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wogpotter

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I went wandering into a junk (not antiques) store this weekend looking for a hand bell for a joke & guess what I found?
A neat, period-looking wooden handled screwdriver with the perfect thin edged blade to fit 90% of the screws on my Rem New Army! Pretty much identical to the wild west single-action screwdriver sets you can buy but just the one I needed.
The price? 45 cents.

A bit of fine sandpaper, a dollop of linseed oil, a splash of stain, & a bit of cold blue on the blade & it looks like a slightly used current tool for the 1860's:cool:

Hey, sometimes its the little victories that make it worthwhile.
Oh & yes I found the hand bell too, but it cost a whole dollar!:rolleyes:
 
Good find.
Black powder shooters do also seem to be excellent scroungers don't we? :D
I think it comes from the same personalities that make us also like BP.


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I had a funny feeling someone might say that.
Here you go, after a little TLC, BLO, stain & blue :D
I didn't want the "New, store bought" look so I stopped short with the cleanup to leave a little character.
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It isn't old. You can still find them in the bargain bin at auto parts stores. If you put a lot of torque on it the handle will twist on the shaft.
 
I never thought it was, I just thought it kind of looked the part more than a plastic-handled multi-tip interchangeable kit in a plastic box.
For 45c if the handle twists I'll fill the hole with steel-filled epoxy & call it good.
Sheesh, what a killjoy.:rolleyes:
 
Heck for 45c found as an incidental while shopping for a $1.00 hand bell for a joke on a friend's wife.
It's not exactly the end of the world I was half having fun with the thread anyway.
 
I like it when I fine old tools like wenches and such. Always cool! Lately, I've been eyeballing Winchester flashlights on eBay. Never know!;)
 
Not to digress, but I believe anything made in the good ole USA will eventually become a collector's item.
The screw driver does have class. I have one about like it, with years of patina (wear and tear) on it. My dad had it in His old gun-cleaning box.
 
Grace gunsmith's screwdriver, still available from Brownell's in sets. Probably pretty old, they've been around for years. Excellent quality, doubt that it will ever twist in the handle. Goatwhiskers
 
I can't believe a simple fun thread on a 50 cent screwdriver got this agitated. :D
We must all have a real bad dose of cabin fever.:eek:
 
I still use my Dad's old screwdriver just like that one on my guns.
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Yeah, my Dad had a set like that, too. I always found them to not be very durable - as someone else said the shaft would spin in the grip.

Steve
 
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