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From: anand@utastro.UUCP (Anand Sivaramakrishnan)
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Subject: Tool recommendations
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Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 12:23:01 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 12 12:23:01 1985
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< Too bad that you have a bad taste for SEARS as I really like my shop
< full of CRAFTSMAN tools.  

I freely admit my inexperience, but I have generally
found that tools and accessories made by 'specialist'
companies (Stanley wrenches, Hansen drill bits
to name two examples) seem to satisfy my needs
better than Craftsman or Black and Decker.

I am disappointed in the quality of the steel 
used in Craftsman screwdrivers, an old Stanley I 
found in a used car that I bought ($500 down the drain)
stills has a good clean profile, cf. Sears' best,
which has become rounded, and is now only good for 
burring brass screws. Mind you, for $500 it had
better be a damned good screwdriver.

I am curious about the Japanese saws. Haven't seen
one yet.