It’s not easy to earn a place in my tool bags. Here are 11 tools that make the cut.

There’s nothing exotic about them; they’re the kind of tools most framers own. But all of them are special because they help me earn a living at a trade I love. Click on the photo (at left) to see what they are.

 
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