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Odd-ball tools that save the day - Scoony - 05-29-2019 I have a set of Gimlets, but they stay in a small wooden box inside the toolchest. Has to pull them out today to drill some holes for a chest lock. [attachment=18630] Excuse the dusty fingerprints. I was sanding it today. Whats a tool in your chest that rarely sees the light of day until that moment when it saves the day? RE: Odd-ball tools that save the day - Timberwolf - 05-29-2019 (05-29-2019, 07:00 PM)Scoony Wrote: I have a set of Gimlets, but they stay in a small wooden box inside the toolchest. Has to pull them out today to drill some holes for a chest lock............................ I sometimes go a month without ever using a Dremel, then sometimes it's the only tool that will do the job and I will use it almost every day for a week. One of the most useful tools you can have WHEN you need one..Plenty of "imitator" Dremels out there for a little more than a loaded Big Mac with a shake and fries..... RE: Odd-ball tools that save the day - MauleSkinner - 05-29-2019 My projects vary so much that almost everything seems to be an oddball tool at some time or other. A couple of weeks ago I was making some canning jar boxes for my daughter...made one just a little too short, so I got out my drawknife and shaved the ends down on the inside. The drawknife was my Grandpa’s...it was an oddball tool for him, too. I remember him pulling it out for something, and thinking to myself, “I wonder how he even remembered he had that!” I’ve got a bunch of wedges that I made for clamping something a while back...just pulled one out the other day to support a door I was hanging. Worked pretty well. I’ve also got a bunch of old bicycle spokes that periodically get cut and/or bent up for various purposes. I’m currently making some corner blocks for baseboards, and made a prong tool to hold them for dunking in stain and varnish. Sometimes the best tool for the job isn’t even a tool. RE: Odd-ball tools that save the day - Gary G™ - 05-29-2019 Always a treat to see your work Scoony. RE: Odd-ball tools that save the day - bandit571 - 05-29-2019 used quite a few oddball tools today.. [attachment=18633] Dremel and a wheel, to cut a line.. [attachment=18634] Dig around to find the only gouge I own... [attachment=18635] Chisel to make a recess for a hinge... [attachment=18636] Make sure it is flush...chisel to adjust... [attachment=18637] Locate and start two holes for screws.. [attachment=18638] Drill 2 pilot holes , wax the 2 screws... [attachment=18639] Grab a screwdriver, and install... [attachment=18640] When the Navy Colt shows up, I can adjust the fit of the new reloading jig... RE: Odd-ball tools that save the day - Laid-Back - 05-30-2019 Five or six years ago my sister and BIL gave me a Veritas side rabbit plane for Christmas. One of those tools I wouldn't have spent that kinda money on for myself. Haven't used it that often but it was a life saver when needed. Really nice designed. RE: Odd-ball tools that save the day - hbmcc - 05-30-2019 I don't know how many times over the years I have almost picked up or ordered gimlets. I even tried to make a gimlet from coat hanger wire. They aren't something I anticipate comfort in using, so are definitely "odd-ball". Drill bits seem to be more useful. Alternatives and workarounds to missing tools, or other, are the norm. RE: Odd-ball tools that save the day - R Clark - 05-30-2019 My "odd ball" tool is the miniature shoulder plane I bought from Lee Valley on a whim. I was getting a medium shoulder plane, and the miniature version caught my eye. It looked like a little toy! I added it to the order. Paid $28, IIRC. There have been a number of times where I needed to clean up a tight dado or a shoulder and that little plane has been a real help. RE: Odd-ball tools that save the day - Stwood_ - 05-30-2019 Mmmnnnn. Way too many oddball tools to list, mostly homemade stop blocks, spacers, holding brackets...... RE: Odd-ball tools that save the day - C. in Indy - 05-31-2019 Credit for this one goes to Scott Grandstaff... The thin, flexy scraper, great for odd jobs: [attachment=18650] Easy to sharpen "good enough" in a saw-vise by draw-filing a 45-degree bevel: [attachment=18651] Chris |