When I was much younger a common trick to play on the new kid on the job site was to send him over to the tool shed to get a left handed monkey wrench. Looks like these guys have made one.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Boyce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 6:30 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Hand Tools For Lefties > Hi All > Hand Tools for Lefties > > Statistics tell us that one person out of every ten is left-handed. When > you > consider that there are some 17 million woodworkers in the US alone, a > company > that caters to that ten percent makes sense. At least, it made sense to > the > two friends who started > Leftools, > but to hear them tell it, coincidence also played a hand. > > "There were a host of coincidences that let us to this," Charles I. > Reddmen > explained. The two are obviously close, since they often finish each > others' > sentences. "We met while we were both working on the same construction job > as finish carpenters," Treston O. Bejhnor added, "and once we traded > names, > we knew it was destiny. A week later, we decided to become roommates and > rented an apartment together." > > The idea for the company came one morning as they were having breakfast at > their favorite restaurant before heading for the job site. "Treston was > sitting > there scowling every time he picked up his coffee cup," Charles recounted, > "so I asked him what was wrong. He pointed to our coffee cups. We're both > left-handed, > you see, and at this particular restaurant, the logo on the cups is only > printed on one side. A right-handed person gets to see the logo, but > lefties > like > us could only see it if we were lucky enough to be sitting across from > another lefty, and then not on our own cups." > > "It really got to me," Treston added. "I guess I never realized how > pervasive the discrimination was until that morning at the table. Then and > there, we > decided to start Leftools. We felt someone had to bring left-handed tools > to > the world, so we started with hand tools." > > Their first offering was a set of bench chisels for lefties, followed > quickly by both slot and Phillips screwdrivers. "We now offer star and > square-drive > as well," Charles said. Next came hammers, awls and nail sets. "As > business > took off, we added more items to the line," Treston continued. "Each year, > we try to add another area of lefty items. Two years ago, we added a > complete line of accessory items, including lumber pencils, push brooms > and > clamps. > This past year, we introduced our safety line, which includes safety > glasses, rubber gloves, ear protectors and dust masks." > > "Next year will be particularly exciting," said Charles. "We're breaking > into the rarified world of power tools with a 40-tooth ATB ten inch table > saw blade, > and several band saw blades." > > The business has gotten big enough, and successful enough, that they both > gave up their woodworking careers to focus on it, and they've had to hire > employees > as well. "I guess it comes as no surprise that we only hire left-handed > people to work here," chuckled Treston. "In some small way," Charles went > on, "we > feel it helps balance the iniquity in the world." > > Currently, you can only buy from their web site (which also includes links > to a fun anagram descrambler), but the two insist that it won't be long > before > they get their unique wares in woodworking specialty stores, and perhaps, > even in the big home stores like Home Depot, Lowe's, and Menard's. > > "For us, this is more than just a business" Treston insisted. 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