Call for Entries: Dead Tools Walkin'

comments (1) February 9th, 2009 in Blogs

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I saw a funny post on JunkMarketStyle.com about, "objects d'art" that people are making with flea market finds.

It got me thinking, "What's happening to the millions of home building tools that aren't in use now that the housing industry has come to a near halt?"

Are they in storage, did you sell them, maybe find a new use in another trade? We'd like to hear from you.

And since we could all use a good laugh right about now, if you have any cool tool art, why not post it for others in our project gallery?

Jean Paul Vellotti
Managing Editor
FineHomebuilding.com

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RGR7 writes: This is in regard to the junk art entry. As a more serious matter, I am accumulating a box full otherwise functional battery operated cordless tools for which the replacement batteries are either unavailable or more expensive than a brand new tool. It is unconceivable to me that the battery itself could be more expensive than the tool plus battery. I conclude that this is a form of planned obsolescence that forces the purchase of a new tool every time the batteries wear out. As such it indicates a market distortion that needs some form of correction. In the mean time, I can’t bring myself to throw perfectly good tools away but it will take a more artistic bent than my own to come up with an artistic use for them.
Posted: 1:17 pm on February 15th

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