tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post3766903590442873033..comments2023-10-22T20:53:58.823-04:00Comments on String Too Short to Tie: Retrotech in the Shop: Toolsvanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-28085989524603567312011-10-17T22:55:17.093-04:002011-10-17T22:55:17.093-04:00Chuck, I have a monkey-wrench, too. Some of those...Chuck, I have a monkey-wrench, too. Some of those gadgets are better for display than they are for use as tools.<br /><br />Jim, for one thing I have no time-clock to punch, no code to write, nor any people to manage. Also, quantity is no assurance of quality, although the blind-pig-and-the-acorn analogy might fit here?<br /><br />Grace, tweezers are good. Yet, in my case, the requisite eyesight for the use thereof is lacking at the moment.<br /><br />Shark, the old hand tools used by the parent are more than "just tools."vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-2682411873641787152011-10-17T18:59:42.902-04:002011-10-17T18:59:42.902-04:00I love using my dad's tools. I use the brace a...I love using my dad's tools. I use the brace and bit for almost any hole larger than 1/4 inch. I just feel so close to him when I hold them in my hands.Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-48255146158623574532011-10-17T10:12:20.432-04:002011-10-17T10:12:20.432-04:00All I ever needed was a hammer and eyebrow Tweezer...All I ever needed was a hammer and eyebrow Tweezers...BTW - there is a new "conversation" today - you'll like it ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-52960953812903547762011-10-17T09:38:17.251-04:002011-10-17T09:38:17.251-04:00Good lord man, how many blogs do you have? I have...Good lord man, how many blogs do you have? I have enough trouble "feeding" the single blog I write!<br /><br />I own a Craftsman radial saw. I use it sparingly, for I, too, am not a handyman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-67911560469148915042011-10-17T09:29:07.729-04:002011-10-17T09:29:07.729-04:00I too keep a few retro hand tools. One of which i...I too keep a few retro hand tools. One of which is a small monkey wrench. It is not much use as a wrench, but after it was cleaned and lightly oiled, it looks kind of nice.Secondary Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116234285533139701noreply@blogger.com