As you know I’m a keen do it yourselfer and my garage and garden store are full to bursting with the latest in tools and gadgets. If anything new comes out, I’m the first to try it.

Black and Decker and Draper tools always feature in my list of favourites, and I think Bosch power tools are good value for money. But I thought I’d let you in on my three favourite tools of all time, the ones I’d take with me to a desert island.

Number 3 on my list - Stanley knife © Stanley

3 - The Stanley knife
There’s no safer way to use a wickedly sharp knife, and when your blade is blunt, you just replace it. It may not be the most novel of gadgets, but to me it’s indispensable.

2 - The electric drill.

Number 2 on my list - electric drill © Black and Decker

Mine’s a Black and Decker cordless drill with hammer action, able to take on the toughest of jobs. And the Black and Decker’s variable speed means it can also take on the delicate jobs like driving screws. It gets great product reviews, and it’s the first thing I went shopping for when I bought a house of my own.

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Number 1 on my list - good old screwdriver © Wiha Pozi

1 - The screwdriver!
Yep, the plain old 20 centimetre flat bladed screwdriver.

You can put in and take out screws of course (and it’s no fun taking out a screw with an old knife or pair of scissors). But when you can’t find a chisel, what do you use? Looking for a paint-stirrer? Need something to lever the lid off a paint tin? Dig out that dandelion root in the lawn? Tear through the gaffer tape sealing that box? Need I go on?

Rob

And yes, I can hear you crowing that the Black and Decker would be no use on a desert island. But the first thing I’d build on my desert island is an electricity generator!

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