Appreciation post: Saw a 1920s book press in a small town library in Vermont

I was visiting the library in St. Johnsbury last month and they had this old book press just sitting in a corner. The librarian said it was donated in the 50s and they still use it sometimes. It made me think about how much of our work is digital now, planning cuts and designs on a screen. Does anyone else still use older tools like that, or is it all new gear for you?

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oscarb7719d ago

Heard about a guy who still fixes his own boots with his grandpa's old cobbler tools. Says the weight of the hammer feels right in a way a new one doesn't.

thomas27519d ago

My uncle still uses his dad's old wood plane from the 1940s. He says new tools feel like cheap toys in comparison, all plastic and no soul. That hammer probably has the weight of a thousand repairs in it, shaped by a lifetime of work. You can't buy that kind of balance at a hardware store. It's like the tool remembers how to do the job better than your hands do.

elizabethn5611d ago

My new tools just feel like angry plastic.