It's about a hammer...really! In particular this hammer from Just Screwing Around. I've mentioned it before when I made up a list of top ten tools. But the value of this hammer has grown. New texture heads were added that were available to order at the 2009 Fraser Valley Bead Show. I was lucky, Matt gave me one of the few sets that existed at the time. I now had 6 interchangeable heads for the hammer. I love having this hammer available in my toolbox when the design I'm working on requires just a little (or a lot) of something to make it work.
Like a moth to a flame I couldn't leave the show without going to their booth to see what other goodies they were offering. Of course I found something! I bought another texture head. It was considered a second because it wasn't up to their standards of excellence. After I had that in my hand I spied something else that looked all shiny and new. It was a anvil block that measured 5.5 inches square. I had to have it although I already owned about six smaller ones. I was actually standing there petting it! I'm aware how that must have looked but I didn't care. The guys packaged it up for me along with the leather cushion for underneath and I parted with my money very happily. I have a confession to make: I haven't used the anvil block at all. I just can't bring myself to do anything that would mar the surface. A photo of it wouldn't do it justice because you wouldn't be able to get a sense of its size. So it's a centre piece for me and I don't care. One day I might need something that large to do some work on and I'll be happy I have it. Just like the hammers.
If you have a chance to go to the bead show, stop by their booth, say hi to Matt and Tyler. Their sense of humour and friendliness is worth it alone but when you add in the tools they have...it's a winner! You'll also see samples of all the textures. I heard a rumour that they will have three more textures available plus some new colours for the hammer handles and sand bags.
Guess who will be at their table looking at the new goodies!
P.S. A disclosure...Matt and Tyler gave me the second set of texture heads but I would still say everything I already have without that. Their work is just that good!
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