POWER TRIP.(Lifestyle)(Hardware experts outfit our workbench with five power tools every homeowner should own) The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | October 9, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 The Register Guard. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard

The ability to make tools is one of the things that separates us from other animals. There are, of course, exceptions (monkeys, apes, birds, sea otters and a few other lucky animals have been known to use certain instruments), but sticks and rocks aren't really tools, are they?

A 20-pound demolition hammer, now that's a tool. Let's see a primate try to operate one of those.

A tool can mean almost anything, including computer software, a written language or one of those plastic clip thingies you use to keep the Doritos fresh. To ...

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