I love tools! I love everything about them, how they look,
how they feel and sound and what they
do. If I must sand by hand I am an
unhappy camper. I just want a tool to do
it fast and efficiently. Besides, it
always does a better job than I could do by hand.
Let me tell you about my first
two tools. For an unknown reason, back
when I was a young lady of about 15, (oh my goodness 45 years ago), I was given
a Dremel rotary tool for Christmas, I think from Santa, aka Dad. I had two brothers but I must admit I was
usually his “helper” in the garage.
Well, dressed in my Christmas jammies I put in a bit, (the biggest one a
cutting wheel), plugged it in, fired it up, and …dropped it in my lap. I think I felt the vibration when it came on
and thought I was being electrocuted. It
caught in my pajamas and wound until it could wind no more. It stopped but continued to buzz and I was
afraid to move lest it start again. I
was rescued, untwisted and unharmed.
My second tool I bought myself. It was a scroll saw that I watched a man use
at the county fair. I think I was 25 or
so. I was so intrigued at how skillfully
he used it. I absolutely had to have
it! It landed on my kitchen table in my
itty bitty apartment and stayed there.
No more cooking for me!! I made
tons of stuff with it. What a
workhorse. I must admit I abused
it. That poor tool cut 2x4s for me when I started
making some bigger things. It is still
alive and still cherished today.
A small sample of Carols work with a jigsaw.
A small sample of Carols work with a jigsaw.
You rock Carol! I think you do awesome work.
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