Some Thoughts About Tools From A Woman’s Perspective

Reader Contribution by Karrie Steely
Published on March 13, 2015
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As a woman I have a unique appreciation of the right tools. Having used them for much of my life, I don’t take it for granted when I find something that works well for me, and I marvel at how much harder life must have been before modern tools were invented.

As all of us women know, most hand tools are designed for men. They are made for big hands and upper body strength. Often they’re awkward to hold and sometimes difficult to use. More often than not, I have to put my noggin to work to figure out how to use leverage or gravity to make up for smaller hands and lack of physical size and strength.

We’re working long hard hours to build our house on the old abandoned farmstead where my partner grew up (and his dad before him). It’s a huge task. Fences need to be moved to keep cows out of our area, trees need to be cleared, dirt work to be done, old equipment and buildings to be dealt with, water lines to be put in, a garden and orchard to be prepared … the list goes on.

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