In the early planning stages of a shop tool cabinet and am looking for some nice traditional screw drivers. I want to have them on hand for when I plan the layout. Lee Valley has a set that is not too bad but out of stock at the moment. Anyone have any other ideas?
For wood handled screwdrivers I like Grace Tools. I have their 10 pc gunsmithing set. They have a nice even grind on both sides of the flat head. If I was picking some up to put in a tool cabinet for woodworking Grace would be my first choice.
I've been keeping my eyes open for this style of screwdriver because you can fairly easily replace the scales with whatever would you want to make them look as fancy as you like. I found this image on Amazon. I have no idea if they are any good but I have seen vintage ones fairly often.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
I have several Perfect Handles waiting for new scales. You'd think it's a simple thing to do but if you want to use hard exotics, it's not. With softer woods you could press them into the recess in a vise but if the wood is too hard for that, you have to nibble away with rasps/sandpaper to try to get an exact fit.
I'll vote for Grace as well. The hardened tips and parallel grinds are fantastic.
I have a set of Chestnut Tool brand "Perfect Handles" parallel ground drivers which have since been discontinued at LeeValley. They are very nice. I really like the Grace but I believe they only come with parallel slotted tips. The LeeValley ones give me Phillips and Robertson as well.
Gunson appears to make a similar style to the Chestnut Tools and Perfect Handle ones. https://bigamart.com/product/gunson-77145-classic-wooden-handle-screwdriver-flat-9mm-x-160mm/?gclid=CjwKCAiAwc-dBhA7EiwAxPRylNhirAAMU0jEbOSgpEQw4-FVM3uXOkfr0frxBCmm3HEqvDZVyJKXVBoCoocQAvD_BwE
Thanks guys, lee valley is back in stock but Grace looks okay too but they don't list price on their site. Time for more research before I pull the trigger.
The screwdriver picture I showed a picture of above is on Amazon but probably has the most awful reviews I've ever seen on Amazon so not worth sharing.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
