Hand Tool Reviews

We review outdoor power equipment (OPE) and landscaping hand tools of all kinds to determine which products are innovative and well-made, and which represent the best value. Landscaping hand tools make up a big percentage of the equipment used by professional landscapers every day. It’s not all lawn mowers and string trimmers. Outdoor Power Equipment Reviews keeps its eye on new product innovations. Our landscaping hand tool reviews covering everything including wheelbarrows, shovels, garden hoses, pumps, ladders, and more. These hand tools are used by everyone who works in teh outdoor power equipment and landscaping industries. Comparing all landscaping hand tools would be impossible, but we do our best to cover as many of these important tool as possible. Landscaping Hand Tool Reviews for the Outdoor Power Equipment Professional Reviewing as many landscaping tools and outdoor power equipment hand tools as possible allows us to give solid recommendations. It also helps us maintain our leadership in reporting outdoor power equipment industry trends. This plays an important role when OPE manufacturers bring new features to market. It also helps distibguish if any appreciable changes have been made from one product to “the newest model”. Sometimes manufacturers revamp a whole line of hand tools. Sometimes they only improve a hand tool slightly over an earlier version.

Peacemaker CFA Tomahawk

Peacemaker CFA Tomahawk Review

5.11 Revives a Classic for Everyday Use The mere image of a tomahawk conjures thoughts of edged-weapon combat. Its balance and razor-sharp head were formidable and deadly (invoking Daniel Day Lewis with his Hawkeye). But dating back hundreds of years, the Algonquian Native Americans conceived of this “weapon” as a practical tool–functioning as a hatchet. […]

HART Tools titanium hand pruners

HART Hand Pruners Titanium Series

They are simple tools, but as any OPE enthusiast knows (and we’ll even include the casual, bare-minimum doers on this one), the little things are often the most important. We’re talking good old-fashioned hand tools here. And this certainly goes for the HART hand pruners. HART 5/8″ Anvil Hand Pruner The HART 5/8″ Anvil Hand […]

Hilti Nuron TE 30-22 Cordless SDS-Plus Rotary Hammer

Hilti Nuron TE 30-22 Raises The Bar For SDS-Plus Rotary Hammer Power There’s no question Hilti knows concrete, so when the product teams set out to revamp its entire cordless system with Nuron technology, we were naturally curious what that means for rotary hammers. Looking at the high end of the SDS-Plus range, one of […]

Milwaukee M18 Utility Remote Control Search Light Review 2123

Milwaukee Makes Utility Truck Lighting More Versatile Standard utility vehicle lights are durable and put a lot of light on their subjects. But what if you could improve the design? That’s the question the team behind the Milwaukee M18 Utility Remote Control Search Light decided to tackle, and after years of development, we have it […]

Ryobi 18V One+ Variable Speed Cordless Dual Action Polisher PBF100

Ryobi Cordless Polisher Packs the Action Pros Need In a Lightweight, Affordable Package Ryobi covers the Prosumer sector like no one else, offering performance and features that reach up to professional levels at a surprisingly affordable price. The Ryobi 18V One+ cordless dual action polisher promises to maintain that reputation. We got our hands on […]

Review9.6(out of 10)

Hooyman Axes and Hatchets Review

Even if you have a full suite of chainsaws and log splitters, you still need quality hand tools to help with your cutting and splitting chores. We’re taking a closer look at Hooyman axes and hatchets to see how well they translate our muscle into cutting efficiency. Hooyman Hatchets Hooyman has two hatchets to choose […]

Wheeler F.A.T. Stix Torque Wrench Set Review

Wheeler F.A.T. Stix Nails the Right Torque With a Twist I have a deep hatred of over-torqued fasteners. In some cases, it’s a minor irritation. In others, I have to replace a fastener or part, lose time, and spend more money in the process. The Wheeler F.A.T. Stix Torque Wrench Set is specifically designed to […]

Review9.8(out of 10)

Lenox Fast Snap Utility Knife Review LXHT10597

Oh, Snap! Lenox Fast Snap Utility Knife Breaks New Ground Most of us that use utility knives frequently can appreciate the convenience of snap-style blades. Breaking them off and finding where the pieces fly off to are challenges we have to deal with, though. The Lenox Fast Snap utility knife deals with these issues in […]