I have a tendency to save things - we live on a ranch and many things come in handy. I always check with my husband to see if an item can be used in the garage or elsewhere. Just the other day I made a quilt tote and needed handles - found an old broom in the planer shed and cut the handle for the tote. Now brooms have plastic or metal handles so those old wood ones come in handy. When I took the bag for show and tell everyone asked if I made the handles look vintage.