Here is a great blog post from Home Toolbox Essentials: Skill Set [Popular Mechanics] I must admit I have a tool box in the house and in my truck.
When I tallied up the tools in my box, I counted 61 items with a combined weight of over 50 pounds. Of course, some things are multipiece, such as the set of high-speed-steel twist drills in a fold-out metal case. I think I've got a good little set of tools here, but it's not perfect—I'm always looking for tools that are tougher or more precise. Nor is it complete. It's augmented at home with hundreds of pounds of other hand and power tools. This is the box I grab when the phone rings and somebody needs help or a pipe has burst at the church where I'm the property chairman. It takes a long time to find out what you need and fit it into one box.
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