Posted on 06/29/2009 7:24:38 PM PDT by ChocChipCookie
The claw hammer should be of a rip claw design, It’s almost straight, and can be used for shredding lumber, digging, etc.
I never see anyone mention a handful of nails. Seems natural to me.
I have an old 1980 Ford van. I put things into it as I go along. It’s my shooting vehicle when I go down to my lease.
Here’s a list of thing I had to take out of the van when I moved my toolbox from work last week. The engine hoist was used to take it out. A forktruck was used to put it in.
The list of shooting stuff from the van.
Full pack of fifty IDPA targets
One plastic pail of wooden blocks for targets.
One garbage bag of bowling pins.
Dueling tree.
One hanging steel plate
five foot folding table
Three foot folding table.
Tool kit
Bench rest table
About three hundred piece of brass that were rolling around
Stapler
Three packs of paper targets
Entrenching tool
The folding chair was in one of the station wagons so I didn’t take that out.
portable tolet and TP.
ummm - no corkscrew?
Ach, forgot the flint fire starter in case the lighter fails. Trivia, did you know some butane lighters apparently have a hard time starting in thin air, say above 9,000 feet? It actually helps to have two, holding one down venting fuel and using the striker on the other...
Thanks. I forgot.
Also in that van was a lunch box that I didn’t remove. It has toilet paper, sunscreen, insect repellent and a box of bandaids.
Somewhere else in that van is supposed to be a first aid kit with enough serious stuff for gunshot wounds. It’s probably too old by now and should be replaced. It’s kept in a 30 caliber ammo can.
LOL! I want one!
Hand drill/bits
Spax tool
Wire ties
Double bit Michigan axe
Split maul with wedge
Biggest bow saw you can get
Pickaxe
Post hole digger
Good size 2 man saw
A sickle
Various corses of sharpening stones
Metal files
Hand winch
Different kinds of shovels
Assortment of prybars
Hand tiller with root cutter/puller
Self Reliant/Survivalist ping list
thats awesome
Long term , lifelong goal of mine is to be able to have hand tools for working metal, wood, earth, masonry, glass etc as well as mechanical tool sets for repair. I make it a hobby and am now aware one can never have too many after I see such new items as Stanley’s FUBAR wrecking bars. They are my must have in all sizes new and improved tools .....:o)
... Then pioneering tool sets such as appleseed mentioned with augers, brace and bit, slicks, chisels, rough cut saws, adz’s, ax’s, hammers, mallets, gouges and proper stones for maintaining the edges. I have a very small forge I made from plans on the net a few years ago that will let me repair and make metal parts,knife blades , sand cast etc. As a teen my job in the family was woodcutter. I gathered and cut a few face cords a day and after they dried for a few I split all but the worst with a double bit ax. The rest was done with a wedge and a sledge hammer as the wedge maul was not something we owned.
Primary goal for my small shop was to get as many hand tools and the skills to use them and maintain them properly with good organization and storage. My secondary goal is to have all the power tools, fixed and portable as well for fabrication and restoration abilities. Life time hobby yet when I see a garage sale I walk thru it fast looking for old tools. Used to pick up old craftsman tools that were broken and take em back for replacements at sears. I am persona non grata there now for that reason.....:o)
Gardening hand tools I have were my parents with minor repairs and some new handles and such as well and new and improved tools we have made and bought over time. I have a 27 year old troybilt tiller that still runs like new and a chipper shredder that turns yard debris into good mulch / compost materials. Some leaf blowers and vacuum’s, power washers and both power hand pole saws for tree trimming. As I get older the hand tools are more backup due my laziness or aches and pains from old injuries barking at me for such . Hand tools are for special projects these days and very very important to me yet don’t get as much use as they should.
Always buy quality be it old or new and restore the used or abused tool if it’s damaged or suspect.
Great thread Cookie !
Stay safe !
Um, hold on, I know it’s here somewhere.
What’s that, a Swiss Army Accordion ?
ROTFLMAO!!!
It has seven blades, three types of pliers, three golf tools (club face cleaner, shoe spike wrench, and divot repair tool), 25 flat- and Phillips-head screwdrivers and bits, saws, wrenches, and more.
It also has a bicycle chain rivet setter, signal whistle, 12/20-gauge shotgun choke tube tool, combination fish scaler, hook di sgorger, and line guide tool, cigar-cutting scissors, laser pointer, tire-tread gauge, toothpick, tweezers, and key ring and lots more.
It measures 3 1/4 inches by 8 3/4 inches and weighs 2 3/4 lbs (not exactly going to fit in your pocket), and costs $1,195 (about £600).
http://www.gadgettastic.com/2007/11/19/the-worlds-biggest-swiss-army-knife/
If the electricity is out, so it the soldering gun.
Everybody needs a decent socket/wrench set with US and metric.
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