[herr_oberst]

I have a little nephew now, and I've also been thinking of tools for him.

Instead of something like the Handy Andy set, I have a plan to get a small Knipex plier, (a real one, not chinesium), one of those 6 in one Stanley screwdrivers, a small hammer that's got a head on it heavy enough to actually sink a nail, and maybe a leatherman or a swiss-army knife - his mom and dad can decide when he's ready for that - and one of those zippo-lighter size tape measures that have imperial and metric.

I'm going to get a large cigar box and some Kaizen foam and cut each tool into the foam neatly.

I want my nephew to appreciate what a decent tool can achieve; partly because my own dad always bought crap tools that would do nothing but frustrate me when I was trying to make or repair something.

Steve, having said that, those HA tool kits are certainly cool in a vintage way; I just don't see any kid actually using those cheap vintage tools to any great success.

This is one mans opinion.