# Tools as a housewarming gift

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-as-a-housewarming-gift/689843>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 2, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-as-a-housewarming-gift/689843 "2014-06-02T16:22:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-as-a-housewarming-gift/689843/61 "2014-06-14T16:01:45Z")

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> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#):
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> Holy frijoles, G! :eek: I wouldn’t go after that clog in the picture without a priest carrying a large vial of Holy Water. 😉

No, no, no!  
Don’t buy the big gray mass, buy the tool that the site advertises.  
I think they’re less than $5 at any hardware store.

And I usually save the priests’ time and effort: I just take the gray mass to the church and leaving it in that basin of water by the entrance for them. Hey, it’s a mass for their mass, right? 😃

—G!  
You’re an atheist, really?  
Yep! I swear to god!

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**Author:** ![MareIt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-as-a-housewarming-gift/689843/62 "2014-06-15T00:01:04Z")

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I have had my own house for 5 years and have NEVER used my socket wrenches. Everything else on your list has gotten used multiple times, but the socket wrenches haven’t been used once.

Oh, and I agree with whoever said to add in a set of Allen wrenches. I use mine almost as often as my screwdrivers.

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**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-as-a-housewarming-gift/689843/63 "2014-06-15T01:54:02Z")

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A razel.

> **[Amazon.com: CRKT Stubby Razel Fixed Blade Knife with Sheath, Plain Edge 2011 :...](https://www.amazon.com/Stubby-Razel-Knife-Sheath-2011/dp/B001EX4CB0)**
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> Buy CRKT Stubby Razel Fixed Blade Knife with Sheath, Plain Edge 2011: Hunting Knives - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

An unbelievably useful and versatile tool. My wife loves hers.

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**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-as-a-housewarming-gift/689843/64 "2014-06-15T15:13:16Z")

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Great suggestions so far. I’ll take three Snapon screwdrivers over a 20 pack of Craftsman. You can also get Williams which is S-O’s industrial brand. Much cheaper and identical quality.

Forget the WD40, it’s useless. Instead, get a can of PB Blaster. That’s a proper penetrating oil that works wonders. A roll of Gorilla Duct tape and a roll of self sealing silicone repair tape are good additions.

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