"Steven D'Aprano" <steve at REMOVE.THIS.cyber...ce.com.au> wrote: On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:01:36 +0100, Bruno Desthuilliers wrote: 8< ------- confusion about left and right ------------ It gets worse. When you work on a lathe, a "right hand cutting tool" has its cutting edge on the left... And the worse part is that its for good reason. - Hendrik