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Would you rather shoes that last forever or tool handles that last forever.

 
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Here is another from Timothy.

Would you rather never wearing out your outdoor work shoes ever again or never having to replace a tool handle ever again?
 
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And personally... I got through way more outdoor shoes than I do tool handles... so I'm going to say shoes that never wear out.
 
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Shoes!!    …. Just as long as they are comfortable.
 
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Also going with shoes, I hate buying new shoes.
 
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Shoes. If my farming shoes go, it makes every chore I have to do miserable, until I can get them replaced, and finding decent ones can be a challenge. At the same time, replacing a tool handle also means I get to customize that handle to my needs, and it only affects one or two types of chores, in the meantime.
 
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Spend way more on shoes so shoes.  But with the caveat that that they stay comfortable, reasonably decent looking and things like waterproofing continue to work.

Tools handles stand a better chance though.
 
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Shoes. I enjoy replacing tool handles. I have not yet substantially repaired my shoes.
 
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Another vote for shoes. I have a VERY hard time finding any shoes that fit, but tool handles are easy to replace or repair.
 
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Shoes, same reason that Pearl gave. I'm a decent tool handle fabricator and a lousy cobbler. Just a set of work or tramping boots that lasts for a decade would be nice. I'm luck to get two years out of a pair.
 
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Shoes! Just-right, or almost-perfect footwear is so hard to find, and there's no guarantee the company will continue making the styles that work for me. Goldilocks shoes are keepers!
 
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Matt McSpadden wrote:Here is another from Timothy.

Would you rather never wearing out your outdoor work shoes ever again or never having to replace a tool handle ever again?



Shoes, I keep thinking up ways that I wish the tools were different, to fit how i use them and how they fit me better.
 
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Shoes, I used to ruin my shoes with all the outdoor work and started buying used shoes at garage sales and thrift stores, and now after several years all those shoes need to be replaced and having shoes that never wear out is the way to go…if only.
 
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The shoes are a shoo-in. :p
 
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Shoes, I have the tools and skill to make replacement handles, I am and always will be a woodworker at heart.  

I have no skill as a cobbler, other than duct tape and gorilla glue!


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Shoes, forever shoes! My feet are hard to fit, and due to some medical issues I have to be really careful in taking care of them. Finding a pair of shoes that fit correctly and do the job they are intended to do is faaaaaar more difficult (and expensive) than replacing tool handles!
 
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My first instinct was shoes, but on reflection, I'm going with handles.

Good fitting shoes are hard to find.  It's so annoying they wear out every 4 or 5 years.   But, I can still work with ill fitting shoes.

I can't work with an ill fitting tool handle.  If I findine if those, darn right, I'm doing everything in my power to make sure the handle outlasts me.
 
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Shoes, tool handles are easy enough to make, shoes not so.
 
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I would rather never having to replace a tool handle ever again because my work shoes have already lasted forever.  They are Red Wing Irish Setter boots.
 
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