On Tuesday 13 December 2005 10:12, Mark Huberty wrote:
> My question to the list is: if you had 30lbs of tools to ship from the US 
to 
> Italy (cost, about $100) with this in mind, what would they be? Keep in 
mind 
> that Italy doesn't really have anything like Home Despot, so ready 
> availability of stuff locally is not to be assumed. Tailed apprentices are 
> also out, as much for lack of them in my inventory as for personal 
> preference. Basic gardening stuff (shovels, axes, machetes, etc) is assumed 
> to be there already.

I'd make sure to include some chisels (bench and mortise), a couple saws, a 
plane or two (block plane, smoother), odds and ends (marking gauge, dividers, 
sharpening stones, saw files, combo square, etc...). Wood could be a problem 
in Italy, isn't the country made of stone?;-)

Seriously, don't miss out on going to the Strad museum in Cremona if you get 
a chance. The old hand made tools are really great to see, and it's quite 
amazing that he produced some of the worlds best violins, ever! Things like 
hand forged calipers, that stuff is amazing...

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