow Tape Measure

by Chris Boll

It’s been tape measure madness over here at the PTR offices recently! We’ve had the chance to look over a […]

April 26, 2018 0

Needle Nose Pliers Lifehack

by Adam Spafford

Our Alternative Tool Use series is well underway. We’ve shared some handy ideas that can save you some time and […]

April 26, 2018 0

Stanley Safety Knife Overview

by Chris Boll

As a business owner, you can be held liable for some pretty silly things. While OSHA doesn’t have any hard […]

April 24, 2018 0

Milwaukee Ratcheting Crimper Review: 48-22-3075

by Perry Danner

Milwaukee has released their line of professional networking and telecommunication installation tools, and today we’ve got our hands, er, hand, on […]