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A photograph of a table in a home workshop. Against the wall at the back of the table are two metal tool cabinets, each with an open drawer full of Hook Eyes and Thumb Screws of various shapes and sizes. Some of the drawers have typed black labels on them to identify their contents, such as Alum Nails, Springs, and Hinges. To the right is a smaller wooden tool cabinet with small plastic drawers that contain nails of various shapes and sizes.
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Yesterday’s Tools Refitted for Tomorrow’s Work 4
Michael Dowling
Restoring any quality-made item for continued use is often a good enough reason for me. For these items, the family connection made the project even more fulfilling; A home workshop gives you space to fix existing problems and create new things. Having the pandemic’s gift of time in isolation allowed me to complete several ideas I had been thinking about for several years.
