31 yard tool hacks that’ll make your life easier

A rubber chair leg cap instantly converts a hammer into a rubber mallet. And if you want to drive a nail without denting the surrounding wood, cut a hole in the rubber cap. Pound until the rubber strikes wood, then finish driving the nail with a nail set. A 28mm rubber cap fits tightly over most hammers and costs about $1 at hardware stores.

This versatile tool holder design fits a variety of long-handled garden and yard tools, including those with “D-shaped” handles. Before getting started, measure your tool handles – especially the ones with D-shaped handles – to make sure they’ll fit the dimensions shown in the plan at far right. If not, you can easily adjust the grid measurements to fit your own tools. Head here for more great garage storage solutions.

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Source: The Family Handyman