In Percy Jacksons “The Lightning Thief” there is a scene where the heroes find themselves trapped in a place filled with such fascinating wonderment that all the spellbound occupants completely disregard time and never leave.
That is exactly what happens to me regularly at establishments like Cabelas, Bass Pro Shops, Electronics stores, and tool shops. Shopping (typically frowned upon by men and avoided like an overzealous mime with swine flu) there is regarded as an honorable and manly thing to do. I love to get lost in places like these. I catch myself browsing aisles filled with fascinating gadgets, and have been known to study for hours the latest features and intricate details of things like rappelling gear, planing form depth gauges, hydraulic torque wrenches, and squirrel deterrents that I will never need. Sometimes I even buy stuff like this just because it looks useful…..not to me, of course, …..but useful to someone. I am sure it is some kind of mental disorder, but it is fun, so I just roll with it.
While at Woodworkers Supply (one of my favorite manstablishments) the other day, I was deep in one of the trances described above when I found a gadget called the “Point 2 Point Layout Tool.” Naturally I bought one even though we have no use for it, but thought that it may be useful in a drapery workroom. Is anyone willing to field-test it and report back to the Whyhelser readers? We plan to send the “Point 2 Point” out to the first drapery person who steps forward.
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I could definitely see possibilities! Marking for pleats on different treatments, buttons, nailheads, etc. Cool! It would be great to try!
I have one of these! I use it to space buttons and buttonholes. I’m sure it has many more uses.
Many women know what’s in the aisles of Woodworkers Supply.
My first thought was for marking ring placement on roman shades. How wide does this stretch? Love your emails. Gets me thinking…………………….
Could someone use this “Cool Tool” to mark the placement of welded rings on a template? I know someone who could use this right now!
Annie, your Point 2 Point is on the way. Thank you all for commenting.
Jay, I could have used this several weeks ago when I was putting 1″ nailheads on a cornice. You would not believe the number of templates I made before I finally got it right. Carol
I think I could use this for spacing medallions in the wall for a valance that is hung with medallions or a stationary panel hung with medallions