Screwdrivers.

davezawadi (David Stone):

It is not only the screwdrivers though is it? I am rather addicted to tools and have pretty much the complete lot for almost any job, in fact, I can often go into a really good tool shop and not spend anything, because they have nothing I don't have already. I have sold some of my bigger tools, the Mastiff lathe ...

OK, you win the game, mine is bigger than yours. The screwdriver drawer in my tool chest is pretty empty, but by contrast, the spanner drawer is rammed full: metric for moderns, UNF for post-war, and Whit for pre-war cars.

It is important to remember a good workman cannot do a good job with bad tools, perhaps that is why there is so much bad work around?

I recall reading advice many years ago that an apprentice needs to be provided with the best quality tools for fear of learning bodgery. I still have one or two that I bought for bike fettling as a teenager.

davezawadi (David Stone):

It is not only the screwdrivers though is it? I am rather addicted to tools and have pretty much the complete lot for almost any job, in fact, I can often go into a really good tool shop and not spend anything, because they have nothing I don't have already. I have sold some of my bigger tools, the Mastiff lathe ...

OK, you win the game, mine is bigger than yours. The screwdriver drawer in my tool chest is pretty empty, but by contrast, the spanner drawer is rammed full: metric for moderns, UNF for post-war, and Whit for pre-war cars.

It is important to remember a good workman cannot do a good job with bad tools, perhaps that is why there is so much bad work around?

I recall reading advice many years ago that an apprentice needs to be provided with the best quality tools for fear of learning bodgery. I still have one or two that I bought for bike fettling as a teenager.