Doug Miller wrote:
In article , "George
W Frost" wrote:
most axes are right handed, as are hammers, or is it only the
handles which are right handed?

Axes and hammers??? Pray tell, how is either the head *or* the handle
of an
axe or a hammer right-handed?

You can buy a left handed shifting spanner, but you have to look
hard to get one and try them out before buying

A what? I know that British "spanner" = American "wrench", but what
is a
shifting spanner?

An adjustable wrench?