"newshound" wrote in message
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On 05/04/2012 14:25, Geoff Pearson wrote:
Is it still possible buy a proper ratchet screwdriver that doesn't have
interchangeable tips and a handle that rips skin after the third screw?
I don't want a powered tool either. I can see some antiques on eBay but
nothing new even from a junk maker like Draper.

I'm all for tradition, but I'd never go back to one. Do you stick with
traditional slotted screws? (Permitted for antique repair, of course, but
then I'd use a normal screwdriver).

Since I never throw anything away I must have a Yankee somewhere, and a
couple of loose bits. Hands up who else remembers Barry Bucknell.

Barry Bucknell provided much work for many as we remove the lunacies he
purveyed - the hardboard cover on a nice panelled door, for example. Held
with panel pins - what else.