Odd and unique shop tools

Don't have any pics atm but BBQ skewers(wood or bamboo) would be my tool, I think everyone knows what they look like.
 
I've heard of bamboo used as pin material...

And I guess they might be handy for cleaning odd spots...

That's all I got right now :rolleyes:
 
Bamboo skewers are good as mixing sticks, and come in a big bundle. They transfer the epoxy into a hole, such as a hidden tang hole, nicely,too.
Stacy

FWIW, I use bamboo chopsticks to make temporary pins to hold the slabs on a knife and grind the handle profile. Then you just drive them out ( using another piece of chop stick) and do the handle filework or blade finishing.
 
bladsmth said:
Bamboo skewers are good as mixing sticks, and come in a big bundle. They transfer the epoxy into a hole, such as a hidden tang hole, nicely,too.
Stacy

FWIW, I use bamboo chopsticks to make temporary pins to hold the slabs on a knife and grind the handle profile. Then you just drive them out ( using another piece of chop stick) and do the handle filework or blade finishing.
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Close enough, I use them to get the bubbles out of the epoxy when I put epoxy in a block for a hidden tang.
 
Ok, This is probably an easy one. It has one use only.

Stacy
 

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Here's a picture of a "hairpin tool" from Tony Bose's website, used to hold a brass bushing while he drills and reams the hole. I think it is a work of simple beauty!
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