The YouTube-Certified Dad Gift Guide

Bunnings has launched on Uber Eats, with thousands of products available for delivery within 60 minutes. Which means whether your dad is a seasoned Saturday regular or a man who has never successfully completed a project in his life, this Father's Day, you can shop basically his entire wishlist without either of you leaving the house. Here's how to shop for the man whose confidence has comprehensively outrun his ability.

Ozito Laser Distance Measurer (Bunnings)

A tutorial told him professionals measure with lasers, so now he needs a laser. To be fair, this one's a good call: point, click, and get an accurate distance without a second person holding the dumb end of the tape. He'll measure everything in the house within the first hour, twice, and still cut the timber wrong.

IRWIN Marples Chisel Set (Bunnings)

He watched one video on hand-cut dovetails and has decided this is now his craft. A set of proper bevel-edge chisels feeds the fantasy beautifully. Whether he ever cuts a joint that fits is beside the point; a man who owns good chisels feels like a woodworker, and feeling like one is 90 percent of the hobby.

Klein Auto Ranging Multimeter (Bunnings)

Somewhere in his research he learned the word "continuity" and has not stopped using it since. A multimeter lets him confirm, with hard data and glowing confidence, that he has wired it up incorrectly. It is the ideal gift for a man who trusts a reading on a screen far more than he trusts the advice of a licensed electrician.

Craftright Bench Vice (Bunnings)

Every workshop tour he's watched has a serious vice bolted to the bench, so obviously he needs one too. A quality engineer's vice clamps the workpiece steady while he does something confident and slightly wrong to it. It also makes his corner of the garage look considerably more professional than the output ever will.

3M Paint Protect Respirator (Bunnings)

A video about the dangers of paint fumes rattled him, and now he is the most safety-conscious man never to have completed a project. A proper quick-latch respirator is a sensible bit of kit, and he will wear it with the solemn seriousness of a man defusing a bomb rather than sanding a bookshelf. It also helps that he’ll look like Bane wearing it.

Trojan Compass Saw (Bunnings)

Deep in the woodworking rabbit hole, he discovered that real craftsmen use compass saws, and there really is no substitute. A fine-toothed compass saw gives clean, precise cuts in tight spaces, which he will explain to you at length. Beautiful tool. He will use it to cut his timber slightly too short.

Twelve South Tablet Hoverbar Duo Clamp (Officeworks)

He cannot do the job and hold the phone at the same time, and the tutorial is not going to pause itself. An adjustable stand props the device at eye level at the workbench, so he can follow along frame by frame right up until the moment the video assumes knowledge he doesn't have. Then he improvises. That's when things invariably go wrong.

Belkin Boostcharge Power Bank (Officeworks)

Four hours of back-to-back tutorials at full brightness is brutal on a phone battery, and the job cannot continue without the phone. A high-capacity power bank keeps the research flowing all weekend. It's the unsung hero of a man who has confused watching with knowing.

St John Ambulance First Aid Kit (Officeworks)

None of the four videos adequately covered the part where he slips with the chisel. A compact, well-stocked first aid kit is the responsible companion to all this unearned confidence. Keep it near the workbench. Statistically, it will see more action than the chisels.

Quechua Folding Camping Table (Decathlon)

Not every job happens in the garage, and when he takes the show outside he'll need a stable surface to work from. A sturdy folding table gives him exactly that, which is more than can be said for his methodology. Lightweight, packs down small, and provides a straightforward platform for a project that will be anything but.