Larry, thanks. Makes sense. earlier, Larry Stansifer, wrote:
>Oh GOD... Mom how do I explain this one... >A leather Man multi-tool is the next evolution of the Swiss >Army Knife. They contain a pair of pliers, a series of >serrated, pointed and blunt tip knife blades, a file, colmon >and Philips screw driver tips, can opener, bottle opener >*particularly handy for the Devil Dog brewery*, a leather >hole punch that can double as a scribe and much more. >All of these tools are contained in a mocular folding handle >system that keeps everything together and ready for use. > >Damn... I hope this makes sense. >They are available almost everywhere so go out and get your >hands on one. >It will take you a bit to fully appreciate it's many >features and benefits however, I guarantee once the penny >drops for you, you will be taking it home with you. >I think I own about five of them. > >Regards > >Larry Stansifer > >-----Original Message----- >From: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John >Schwery >Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 5:45 PM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] A Tool Kit for your handywoman > >Larry, what is a leather man multi-tool? > >earlier, Larry Stansifer, wrote: > > >Ladies, > >I was trying really hard not to jump in on this one but >here goes. > > > >Avoid buying one of those one size fit's all plastic tool > >kits filled with what somebody else thinks you need. > >First of all take yourself down to your local home > >improvement store and heft those hammers then choose the >one that fits > >best. Choose a couple of sizes of slip joint pliers >(Channel locks) and > >give them your best hand-grip with the handles in different >positions. > >Find that all-in-one screw driver that fits in your hand >like a finely > >crafted weapon. I recommend the ones with magnetic tips as > >they can also assist in holding certain fasteners. I read a > >recommendation for an adjustable wrench. They are ok in >some > >applications however, I would recommend a small set 1/4 to > >1/inch combination wrenches backed up by a set of 8/MM to > >19/MM combination wrenches for those special moments. > >Measuring devices depend on your vision or lack of it. > >Another tool in my estimation that is a must around the > >house, garage, RV, shop, Devil Dog brewing shed and hotrod > >is a Leather man multi-tool. The amount of work you can do > >with one is limited only by your imagination and patients. > > > >I spent over 30 years of my life making a living with a > >large pariety of hand and specialty power tools in the >automotive > >repair industry and the one thing I can tell you is the >most > >frustrating thing in the world is to have a tool that will >almost do > >the job. Oh I almost forgot, I like to keep my hardware >separate from > >my tools. In the heat of battle their is nothing worse than > >sorting through $20.00 worth of fasteners to find that > >special wrench or screw driver. > >Regards > > > >Larry Stansifer > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: > ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >groups.com > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boop > >Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 1:00 PM > >To: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >roups.com > >Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] A Tool Kit for your handywoman > > > >Jo said: > >"As a woman, I am trying hard not to feel insulted > >by > >your post about a general tool kit for women, wives, >girlfriends or > >"moms"." > > > >I totally agree Jo. I read the stuff in this list > >and thought, I use REAL tools, thank you very much. A > >couple of the things were: > > > >* Wrench: A small (6-inch) adjustable wrench (also known as > >a Crescent > >wrench) is a must for assembling furniture, tightening >loose nuts and > >changing a bicycle tire. > > > >And last, but certainly not least: a small roll of duct > >tape. No respectable tool kit would be complete without it > >-- even if women will never use it! > > > >What am I suppose to do with a 6" crescent wrench? > >That's too small to do much with. AND, what do you mean by > >a small roll of duct tape? What do you mean, "even if women >never use > >it? > > > >Trust me, we WILL use that tape. We would tape our > >husband, boyfriend to a chair, then beat him with that 6" >crescent > >wrench for walking through the house with those muddy boots >on for the > >4th time in one day. See why we need a larger crescent >wrench?? > > > >Seriously, that tool kit might be good for some women, but > >for any woman that joined this list, I doubt it would be >enough to do > >the kind of jobs they/we want to do. > > > >Men aren't the ONLY ones that want or need more power!! > > > >Boop > > > >To listen to the show archives go to link > ><<http://acbradio.org/handyman.html>http://acbradio.org/handyman.ht > ml>http://acbradio.org/hand >yman.html or > ><<ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/>ftp://ftp.acbr > adio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/>ftp://f >tp.acbradio. > >org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > >The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > ><<http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday>http:// > www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday> >http://www.a > >cbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > >The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > ><<http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml>http://www.gcast.co > m/u/cookingindark/main.xml>http://www.g >cast.com/u/c > >ookingindark/main.xml > > > >Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review >Contributions From > >Various List Members At The Following address: > ><<http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/>http://www.jaws-users.com/han > dyman/>http://www.jaws-users. >com/handyman > >/ > > > >Visit the new archives page at the following address > ><<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>http:/ > /www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >http://www. > ><mailto:mail-archive.com%2Fblindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>mail-arc > hive.com/[email protected]/ > > > >For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the > >Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: > ><mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >oups.com > > > >Yahoo! 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