ToolGirl in New York

Recently, our favourite handywoman, Mag Ruffman, went shopping in the Big Apple…for tools of course.

On a recent trip to Manhattan, Ms. Ruffman, 52, shopped for a nephew who had just moved into a Brooklyn apartment. At Home Depot in Chelsea, she perused the hand tools and chose Irwin 10-inch Vise Grip pliers with a push-button mechanism to slide the jaws. “This is definitely the hottest-looking thing I’ve seen in tongue-and-groove,” she said.

The New York Times also highlights a few items that Ruffman recommends. That Hang & Level picture-hanging tool looks interesting. Anyone have experience with one of those?