rw wrote:

I like nice tools as much as anyone (well, maybe not anyone),

Yeah, not with Claspy on this group.

but I also
get satisfaction out of "making do" when I don't have exactly the right
tool, especially when it saves me money.

I can relate to that as well. I also like making my own tools. I
currently use three different homemade wooden handplanes and a couple of
spokeshaves, plus tons of various jigs for my woodworking.

But guess what? When I set about to make those tools, I used the
most effective tools I owned to do the job.

When I bought a Leatherman tool a couple of years ago I showed it to my
daughter, who was about 12 years old at the time. She thought it was
pretty cool and she went all over the house finding things for me to
fix, challenging me to use only the Leatherman. It was a hoot.

So after the experiment did you continue using the Leatherman for
everything? :-)


Chuck Vance