my grandfartha wud send the young chap to the tool stors for a long stand ----- Original Message ----- From: Ricque To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 1:02 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hand Tools For Lefties
While in the machine shop, we would send the unsuspecting guy to the tool crib for, a left handed ping-pong hammer. Of course, the tool crib manager, being in on the gag, would tell him that they were all signed out, and he would have to check back later. Richard Justice www.blind-computing.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Milton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hand Tools For Lefties > We sent our mother to town " to get a ski hook" we told her that the hard > where will know what she will need. The store was 30 miles away. The sky > hook was to hook onto to a cloud so we can lift a cow that was down in the > field. > When she got back, she was pissed!! My dad never forgot that. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Max Robinson > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 9:20 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hand Tools For Lefties > > > 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: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> > 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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