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Tools
The Bench That Pays for Itself: One Restorer's Twenty-Year Investment
A custom-built oak bench in a Vermont workshop took six months to build and has lasted twenty-three years. The owner has worked out, roughly, how much it has earned per square inch.
Tools
A Brass Wire Brush for Delicate Metal: The Quietest Tool on the Bench
On a workbench in Sheffield, a brass-bristled brush the size of a toothbrush sits beside a cup of cold tea. It costs three pounds and does work no other tool can do.