FROM THE WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP: Make old tools great again

Most of us probably have boxes of dusty old tools in the corner of the workshop, too good to throw out, but ultimately lacking a purpose.

Josh Giumelli
The repair and restoration of older tools can be a cathartic job for a rainy day in the workshop. In addition, the quality of older hand tools quite often surpasses anything available today. Photo: Josh Giumelli.

The repair and restoration of older tools can be a cathartic job for a rainy day in the workshop. In addition, the quality of older hand tools quite often surpasses anything available today. Photo: Josh Giumelli.

Most of us probably have boxes of dusty old tools in the corner of the workshop, too good to throw out, but ultimately lacking a purpose. None of this stuff tends to get thrown out as invariably the...

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