Hand Tools Homemakers Should Have "In every home, the man of the house ought to have the hand and power tolls necessary to make household repairs. But in our opinion the homemaker should have her own basic collection of tools that only she uses - when she decides to undertake a job without waiting on the M.O.H. to get around to it." Ok So a couple of things about todays post 1. Again with the tools Like I didn't hear enough about it Here And Here And let's not forget this undertaking 2. The idea that women need their own tools is ridiculous This mind set is how we get PINK power tools I mean, how else is my husband supposed to know which drill is mine and his? ... Yes, your home should have some basic tools lying around, BUT What is mine is yours dude. So if I need that measuring tape or screwdriver, I am taking it. Our basic handheld tools are in our laundry room and when I am done using ...