Top Tools for Garden Work
Man’s love affair with noisy, destructive power tools came about when the first electric hand drill made its loud entrance to the world in 1895. Not only are they loved for their power and ability to wreak havoc on anything in their path but, more importantly, the way they make building structures and home improvements that little bit easier.
A tool box full of Bosch power tools is the ultimate man status – it shows self sufficiency, skill and an attitude that will rule the neighbourhood. After all, you wouldn’t steal from the guy who has a power drill in a tool box by the front door.
So for those who are lacking in true and traditional manliness, here’s a list of the loudest and most powerful tools out there to help you on your way to a manlier social status.
Sabre Saw
The sabre saw is, by all means, a practical tool that helps you to cut on a curve or on a vertical axis with ease, but that isn’t why it features in our Top five List. No, we love this tool because it makes you sound pretty hardcore whenever you need to use it. Just imagine saying, “Hang on, I’ll need to use my sabre saw for this job.” It makes you sound like some sort of super-hero-turned-carpenter.
Demolition Hammer
We may like the satisfaction of building a house from scratch, or even just putting those shelves up straight – but there really is nothing better than being allowed to destroy something. Although they’re not the most practical power tool to have lying about in your man-space, they are fun to have a play with if the chance ever arises. They come in a bunch of sizes and can destroy anything from patio slabs to pavements.
Nail Gun
You can’t get much manlier than with a power tool inspired by the machine gun. It wasn’t until the 1950s that someone decided it would be a good idea to take the nail gun out of military hands, and into the commercial workspace. Health and safety has not been the same since and an estimated £200 million per year is spent on medical care for nail gun injuries alone.
Concrete chainsaw
A saw that cuts through concrete – what more could you want in your manly collection of manly tools? These things are absolute beasts and run an average of 4,900 surface feet per minute and have a whopping sound level of 88 dB when ripping through solid concrete.
Acetylene torch
This little beauty gave man the gift of bending and altering metal with fire. The noise that comes out of this blow-torch will be enough to keep the kids out of the garage and the wife proud that you’re dealing with such dangerous devices. Some may say that this is not a true power tool, but a tool with power it is none the less.