At Canadian Tire this week Channellock brand pliers and wrenches are on at 35% off. There is a big difference between cheap pliers and good ones (good ones being brands such as Klein, Ideal, Crescent and Channellock) and this is a good time to get a pair of 9" linesman pliers and a pair of side-cutters. You will thank yourself over and over again every time you cut no. 9 wire with the linesman's or cut away ties with the side-cutters. Canadian Tire unfortunately does not stock Channellock nippers, but they can be found at TSC. Olfa blades and knives as well as Estwing hammers, bars and cat's paws are also on sale at 25% off. For some background on Olfa knives check out my blog from October 3rd, 2008.
Home Hardware has some drywall tools in their flyer this week including a hawk for $13.64 and a grunt for $20.27, both by Marshalltown and 30-35% off. The grunt or drywall lifter is the aluminum stirrup style I prefer that is also just the ticket for hanging solid core doors.
Zellers has Dickies brand denim carpenter's jeans on sale this week for $22.47. As with pliers, there is a difference between products made to work and ones made to play. Unlike $5 pliers and most of the jeans marketed as "carpenter's" these ones are made to work. They are made from good heavy denim, are triple stitched and have properly sized rule/tool pockets and hammer loops, plus they are cut in a relaxed fit that you will appreciate when layering with long underwear.
