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Jun 13, 2023Liked by Gareth Branwyn

There are, of course, exceptions. The most frequent is that you need "X" now; it will take 30 minutes to make it , and 2 hours to try and find one to buy.

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Jun 13, 2023Liked by Gareth Branwyn

Making hand tools for yourself is fun, for a while. If you are like me and have to make the shop pay for itself, you find there is a cost/benefit analysis that you do sub-consciously. It comes down to "never make something you can buy, cheaper." Your time is money, after all.

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For sure. Good point. I think a lot of this is relative to pro shop vs. a hobbyist.

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Re: tying shoelaces - on the first part of the knot I take the left string around the right one twice, like tying a surgeon's square knot. That helps keep it in place better when doing the second part of the knot. To keep the knot from coming loose, I simply take the extra step of tying a knot with the two bows. I'll have to try the clockwise vs. counterclockwise tip to see how it works for me.

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I was fascinated to learn "How to Store Shop Tape." Most very excellent!!!

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