Neanderthals first used stone tools around 70,000 B.C.E., and life has never been the same since. What started out with a guy named Og making a few simple carving and cutting implements has grown into a multibillion-dollar manufacturing behemoth. From fine Japanese woodworking saws to portable cement mixers, there isn’t a single tool we cannot buy or rent. If you walk into any Home Depot or other large home-improvement chain store, you’ll find an absolute cornucopia of both hand and power tools. Every remodeler needs some of both. The notion that the builders of yesteryear felt greater personal accomplishment because they did everything by hand is an absolute myth. Workers in the trades grabbed just about every labor-saving power tool they could as they were invented.
You don’t need the very best tools. Some professionals even shy away from top-of-the-line products because they have more opportunities to damage them on a job site or to lose them, sometimes through theft, as they move around to different locations. On some very large jobs, contractor bids might include the price of new tools. Ironically, a homeowner, who will use tools far less often than a professional, probably would get more use out of expensive, top-quality tools.
Electrical work calls for some specialized tools as well as some multiple-purpose power tools.
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