Binary oppositions......

Day and night.

Slingers and everybody else.

Coffee or Tea.

Tool user or someone who needs help  ;D

My big tool is a 14lb sledgehammer but a size competition is not for this thread.

I'm a bloke, I am genetically required to look at, fondle, caress and admire hand tools.

What is your most useful tool ? No, not the one in your trousers, and, I do not want to revisit the argument on swiss army or leatherman....... hammer (rock) and blade will always be needed before pliers !!! ;D

Today I bought a multi wrench. It has 8 sockets on one handle. The 8mm sleeved and spring loaded inside the 12mm and so on up to 21mm.

Only time will tell wether it is a worthy addition to the tool box or another lump of metal to be used as a sinker.

I will report back on wether it is a treasure or a turkey.

So, which of your tools has paid for itself and which are dead weight ?

Does a toolbox multi tool exist or are they all simple cash removal devices ?

Cheers
Zud [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

My every Day Carry.
This one is Victorinox. Wenger is just as good.

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A thoughtful gift and a perfect example of a tool not worth its
space !

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And finally,

the multi wrench.

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I bought this axe off of ebay ages ago for something like £20. One of my best buys ever. Keeps it's edge well, is comfortable and is basically indestructible. I love it.

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So wait....


Youre just going to name this thread that and pretend like nothing happened. You naughty, naughty man you!

https://i.imgur.com/t9SUQ8c.jpg


Straight adze/bearded hatchet

Bought this about a month ago and it just arrived from Sweden. The wait was brutal but it chops like a real MF'er. Hence the trademark.

How can you doubt my naughtiness ?

Kick lovely piece, can we have a close up of the mark please ?

Morphy, definite tingles. Understand the purchase.

Cheers.

Do you carry them in your toolbox ?

It says "William Rodgers, I cut my way" No idea who William Rodgers is but he makes a good axe.

Zud...this is so you man. This...is so you.

https://youtu.be/m-tKnjFwleU

@ Morphy. The patented Johnson is a marvellous device. Mine is not as big as his but its a lot wider and made of brass  ::)
@ Kick. Only one of the most famous Sheffield knife makers. What you have there technically doesn't exist so I suspect its a contract job.
I have several knives with Sheffield names but PRC stamps.
It looks good and it works, what more can you ask ?

https://www.eggintongroup.co.uk/brands.html

Cheers

Zud [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2021 at 5:45pm:

@ Morphy. The patented Johnson is a marvellous device. Mine is not as big as his but its a lot wider and made of brass  ::) @ Kick. Only one of the most famous Sheffield knife makers. What you have there technically doesn't exist so I suspect its a contract job. I have several knives with Sheffield names but PRC stamps. It looks good and it works, what more can you ask ? https://www.eggintongroup.co.uk/brands.html Cheers Zud [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Huh I didn't know that. Cool! Explains why it's such a nice axe I guess.

    As some of you might recall, in 2015 my town got hit by a tornado. It made a mess of my trees. The damage is still visible today. The tornado dumped countless tons of twisted tree wreckage on my fence and in my yard. It took months to clean up. The most useful tool  I had was my branch clippers. I did more work with them than with the chain saw, bow saw, or ax. It cuts three inch thick branches or roots like butter. I was very thankful to have this.

Edit:  I stuck my boot in there for some perspective but it didn't work because my feet are big... 13 EEE.  The clippers are bigger than they appear in the picture. 

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Nice tool ratman  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

This is about the perfect tool for me. I like big knives / small machetes with steel that only requires a file to make sharp.

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Hmmm,
I opened the other, other, er, other toolbox yesterday and found the multiwrench.
Is it a turkey, Don't know, I haven't used it.
I have used my socket set a few times and no doubt if I had stored the multiwrench in the socket drawer it would have had some use.
Update soon.

Cheers

Zud   [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

6 inch super bright LED flashlight. Used for everything when looking in and around machinery. Great for finding the cat at night when playing hide and seek. Can't afford night vision and too bulky.

