ruby@m... wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:11:53 +1100
>  "Peter McBride"  wrote:
>> Nuno Souto asks...
> Quite remarkable.  To watch him recreate the funny shaped
> brass piece in the handle of a wooden try square is
> astounding.  This is what I find fascinating about old
> tools -  they are frequently more than they have to be and
> some then become art.

It's quite odd that some classes of tools
are more-or-less-traditionally ornate, and
some are not.

I don't think I've ever seen a "decorated"
chisel, saw or (English) plane.

But try squares, "ultimatum" braces
pattern-maker's
trammels, and plumb bobs are quite
often high decorated.

   BugBear
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