What are the most important attributes for a tool builder?

[PJs]

Thanks for starting a thread like this Kbalch, its something I've been thinking about a lot lately. I think Tim hits two of the high points of the spectrum, but think the core of it IMHO is about doing the Best that we can with what we have, better. It involves ingenuity (seeing the simple elegant solution to a problem and executing it), being able to research and learn, a deft hand to make something from scratch and/or scrap, tenacity to see it through to a place that satisfies the purpose and some mindset of craftsmanship, And a mind that visualizes and S@@'s the large and small of it.

In a nutshell it's creativity, I think. The powerful thing that this group has though, is Craftsmanship and a want/hunger to learn new things and ways of doing them. It's a tough definition because of the varying degrees of skill/mind sets, but the sharing (what you provide space for) is what brings the broad spectrum to the next levels.

Of course there is some head scratching and head banging in there too. ~¿@

~PJ's Ponderings & Pontifications....