THE RIGHT TOOL

(Men's Health) The blueprint for a man's relationship with home improvement.

• 19% of men can never find the right tool when it is needed.
• 20% of men put a "nail gun" at the top of their tool wish list.
• 6% of men can not even identify an Allen wrench.
• 75% of women think every guy should own a power drill.
• 62% of guys credit their old man for their for their DIY know how.
• 45% of men skip the step-by-step instructions and just wing it.
• 68% of guys would be lost without YouTube.
• 90% of men say they can change a light fixture.
• 77% of men say they can unjam a disposal unit.
• 75% of men say they can re-insulate an attic.
• 61% of men say they can install crown molding.
• 58% of men say they can hang kitchen cabinets.
• 40% of men say they can lay carpet.
• 66% of men say they have their own work bench.
• 15% of men secretly fear the phrase "assembly required."
• 36% of men say their projects are really just an excuse to drink with their buds.
• 98% of men say they always return tools to their buddies.
• 63% of men are still waiting for one of their own missing tools to materialize.
• 25% of men say their wife has nagged them into trying home repair.
• 12% of men are determined to repaint the inside of their home.
• 40% of women would not trust their man to build a deck.
• 28% of men have had a home improvement project stalled for over a year.
• 11% of men have been seriously maimed during a home repair project.
• Removing wallpaper is a guy's most loathed home project.
• Table saw is the power tool the average guys lust after.