Folks:

I've always thought it would be interesting to compile a list of new uses
for older tools  -- not, for example, singing the ergonomic virtues of old
hand saws, but collecting new applications.  For example:

-- Farrier's hammers are surprisingly useful for putting rush seats in
chairs; there's a lot of tacking involved, and the chair rails bounce a
lot, and the combination of extra weight, down-angled shape, and small
striking surface are ideal.
-- I know a guy who cleans up Corian seams with a #80.
-- Yankee push drills are the greatest tool ever invented for putting up
those annoying little brackets that come with modern window shades -- easy
to work with over your head, and easy to get into the corners.

Any interest?  More?

t

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