Best tool gifts for Christmas
16th Nov 2023
Whether it’s a friend or loved one, if they’re a budding professional or DIY enthusiast, they’ll love to receive a brand new set of tools this Christmas.
Your gift will be something practical that they’ll use often, and so something they’ll truly appreciate.
Here are our favourite tools to gift this festive season (all available with optional seasonal gift wrapping until December 18th):
The Ultimate DIY Plier Sets for Home Improvement Enthusiasts
Our choice: DIY Plier Set Platinum 5 Pliers
Elevate their DIY toolkit with these professional and durable pliers.
This festive season, gift them improved precision, durability, and professional-grade performance, with this premium DIY pliers set. It’s the perfect stocking filler for anyone who takes pride in their home maintenance and creative projects.
This 5-piece set includes:
- Snipe Nose Serrated Jaws Parallel Plier 125 mm – this tool is designed for working in tighter spaces while maintaining a solid grip. Perfect for assembling or fixing delicate hanging Christmas decorations.
- Flat Nose Parallel Plier Comfort Grips 140 mm – these exceptional gripping pliers are perfect for tightening bolts, and the comfort grips make them easy on your hands over long periods.
- End Cutting Plier for Hard Wire Comfort Grips 150 mm – Perfect for accurate cutting close to a surface edge, such as removing old nails.
- Side Cutter Parallel Plier for Hard Wire Comfort Grips 160 mm – an innovative pair of combination pliers that allows you to cut and bend wire without switching tools.
- Diagonal Cutting Plier for Hard Wire Comfort Grip 160 mm - these strong diagonal cutters multiply your hand force by 22x, making it effortless to cut through even the hardest of wire.
Reasons to gift:
- All-in-one: a versatile range of tools to enhance their DIY skills.
- Exceptional quality: Maun tools are renowned for being durable and reliable to keep up with their DIY projects.
- Cost-effective: save money on individual tools by purchasing as a set.
- Made in England.
- Gift wrapping available.
Click here to view the product online.
Spark Creativity with Jewellery Making Tool Kits
Our choice: Jewellery Making Tool Kit Platinum 6 Pliers
Refine their jewellery making with expert-level tools that take it to the next level.
Maun tools are personally recommended by Piers Carpenter, who won the jewellery-making talent show “All That Glitters” in 2022. Specifically designed for handmade jewellery, these tools will enhance their accuracy, and help them be even more creative with their pieces. Help them work with delicate materials and perform intricate wire work that’ll look fantastic.
This 6-piece jewellery tool kit includes:
- Smooth Jaws Flat Nose Parallel Plier 140 mm – a bench workhorse, ideal for a range of jewellery tasks, and with smooth jaws to ensure no damage on the final piece.
- Half Round And Flat Jaws Parallel Plier 140 mm – perfect to create smooth curves and bend even rings every time.
- Round Jaws 1 1/2″ Parallel Plier 140 mm – the tapered jaws of this plier enable you to bend rings of multiple sizes with one tool accurately.
- Snipe Nose Smooth Jaws Parallel Plier 125 mm – these pliers have tapered jaws for gripping smaller elements in tight spaces, making them perfect for intricate jewellery.
- Round And Flat Jaws Parallel Plier 140 mm – this tool is designed to increase efficiency, allowing you to both grip, bend, and form curves without swapping tools.
- Nylon Jaws Flat Nose Parallel Plier 140 mm – for even more delicate materials, the nylon jaws of this tool will prevent compression or scratch marks on the jewellery you’re working on.
Reasons to gift:
- Professional level tools: perfect for those that really care about their jewellery.
- Complete set: this broad set of tools will unlock countless new jewellery making techniques.
- Cost-effective: save money on individual tools by purchasing as a set.
- Made in England.
- Gift wrapping available.
Click here to view the product online.
Bring Ideas to Life with Model Making Tool Kits
Our choice: Model Making Tool Kit Platinum 5 Tools
Upgrade their tool kit to help them build even more impressive large-scale models.
This tool kit is the perfect gift for someone who loves to build scale models, whether that’s model planes, trains, or architectural buildings – they’ll love what they can do with these tools.
The professional-grade and broad application of these tools will help them work more accurately and produce a better finish. They can cut, bend, measure, and grip even the most delicate of model pieces without damage.
This 5-piece model making toolkit includes:
- Snipe Nose Smooth Jaws Parallel Plier 125 mm – the tapered jaws on these pliers enable work in tighter spaces, and the smooth jaws prevent any scratching or damage on the material.
- Smooth Jaws Flat Nose Parallel Plier Comfort Grips 140 mm – perfect for bending wire and gripping delicate items without damaging them. The comfort grips also make them really nice to use over longer periods.
- Steel Straight Edge Imperial 12″ - precision is really important when assembling models to scale, and this engineered straight edge will ensure pinpoint accuracy for all measurements and cuts.
- Side Cutter Parallel Plier For Hard Wire Comfort Grips 160 mm – these pliers are used for gripping less delicate materials, with a serrated edge and parallel-action that ensures no slipping. The built-in cutting function also improves their productivity, by helping them grip and cut without swapping tools.
- Clamping Parallel Plier With Plastic Jaw Inserts 160 mm – clamping pliers help you free up hands from gripping certain pieces, letting you work more efficiently when two hands just isn’t enough.
