There are a number of reasons why I restore old tools. Some are practical - they are often cheap to acquire. Some are perhaps personifications of my reflection about getting older myself. Indeed I have been on a personal wellness project to tune up my body, having lost 30 lbs in the past few years from intermittent fasting, cutting most sugar, eliminating the drinks, and working out a lot.

I also find that in restoring a tool, I learn it more intimately and become more proficient at using the machine. And there is a pure aesthetic joy.