{"id":5288,"date":"2011-06-08T17:15:54","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T21:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.com\/?p=5288"},"modified":"2018-01-04T12:03:56","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T17:03:56","slug":"gifts-handyman-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/2011\/gifts-handyman-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifts for the Handyman Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Father\u2019s Day is coming soon and we\u2019re celebrating dads of all kinds. We\u2019ve already taken a look at <a title=\"Geek Gifts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/2011\/gifts-geek-dad\/?source=blog\" target=\"_blank\">great gifts for geeks<\/a> and we have more fun Father\u2019s Day ideas planned as we count down to June 19!<\/p>\n<p>If your dad is handy with a hammer, skilled with a screwdriver and brilliant with blueprints, he\u2019ll love these gifts for the Handyman Dad.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"handy dad\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/handy-dad?source=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Handy Dad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/handy-dad?source=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5312\" title=\"19575_handyDadBook\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/19575_handyDadBook-548x411.jpg\" alt=\"Handy Dad\" width=\"548\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/19575_handyDadBook-548x411.jpg 548w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/19575_handyDadBook-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Written by <a title=\"HGTV\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hgtv.com\/\" target=\"_self\">HGTV<\/a>\u2019s Todd Davis, this book turns DIY projects into playtime. The handy little manual let\u2019s dad chose from 25 projects within three levels of time commitments:\u00a0 Easy Projects (lava lamp), Afternoon Projects (tire swing) or Weekend Projects (tree house) that kids are sure to love.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"super tool\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/super-tool?source=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Super Tool<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/super-tool?source=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5313\" title=\"20416_super_tools\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/20416_super_tools-548x548.jpg\" alt=\"super tool\" width=\"548\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/20416_super_tools-548x548.jpg 548w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/20416_super_tools-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/20416_super_tools-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/20416_super_tools.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dad may already have a box full of tools, but the Super Tool is an all-in-one gadget that will let him fix things in a pinch when his regular arsenal of fix-it gear isn\u2019t available. Great for the glove box, the kitchen drawer or the office, the Super Tool features a level, tape measure, LED light, hammer, 90-degree-locking screw driver with 16 bits and powerful alloy magnets.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Gardeners Set\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/gardeners-seat?source=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Gardener\u2019s Seat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/gardeners-seat?source=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5314\" title=\"18126_GardenersSeat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/18126_GardenersSeat-548x548.jpg\" alt=\"Gardener's Seat\" width=\"548\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/18126_GardenersSeat-548x548.jpg 548w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/18126_GardenersSeat-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/18126_GardenersSeat-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis stool and tote combo isn\u2019t just for gardeners! Made of lightweight steel and water-resistant nylon, the fold-up chair is great for working on lower to the ground home improvement projects (That pipe under the sink? A broken doorknob?) and the detachable bag has 21 pockets for different sized tools.<\/p>\n<p><em>Looking for more gift ideas for the Handyman Dad? We have more <a title=\"Handyman Dad \" href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/for-him\/gifts-for-him\/gifts-for-the-handyman\" target=\"_blank\">tools, gadgets and gizmos<\/a> he\u2019s sure to love!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our top 3 gift ideas for the dad who tinkers, fixes and builds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":5313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[741],"tags":[92,91,90,498,2041,489,724,2540,497],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5288"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64679,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5288\/revisions\/64679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}