Reasons to gift:
- Professional model making tools: perfect for helping them improve their accuracy.
- Multi-use: a complete set helping them improve all aspects of their model making.
- Cost-effective: save money on individual tools by purchasing as a set.
- Made in England.
- Gift wrapping available.
Click here to view the product online.
Craftsmanship at Its Finest: Leatherwork Tool Kits
https://www.maunindustries.com/leatherwork-kit-platinum-5-tools/
Our choice: Leatherwork Kit Platinum 5 Tools
Help them craft expert level leather items that they’ll be proud of.
Leather isn’t the easiest material to work with, and so having the proper tools can really make a difference in the end product they create. From leather bags to belts, the tools in this kit will help them work more efficiently and accurately, producing fantastic creations that they’ll love to show off.
This 5-piece leather working toolkit includes:
- Hole Punch Plier 1.0 mm To 4.8 mm Punches (plier, anvil and all punches) – this tool helps them to quickly and easily punch holes into leather, with multiple sized punches so they can adapt it to different projects.
- Heavy Duty Revolving Leather Hole Punch Plier – normal punches won’t work with thicker leather, so these punch pliers will become their go-to tool for thicker leather items like belts.
- Steel Straight Edge Imperial 18″ - this precision straight edge will help them accurately mark, and safely cut leather into pieces.
- Steel Straight Edge Imperial 36″ - this larger straight edge is ideal for working with larger pieces of leather, such as those for a large leather bag.
- Cupped Rivet Plier 160 mm (plier & 1 X bag of 100 assorted rivets) – rivets are essential for joining pieces of leather together, and this tool helps them install rivets more efficiently and with less effort.
Reasons to gift:
- Designed for leather: these tools are specifically designed for working with leather, which shows in their performance.
- Large set: this is a large set of tools that’ll help them in all aspects of their leatherwork.
- Cost-effective: save money on individual tools by purchasing as a set.
- Made in England.
- Gift wrapping available.
Click here to view the product online.
Explore the Great Outdoors with the Ultimate Plier Set
Our choice: Outdoor Plier Set Platinum 5 Pliers
Durable tools that’ll meet the harsh demands of working in the cold and wet.
These tools are made of strong stuff, designed for people working in harsh conditions and with tough materials. They’re the perfect tool gift for anyone who works on outdoor projects, including avid gardeners, livestock owners, or farmers.
This 5-piece outdoor pliers set includes:
- Side Cutter Parallel Plier For Hard Wire Comfort Grips 200 mm – this tool helps you bend and cut tough metal wire with one tool, making them more efficient when constructing wire fencing or installing trellis.
- Snipe Nose Serrated Jaws Parallel Plier 125 mm – the tapered jaws and serrated edge on these pliers helps the user get a good grip in tight spaces. Perfect for those tricky garden jobs in hard-to-reach places.
- End Cutting Plier For Hard Wire Comfort Grips 150 mm – these are accurate cutting pliers that let the user cut very close to a surface, ideal for removing old nails or cutting wire.
- Side Cutter Parallel Plier For Hard Wire Comfort Grips 160 mm – this is a smaller version of the 1st plier in this list, designed to use less effort when you’re making repeated cuts. The comfort grips add to this, making it less harsh on our hands.
- Diagonal Cutting Plier For Hard Wire Comfort Grips 160 mm – these are strong side cutters built to cut through the toughest of hard wire. Use them to repair wire fencing and trellis, remove rusty wire, install an irrigation system, or fix an old bird feeder.
Reasons to gift:
- Tough tools, designed for use outside in rugged conditions.
- Strong cutting: ideal for tough hard wire, that’s typical of outdoor or garden structures.
- Cost-effective: save money on individual tools by purchasing as a set.
- Made in England.
- Gift wrapping available.
Click here to view the product online.
Are tools a good Christmas gift?
Tools make a great Christmas gift for anyone who loves a DIY project or uses tools as part of their job. By upgrading the quality of the tools they use, you’re helping their day-to-day life, and they’ll remember your kindness every time they pick up the tool.
What makes Maun tools a great gift?
The main reason for choosing a Maun tool as a gift is the quality. You know that you’re investing in a tool that’s built to last, and that’s been specifically designed with care for the job at hand. Maun have been a pioneer in tool making since 1944, with British-made pliers you can rely on.
How to choose the perfect tool kit for your loved one?
The best way to choose the right tool kit is to consider the jobs or hobbies that your loved one frequently engages in. Then you can choose a tool kit that’s appropriate for that use. For example, if they love spending time in the garden, then choosing the Outdoor Pliers Set is perfect for them.
Are these tools suitable for beginners or professionals?
Maun tools are professional grade, which makes them ideal for professionals, but they’re also perfectly appropriate for beginners to use, as they require no more skill than any other tool – they just produce better results.
Are there any special Christmas offers?
Yes, for Christmas, you can choose optional gift wrapping on your tool sets, which is perfect if you’re buying them as a special gift this festive season.
What’s the best Christmas present for a guy that loves tools?
The best Christmas present for a guy who loves tools is a toolset that matches his hobbies or DIY projects. Choose something that he’s going to use and value, and he’ll really appreciate it and is more likely to use the present regularly (unlike most stocking fillers!).
Conclusion
We hope you enjoyed our Christmas gift ideas for someone who loves tools. Perfect for both the professional and the amateur DIY’er alike.
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