Reader Billy Baque recently pointed me at the blog of knife- and tool-maker Peter Atwood, who seems to be living the Maker dream: Every week or so he makes up a run of one or two dozen of his carefully-designed pocket tools, posts them for sale on eBay, and announces it on his blog. They usually sell out within a day.
Posted by: Anonymous on August 12, 2009 at 3:35 PM
Peter doesn't sell his work on eBay. He sells it directly from his blog, Planet Pocket Tool. If you're interested in his tools, follow his blog and you'll see when he's doing sales.
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Peter doesn't sell his work on eBay. He sells it directly from his blog, Planet Pocket Tool. If you're interested in his tools, follow his blog and you'll see when he's doing sales.
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