While I was talking to my friend Mike, the subject of hand tools and other fix-it items came up. “So, what’s your favorite hand tool,” I asked him, once we had totally exhusted the conversation about duct tape. “That’s easy,” he said, “The screwdriver.” When we talked about it more, I was reminded of just how useful screwdrivers are. You can use them for their intended use- screwing things in. But there’s also the other uses- prying things, light hammering, all sorts of other things that make a screwdriver incredibly useful.

Tell me, what’s your favorite hand tool?