![]() ![]() Like many people in their 50’s I often think, I’ll do that after I retire. I taught myself to carve wooden spoons and often think I should spend more time doing that…but don’t. My grandmother taught me to knit and sew and I’ve made several articles of clothes and scarves. ![]() I love making pottery, bread, and cooking from scratch. So how have we changed now that we seldom use hand tools, and our hands are most often busy using a computer or phone? Are these the same kind of tools as a wood lathe, a knife and cutting board, or a needle and thread? Human development is attributed to our opposable thumb and ability to make and use tools. I love handling a kitchen tool that belonged to my grandmother. Tools were both functional as well as art. Human prehistory is described by the tools and artifacts left behind. Few people still work with their hands, and I often wonder what we have lost in this process? What have we lost when we no longer enjoy or even know how to make things with our hands? Over the last 50 years store bought products have replaced handmade goods. Only a few generations ago we made many things by hand. ![]()
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