Comments on: A Savage Inventory of the Tools That Actually Matter

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 20 May 2026 21:11:48 +0000

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BTL-A4 said

I seem to use this all the time (heavy duty X-Acto blade). I use it with a straight blade, not an angled one:

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Dude. Same. I got mine from an antique store… Came in a cigar box with blades of all different shapes and sizes – all dull… But I love that blade holder.

By: American Locomotive

American Locomotive — Tue, 19 May 2026 23:39:49 +0000

The Makita LXT brushless "sub compact" recip saw really changed the game for me. At the time (long time ago now), the only options for battery recip saws were the traditional "long" style, or the single hand "hackz-all" style. This thing packs a ton of power in a very small and lightweight package. It was a complete game-changer for me for doing "demo" work outside of the house.

Most notably, it made going to the junkyard a much more enjoyable experience. Just toss it in the tool bag and walk in. Trying to get that AC compressor out? This thing just saved you half a days work. Instead of fighting for hours with trying to remove a mangled rusty bumper crash bar blocking your access to the one remaining bolt on the compressor – you take 40 seconds and blast through it with the saw.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 19 May 2026 20:41:45 +0000

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Lassen Forge said

Oh God, I WENT through this 3 years ago when we moved,,, I had a ton of tools that, as it turns out, were not only not necessary, but taking up valuable real estate… but I couldn’t get rid of them, because, well, "What If?"…
But prune them? Heavens to Betsy, NOOOOOO!~!!!
It was a watershed moment for me… I can still do everything with 33% kess crapola I collected, hoarded, held on to, and somehow thought was irreplaceable. And now – Like above, I have a place to put **** where **** should go. I can FIND it. And I can get jobs done!

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I’m gonna be moving soon… The square footage will be whatever cruel number the new place decides to offer, and I will make my peace with it. But this list? This list is non-negotiable. Every single thing on it comes with me, no matter what.