a bad workman always blames his tools »
It is not the tools we use which make us good, but rather how we employ them.
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against the grain »
To sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.
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business end »
The part of a tool or other similar item, that is physically used for its operation, rather than the part which is held.
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fall between two stools »
To attempt two tasks and fail at both, when either one could have been accomplished singly.
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hammer and tongs »
With tools indicating seriousness of intent and capability of harm.
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if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail »
With limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminatelyIf a person is familiar with a certain, single subject/has with them a certain, single instrument, they may have a confirmation bias to believe that it is the answer to/involved in everything.
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long arm »
A pole tool used for handling things too far away to reach.
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rake »
A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil.
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spanner »
A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.
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spanner »
A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.
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tenon saw »
hand tool
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