It Came from the Archives: Country Life in Photos

Dr. Marty Olliff's monthly series turns its attention to a Wiregrass farmer demonstrating how tools were once made.

Dr. Marty Olliff's monthly series turns its attention to a Wiregrass farmer demonstrating how tools were once made.

Modern hand tools’ handles are made on an industrial scale, often in small factories by machines running for hours at a time. This means they’re relatively inexpensive, readily available and easily replaceable (because the tool-making industry has created size standards).

But not long ago, when farm folks in particular had more time than cash, tool…

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