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A question about hand tools terminology

rustling-rowan-58

Happy to share what worked for me if anyone's interested.

Most advice I find online contradicts itself.

woven-thistle-67

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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quiet-clover-134 more

Good question, following.

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wild-lichen-78

The cheap option was fine for years.

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woven-yarrow-972 more

quiet-clover-13 wrote:

Good question, following.

This deserves its own thread.

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pale-beech-46

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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woven-moth-80

woven-yarrow-97 wrote:

quiet-clover-13 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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late-lichen-86

This deserves its own thread.

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pale-sparrow-10

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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wry-alder-87

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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mossy-beech-24

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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amber-hazel-861 more

Same experience here.

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slow-lichen-57

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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mossy-yarrow-74

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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gentle-sedge-91

Small correction, but the point stands.

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dusky-moth-52 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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dusky-willow-811 more

dusky-moth-5 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

Small correction, but the point stands.

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sunlit-thistle-99

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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still-reed-51 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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late-otter-5

Same experience here.

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