Adam Savage's Recommendations For A Beginner Toolbox

If you're in a hurry, here's the list.....

• Big Phillips Screwdriver
• Small Phillips Screwdriver
• Big Slotted Screwdriver
• Small Slotted Screwdriver
• Pliers
• Needle-Nose Pliers
• Wiha Jewelers Screwdrivers
• Claw Hammer
• Rubber Mallet
• Adjustable wire strippers
• Wire Cutters
• Soldering Iron
• Corded Hand Drill With Hand-Adjustable Chuck
• 25-Foot Extension Cord
• Set of Drill Bits (aka a Drill Index)
• Hacksaw
• Jigsaw
• Japanese Handsaw aka Ryoba
• Tape Measure
• Awl
• Digital Calipers/Micrometer
• Pop riveter
• Xacto Knife
• Single Edge Razor Blade
• Nail Files
• Adustable Crescent Wrenches
• Socket Set
• Jeweler's Tweezers
• Plier Tip Tweezers
• Eyebrow Tweezers
• Allen Wrenches
• Scissors for Everything Else
• Clip Lead
• Multimeter (w/ Continuity Tester)
• Spring Clamps (aka Grip Clips)
• C Clamps (lots of them in various sizes)
• Electrical Tape
• Duct Tape
• Masking Tape
• Doublestick Carpet Tape
• Foam Doublestick Tape
• Elmer's White Glue
• Contact Cement
• Cyanoacrylate
• WD-40
• 3-in-1 Oil
• Basic Sewing Kit
• Safety Glasses

Optional Tools and Upgrades

• Knipex Snips
• Greenlee Automatic Wire Strippers
• Multitool - Leatherman
• Bench Vise
• Drum Sanding Kit
• Circular saw
• Scissors For Cloth (or die)
• Cyanoacrylate Accelerator (or baking soda)
• Respirator (appropriate for the job)