There has been an interesting focus lately on tools and work benches. I think it would be intriguing to have members show pictures of the weirdest or most unusual or most useless tools in their kit.
Do you have a convoluted screw driver or a set of misshapen pliers or a Smith chart slide rule or an abacus with a digital readout or a combination magnet/flashlight/scalpel? If so please share....
Doug,
Not so much a stock tool, but I did have to scratch my head when I first saw this 'hacked' tool from a collection I received from my Grandfather's estate.
On the somewhat unusual side is this collection of small planes and pocket planes:
Gene
Doug,
Not so much a stock tool, but I did have to scratch my head when I first saw this 'hacked' tool from a collection I received from my Grandfather's estate.
On the somewhat unusual side is this collection of small planes and pocket planes:
Gene
14rhb wrote:
Hi Gene,
That hacked tool looks like it should be used for fencing - perhaps removing the heavy gauge staples holding wire to posts?
Rod
I think you might be right Rod. These are my father's fencing pliers. My grandfather taught me how to stretch barb wire and I spent a summer after school with these pliers replacing my father's fence. The pliers are nice because you can hammer, pull, cut and even stretch with them if you don't need a long lever. Like a lot of multipurpose toots they don't really work as well as a single purpose tool though.
