I have to admit. I am enamored with tools. Given the right equipment, whether its sewing, carpentry, farming, or mechanic-ing, the array of tools out there to do the job are astounding.
They can make your job easier. They can make you successful at whatever you have set out to do.
They can make you want to do more projects.
They make you want to browse Home Depot and darken the doors of your neighborhood Harbor Freight.
Tool inventors, or whatever they are called, have been very clever in what they have come up with.
Take for instance this set of pliers. They are called fence pliers. I call them my parrotheads.
They are a little heavy, granted, but sturdy is good when you are going to mend fences.
(I’m good for a bargain, but in the case of tools, you should generally opt for higher quality.)
The Ace hardware man sold me these a couple of years ago and for a while I cussed his suggestion.
Take a close look at these babies.
If you notice, they are very specialized. Look very carefully, at that sharp beak point…
I spent the first 20 hours of these pliers in my hand, aiding Silent Bob and Brother