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Two Short Stories: Renaissance Hijinks and a Nova Scotia Legend –
Agostino Ramelli’s 16th-century book wheel. If you are looking for some light reading to add to your digital book wheel I have two short stories for you featuring woodworkers. The first story, from 15th-century Italy, is “La novella del grasso legnajuolo” (The Story of the Fat Woodworker). The story was discovered by Andrea, a farmer…
The Relative Advantages of Long and Short Screw Drivers –
From L. R. H., North Argyle, N.Y. — Will you please inform me what philosophical principle is involved in the fact that a long screw-driver will turn a screw with less power than a short one? Can you explain the phenomenon to an unphilosophical subscriber? Answer.—Our correspondent, in asking his question, virtually asserts that, with…
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Left to my Own Devices –
Nearly all of the workbenches I’ve built have been in other people’s shops – those that belonged to a school, a friend or an employer. So I’ve always worked with the tools they had. Or I worked under some artificial pretense – building a bench with only hand tools or a certain budget or a…
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5 Benefits of Using Hex Keys | Hex Keys |
Not all fasteners require the use of a screwdriver to install or remove. There are different types of fasteners. While fasteners with a slotted or Philips head typically require a screwdriver, those with a hexagonal recess only require a hex key. Hex keys are simple, manually operated tools that are used to install and remove…