Hopefully, this gift guide will help you complete your shopping with less hassle. If you need more ideas, be sure to read our Christmas gift guides of years past. The lists might be old but they are still full of a bunch of great gifts ideas, many of them priced under $20. Hit the Read More to view the full list.

The first link will point you to more information about the tool, the second link takes you to a store where you can buy the tool.

 

Gifts $30 and under

The Smallest Pry Bar I Have Even Seen Some people like to be prepared for every job. Well, what if you need to open a crate? Around $5  CountyComm

ZipLit: The LED Light For Your Zipper Be seen. This small LED light attaches to your jacket zipper and produces a nice glow. $7 Amazon

The Hammer Bumper Carry a hammer or a mallet? How about a hammer that you can change into a mallet with a simple little attachment. $7 Hammer Source

Extreme Bench Cookie Home Edition Rockler Bench Cookies have been updated. Now with raisers that can be used right in your bench dog holes. Around $14 Rockler

Review: Channellock 6.5" 412 V-Jaw Pliers Review I just love how handy these pliers are. Pick up a pair and use them at work or at home. Around $14 Amazon - ChannelLock

Bosch introduces their new DareDevil spade bit line The best spade type drill bits I have ever used. They cut great and do most of the work for you. Sets around $15 Amazon

Wera Screwdriver Shows Its Flex This screwdriver gives you a bit of flex for those times you are working in a tight spot. Around $17 Amazon

C.H. Hanson Brings New Life To My Favorite Clamps Locking clamps and pliers that self adjust to the material size for you. Amazing. I don't know how they work, but I love mine. Around $20 Amazon

User Review Staple Jack Staple & Nail Remover by Nail Jack I haven't used these myself, but our winner of the Staple Jack giveaway has spoken, giving it a 5 out of 5. Around $20 Amazon

Gear Keeper Retractable Tool Tethers Don't let your tools fall to the ground. Save them with a retractable tool tether. Around $30 Gear Keeper

 

I wrote about retractable tool tethers the other day, but what if you are looking for something a little cheaper and a bit simpler? If you want to get super simple, you could just use a bit of rope, but there are better solutions out there that don't break the bank.

Lee Valley sells a tether that costs under $10 and still offers the bungee effect that will reduce the sudden stop at the end of a fall. With a heavy tool, the sudden stop after a fall could cause you to lose your balance and could possibly lead to a fall for yourself. So how heavy of a tool can you use? Well, the tether has a breaking strength of almost 375 lbs, so more then you can carry. The tether has a relaxed length of 2-feet and a total length of 6-feet. With this type of tether you will likely need a belt hook or similar to keep the tool on you, if not, you might set the tool down and forget about it when you walk away.

The tether costs only $7.20 and comes with everything you need to attach it to your belt, and a verity of different tools.

[:cicn:] Lee Valley Tool Tether

Bosch has been really impressive this past year with their advancements in laser technology. First they came out with the GLL2-80 which was an amazing product that projected a self leveling solid 360-degree laser line in both horizontal and vertical planes. Now, Bosch has announced the GLL3-80 laser, which adds a third vertical axis laser line to the original Gll2-80's horizontal and vertical lines. The addition of the third axis gives the GLL3-80 laser the ability to project 90-degree "square" lines on the floor, walls and ceiling at the same time. The old version could only do square lines on walls.

Just last month my Father and I were trying to figure out how we could accomplish what the GLL3-80 can do, by using an old 5-point laser and a newer cross-line laser. Even when using multiple lasers, we could not come up with something that would work very well for his needs.

The GLL3-80 takes everything that is great about a five point laser (squaring, plumbing points) and combines it with everything that is great about a cross-line laser (solid lines on two axes), then kicks it up a notch with its 360-degrees of greatness. This makes me very happy as a finish carpenter.

The GLL3-80 comes complete with a hard carrying case, the WM1 micro-adjustable positioning bracket,  and an instruction manual.  AA batteries included. Look for it in stores later this fall.

Marvel is looking to bring the comic that is the Incredible Hulk back to TV with a new series, and is doing extra duty to protect its trademark before the new show makes its way to our living rooms.

What does this have to do with power tools? Well, it turns out that Marvel is not very happy with Evolution Power Tools and the similar Hulk logo used on their Hulk air compressor. Evolution Power Tools has already successfully gone through the trademark process, even though Marvel was in protest.

Marvel has recently filed a lawsuit against Airbase Industries, the parent company of EPT, at the Ohio District Court. Their main complaint seems to be the "confusingly similar" colors and a "nearly identical" logo used on the Hulk compressor. Take a look at the photos below and see how similar the logos and colors actually are.

Via ToolStop