While going through the Festool products catalogue (tool
porn of the quality Lee Valley puts out for Pseudo
Neanders), I noticed their products are warranted
for 3 years. That got me thinking about how things
have changed over the years. I still have and still
use the Craftsman hand drill and the Skil worm drive
circular saw I bought in 1971 and haven't managed
to lose - yet.

I looked around the shop at my tailed hand tools and
have to wonder if any of the newer ones will still
be in usable in 10 years, let alone 30. While the
versatility of the new tailed hand tools have gotten
better over the years, and the prices, adjusted for
inflation, have gone down, I wonder if they, like
so many other things, they've become disposable/
consumables. If so, what is the grand kid, or great
grand kid going to inherit and maybe actually
find useful and valuable?

charlie b

ps - to paraphrase Jimmy Carter, I have lust
in my heart for Festool's saber saw
AND plunge router and one of their cute
little vacuum cleaner things