TOOLISH QUESTIONS

Is a “level” on the level?

Does a “drill” know the drill?

Is a “putty knife” made of putty?”

Does a “crowbar” have a bill?

Why’s it called a “plane,”

When it has no wings to fly?

If your fingers get tired,

Will a “hand truck” help you get by?

Can you get chiseled by a “chisel,”

Or punched by a “punch?”

Is it hard to pick a “pick,”

Are “snips” a snippy bunch?

It looks like a corner,

So why’s it called a “square?”

Does a “file” need filed,

And if so, where?

Why’s it only “Phillip’s screwdriver?”

How much can a “drill press?”

Does a “tape measure” up?

Does a “tool caddy” dress for success?

Do primates use a “monkey wrench?”

Are “hammers” sold by the pound?

Are “trouble lights” trouble?

Do “lathes” mill around?

Are “diamond tipped blades,”

Considered heirloom jewels?

How does a “coping saw” cope?

And does a “ruler” have rules?

These might be toolish questions,

But ones I can’t withdraw.

And could somebody please tell me,

What was it that the “bandsaw?”

Michael D. Schafer

© September 22, 2017