As the precision required to etch recognizable shapes in hard surfaces is an acquired skill, I will not quibble with the definition.
We have hands that fashion and heads that know,
But our hearts we lost - how long ago! -- G. K. Chesterton
Posted : August 7, 2013 2:45 am
Burning designs onto wood, especially with tools designed for the job, sometimes makes very interesting pictures.
But all night, Aslan and the Moon gazed upon each other with joyful and unblinking eyes.
Posted : August 8, 2013 7:07 am
Couldn't that be slightly dangerous? 
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Posted : August 8, 2013 9:31 am
Definitely so, Nellie, if one were to think about it carefully. 
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Posted : August 8, 2013 3:32 pm
Enough heat concentrated at a particular point is the principle behind an engraving tool running on battery or electricity.
Posted : August 8, 2013 4:12 pm
Fires could perhaps be started by the misuse of such tools, though for my camping I prefer the old-fashioned matches to start my fires.
But all night, Aslan and the Moon gazed upon each other with joyful and unblinking eyes.
Posted : August 9, 2013 5:54 am
Generally speaking, it is a good idea to check such tools for defects before using them, especially if such tools have not been used for a while.
Posted : August 10, 2013 4:27 pm
However, if you maintain your tools regularly, you should not have to check them every single time you want to use them.
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Posted : August 15, 2013 4:57 am
Ideally, one should never have to use tools at all. 
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Posted : August 16, 2013 4:21 am
Just use magic, is that what you mean?
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Posted : August 16, 2013 4:23 am
Kettles aren't magical, are they?
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Posted : August 16, 2013 10:20 am
Little kettles are.
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Posted : August 18, 2013 2:08 pm
Maybe it's the "littleness" rather than the "kettleness" that makes them magical?
Posted : August 19, 2013 1:48 am
Normally, I'd say it's neither.
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Posted : August 19, 2013 3:06 am
Off the top of my head, I cannot remember any kettles (small or large) that were magical.
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Posted : August 19, 2013 4:54 am
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