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To: Ilaine who wrote (53065)	7/5/2000 5:56:36 PM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 71178

Actually, I like power tools as well, but I work with them a lot with my business so I don't get a lot of thrill out of them. The hand tools appeal to a different part of me... I love old tools that have the user's "hand" worn into them. Nothing like picking up a chisel or hammer and having it meld with you... with your fingers fitting right into someone else's handprint... It usually takes at least 2 or 3 years of pretty steady use before that begins to happen to a chisel or other hand tool. Also love the colour and patina of the old tools made of wood and metal. One thing that Garrett Hack mentions and which is true is that a really well worn old tool is often a very good tool.. such as a chisel that can hold an edge really well. People rarely "use" a tool enough to age it if it's not very good. BTW, I like any well-made tool.. definitely a tool junkie. I used to do a lot of handspinning and have a couple of different wheels. My favourite is my Schact Matchless which is made of several different woods and is, I think, both beautiful and highly functional.... I enjoy just seeing it in my studio, and when I sit down to spin, the pedal-to-wheel balance is so perfect that it's incredible. Just the slightest back-pressure with your foot and you can stop it on a dime and back it up... My canoe is another "tool" like that... super craftsmanship...