2011 Holiday Gift Buying Guide for DIYers

一年中的那个时候，我们反思了发生的所有美好事物，并试图用常规剂量的蛋酒和几百多个饼干忘记坏事。那天，当我还是个小伙子时，我父亲发誓他爱水果蛋糕 - 没有开玩笑。并不是可能的好，自制的，浸泡的版本，而是人为的颜色，不自然的浓密，四磅的水果蛋糕砖。我已经看到他在感恩节和新年之间放弃了其中的几个，并活着讲述这个故事。

尽管如此，他可能会因正确的做礼物而远离这种喜悦。亲爱的老爸爸会热烈地感谢您的围巾/领带夹/黄铜帆船雕塑，但他打开了新的法格工具时，他真的会发光。我本人众所周知，我会丢下一两个奇怪的提示，尤其是在完成了蜜糖清单中完成了一些古老的任务之后，她一直在na缩... er ...愉快地迫使我完成。通常会这样做：“好吧，如果您喜欢新厕纸持有人的工作方式，请想象一下我可以做什么（在这里插入9,000美元的奇迹工具）！”

In the spirit of the holidays, when we at Buildipedia believe it is better to give than to get, we offer this list. This is our way of helping you know what to give that brave, intrepid handyman or handywoman in your household. OK, so these gift ideas come from the lists of folks around the office – this is what they want this holiday season.

Ridgid Jobmax：这是一个为勤奋的周末战士来说，这是一个12V锂离子多工具，他仍在试图在他或她的“业余时间”中完成这项大型翻新工作。这是一个振荡的切刀和砂光机，但也可以充当直角钻/驱动器和直角撞击扳手。这样看：使用所有这些附件选项，对于为什么还没有完成的借口，他们将有更少的借口。

Dremel Saw Max:这个功能强大的小切口将照顾各种工作，而无需启动圆形锯。凭借6座电动机和人体工程学设计，这是送礼成功的肯定的事情。

Dremel三重奏：While we’re at it, Dremel has another great, compact tool that upsizes your standard rotary tool while keeping it manageable for cutting, sanding, and routing. Um, honey, are you reading this? Just wondering...

密尔沃基Hackzall：这是一个由锂离子电池供电的供电锯，并在较小的包装中具有足够的功率，用于单手切割，并进入那些难以行驶的空间。我打赌这个工具不会在架子上花费太多时间。

当我们讨论这个主题时，如何使这种回报锯更通用？试用往来适配器，这将使您可以连接刮擦，rasps，文件等。或者，对于简单的刮刀套件，请拿起Spyder Scraper, which is made to fit right into any standard reciprocating saw mount. Spyder also offers a grout removal tool and a “bore-blade,” which is, literally, a double-edged sword, letting you cut in one direction and then the opposite direction without pulling out the saw.

拉链剪子：This battery-powered rotary cutter works like powered shears to cut carpet, leather, cardboard, and fabric. It also cuts through those annoying plastic “clam shells” that nearly every new toy comes packaged in these days, so you might want to just pick this up for yourself before the holidays arrive.

史丹利重型夹具灯：这种灯在任何地方都夹住，旋转360度，在一组电池上持续30小时。

Stanley Laser Level Square:Is your DIYer about to tackle a tile job? This tool will help to get the layout done, fast. It projects horizontal and vertical laser “chalk” lines up to 30'.

音乐来自www.buildingsongs.com：饼干界的带是Ken Kaline的创意。任何建造任何东西或在工作网站上花费时间的人都会欣赏这些热闹的歌曲。

Did your do-it-yourselfer get a new tablet for the holidays? How about some helpful apps to go with it? TryCarpenter’s Helper, which not only acts as a regular calculator, but will also calculate in units (yards or meters) and will help to design and layout stairs, roofs, floors, and walls.sightLevelwill turn your iPad or iPhone into a level for quick, accurate installations.I.D. Wood将帮助您识别200多种木材 - 尤其是在尝试匹配旧装饰或家具时方便。

“作为灵魂的商店课”：这本书，作者，哲学家和摩托车机械师马修·B·克劳福德（Matthew B. Crawford），是我今年的夏季阅读。我强烈推荐给任何喜欢和修复事物的人。克劳福德（Crawford）有趣，聪明的对话深入研究了体力劳动的满足感，并为精神挑战的价值和与您的双手合作的回报做出了令人信服的论据。

Here’s wishing everyone a healthy, happy holiday season. As our gift to you, we’re giving away abasic DIY tool kit from Great Neck- 您需要做的就是告诉我们一个有趣的假期DIY故事，我会选择最有创意的故事。获胜者将收到该工具包，我将在即将到来的博客中展示故事。祝你好运！