Cut drywall in one easy movement by using your tape measure, razor knife and fingers as a guide. Score the face of the drywall with the blade held tight against the tip of the tape. Use your other hand to guide the tape along the top of the drywall piece at the desired length. Keep the motion fluid and with the tape perpendicular to the edge of the drywall.

Can’t quite reach high enough to set that nail? Insert the nail backwards into your hammer claw so that the head rests against the shaft. Set the nail as high as you can reach, and then flip the hammer around to drive it in without the need to use two hands to set the nail.

Snapping lines for angles on plywood and other sheet goods usually needs a helper to hold one end of the chalk line. Cut a small kerf out of the point of the cut and insert your chalk line tip into the groove for an instant third hand for snapping lines.