Hand tools

[bunn]

 philmophlegm  alleges that I am the only person in the entire world who owns a hand (not powered) drill.    I find this hard to believe.   My hand drill is an ancestral item which belonged to my father, and what's more, to his father.  It is a treasured item in my toolchest. But I am sure I have seen them for sale.   

Surely there are many, many people out there who are possessed of these quiet, controllable, sustainable, ecofriendly and above all, nifty devices? Do YOU have one?  If so please own up in a comment. 

Incidentally,   philmophlegm does a fine line in pretending that he is not a man of his hands.  But yesterday, while I was out, he took tools in hand and disabled the alarm system in his car!    Next time his caralarm malfunctions at dead of night, I'm going to bed rather than racing out in my pyjamas to disconnect the battery.  :-/ 

Comments

[lanciatore.livejournal.com]

My dad has one in the garage which was inherited from my grandfather. Can't say either of us have used it in a very long time though, we normally get the electric one out.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

If tovaglia ever needs to drill out small precise holes for jewellery making, they are ideal for that. I always use mine to drill hanging holes for christmas ornaments, where it would be hard to secure the odd-shaped wood well enough to use a power drill and anyway the green wood needs careful drilling or it might tear.