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Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Matthew said...: What the hell!?

How did *the hammer* not make the list?

Hello? To quote my father, "there's a tool for every job, and its a hammer."

And what about the screwdriver?

What good is a freakin' level, or a saw for that matter, without those two tools? You can't attach anything.

In fact, it would probably be impossible to make more than half the tools on the list without a hammer or a screwdriver.

The hammer is the basic tool of every black-smith and every carpenter. Those two trades alone probably combined to make almost all basic material goods prior to the 19th century.

And what's the use of including the chisel without having a hammer?

Holy hell the methodology for compiling this list was flawed. Either that or they interviewed a group of people who have never actually built anything with their own hands.; 3/25/2006 6:07 PM

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