Most weekend jobs around a British home stall for the same reason: there's a drill in the bag but nothing to mark, square or finish the cut. A loose hinge, a proud plug, a sticking door — these are hand-tool jobs. This note is a shopping list from the shop. It isn't a booking service for a carpenter, and we don't claim to make the tools.
Mark before you cut
Get the mark wrong and every cut after it follows the mistake. A knife line is finer than a pencil line, which matters when you're fitting a hinge leaf or a plug. A small square covers doors, skirtings and deck boards; a sliding bevel helps when an older Victorian or Edwardian house is out of square.
Cut only what the job needs
A flush-cut saw trims a proud plug or dowel without chewing up the face around it. A Japanese pull saw starts a cut in a narrow hallway where a circular saw just gets in the way. Neither stands in for a licensed carpenter on structural work. Browse Saws if that's the gap in your kit.
Hinges and square corners
A router bit leaves a round corner and a hinge leaf is square. A spring corner chisel squares the pocket so the leaf sits flat, and a wooden mallet drives it without mushrooming the handle. Chisels and Job extras cover that pair.
Then the finish
A cabinet scraper removes a paint ridge or a glue smear without clogging the way sandpaper does on soft pine. A file or rasp eases the one high spot on a sticking door. See Scrapers and Files & rasps. Add what you need to your cart, enter a UK address and place the order. Delivery is a flat charge per order, shown before you pay. The brand on each card is the manufacturer.
For a longer packing list, read the repair kit guide.
