What actually makes a good diy lover gift for your friend?
Start by eliminating mismatches: low-quality tool bundles filled with pieces they will replace immediately. Then narrow the list around reliable hand tools, measuring gear, organization and consumables that support the work they already like doing. Because this is for your friend, keep shared references, recurring interests and the things you know they enjoy outside the friendship itself in mind and avoid overly personal items unless you know their taste very well. A small but precisely matched upgrade can be more memorable than a larger generic present.
The strongest gift ideas usually come from the person’s real habits: what they already use, what they talk about and what would make an existing interest better.