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This thought came to me when I recently heard about Sears closing more of their stores.
This is a really an over-reaching question. What is in your toolbox, or your garage, or your workshop? There are general tools, woodworking tools, automotive tools, hand tools, power tools, electrical tools, plumbing tools, framing tools, finishing tools and more.
As a female, I was never really schooled in tools. I have long wished I could have taken shop when I was in h.s. I HAD to take Home Economics, and I greatly resisted that. I was already the chief cook, laundress and housekeeper at home, making most of my own clothing, etc. My grandparents had a tool shed, maybe 16 x 16 that had tools that I had no idea about. I did grow up in a family that made, repaired and maintained as much of their own life as they could. After I graduated from college, my roommates and I did lots of sewing, but, we quickly realized that we needed screwdrivers, pliers, saws, hammers, wrenches, and more. As time went on, I took some woodworking classes and learned that all of those types of tools have variations and specialized types.
When I started buying tools, I bought Craftsmen, at someone's recommendation. I know there are other tool brands that are good.
I was also thinking of preparedness. If I buy food for food storage, I store what I eat and eat what I store. With tools, should I only buy what I have used or know how to use or need now? That has always been my practice.
And then, there is all the hardware to use with tools: nails, screws, on and on and on. It is important to have some of this in a SHTF situation. How much is enough and how much is too much?
This is a really an over-reaching question. What is in your toolbox, or your garage, or your workshop? There are general tools, woodworking tools, automotive tools, hand tools, power tools, electrical tools, plumbing tools, framing tools, finishing tools and more.
As a female, I was never really schooled in tools. I have long wished I could have taken shop when I was in h.s. I HAD to take Home Economics, and I greatly resisted that. I was already the chief cook, laundress and housekeeper at home, making most of my own clothing, etc. My grandparents had a tool shed, maybe 16 x 16 that had tools that I had no idea about. I did grow up in a family that made, repaired and maintained as much of their own life as they could. After I graduated from college, my roommates and I did lots of sewing, but, we quickly realized that we needed screwdrivers, pliers, saws, hammers, wrenches, and more. As time went on, I took some woodworking classes and learned that all of those types of tools have variations and specialized types.
When I started buying tools, I bought Craftsmen, at someone's recommendation. I know there are other tool brands that are good.
I was also thinking of preparedness. If I buy food for food storage, I store what I eat and eat what I store. With tools, should I only buy what I have used or know how to use or need now? That has always been my practice.
And then, there is all the hardware to use with tools: nails, screws, on and on and on. It is important to have some of this in a SHTF situation. How much is enough and how much is too much?