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@Happydrow
Many seem to forget how a good torch is demanded by even a basic tool box.
Nice one 👍
P.S. the primary initiation rite for a newbie is learning how to resize pictures !!!
Cheers

Zud [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

My big scissors.
Cut thin metal, leather, card, rubber,  paper, cord, wire, fingers, etc

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@CA, they look more like light tin snips than anything !

any details on where to find a pair please ?

pretty sure I got them from mazon - yeah, calld tin snips. But just really multi-useful. And cut a really clean edge.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/8-Inch-Straight-Pattern-Snips-Cutter/dp/B07VMS415G/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=tin+snips&qid=1632153745&sr=8-12
There you go,

bit cheaper on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184875255000?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item2b0b6c84d8:g:00gAAOSwEC9hER79&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACkPYe5NmHp%252B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsS7UXID%252BRPOSNsnm8kYPghtIhszqVaTg6MBptKt9OoWA%252F1aRnx2rLRws0OcK1zEaIyH8gnChDdiNyoy2tOcfEXHMOrAwPDlEWV3H%252FX5FQvmeymR3EZDGq1QtQ2QPByjRzS2k93iVd46%252FfWYmfJjbxdw5PFjN8Ol32LuDOh81lPCoCPHaMrnbpHhOdlfM3VFgHAQF64gWHkMu3NkGIMiS1cpdIDUvYVFJgwZRX8E6rkhu%252F7D5Oyray9DXBAIkswOpNhF8quPtKLh0AE2NRaUpcTAFtukvrtA9pxrSvKE%252BF6HZUoUIuTVxaTILCrva4dndD%252BMsnP%252Bs7OqMFr2Re%252BZN9WukIzVcrXxD36v%252BviEUyblh5Qm1UWKFTdrFFxvcY%252FIzmDmajDOSyE6ekNp7zAIjl2lWvqtklxAEH3wS0vtLEAjKbYKJZbo3WMK1sLIc2u469OQRtKigASHZlNIVLIAGVlHYd%252FR1AVKnJ4VJZtL5hTL1hCVFbcLdHQM9Nr6ohhtREQfdvY%252F0XwNs1SB19ABDXWR6SOKA3i7nhK5sv2n7y2vPTaPAJST%252BxhiuA1Ao5aqg5b8aamJ4YU0fahZMWBSa9g2RahOS0EgZHGhHiLQDMYBAPOmyG5rXu9evq5ez73lHRfn6z436iQ8JWcHQrVPpWASNOFYcwLnZLpE2eNHwciU%252BClYfUiYoOcjLuMpJxnnnPks35Mc2OhFYKuj73LUWZnAfSCrI%252FuN9bX9L8tZZ76m9f%252FKDpt%252Buz3qqwWShMmnRXZcGHbVyAAtxDIfyanoxhXWBYUA2eof9GaqhekbsEiF%252FsKX5r%252BTx%252BO%252FIfadEqAVZEm%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2334524

I might even have got them from the hardware shop in swad.
Knowing me, there's no way i paid more than a fiver for them !

They are seriously useful and given what I've used them for over the years, the metal must be super hard as well.
Apparently drop forged hardened steel. That would seem about right.
Searched my amazon history and - nope, didn't buy them online.

So check your local aladdins cave type hardware store first.

@CA   Many thanks for the pointers..,searching , I am


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Update

Doing winter prep and creosoting all outdoor timber.
In order to dismantle gate furniture and other items I used the multiwrench.
It is now in the main tool tote.
I found removing and replacing nuts easy   ....   Ooo er missis .....

Seriously, using a socket and ratchet is quicker and easier than a spanner ( as you know) but where the multi wrench won out  was not having to take a socket from its bar, put it on the ratchet, find it is the wrong one, replace it, get the right one and so on to change sizes.
The multi wrench replaces 8 sockets  so for the popular sizes with good access it has earnt a place in the main tool tote .
Mine is a cheap one so the handle material is soft and damages easily.
The ratchet has about half the teeth of the socket set ratchet so it is slower to use but given the above, still quicker overall.

Cheers

Zud.     [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Mar 30^th, 2021 at 10:05pm:

And finally, the multi wrench.

Hey xud9a - call me zud, can you explain what are you doing with this tool?

he was dismantling a gate :-)

And rebuilding, don't forget the rebuilding. Without that process no gate, only a pile of planks !!!

dan74 wrote on Sep 24^th, 2021 at 8:35am:

Re: I've got a big tool ! Reply #24 - Today at 1:35pm Alert Board Moderator about this Post! Mark & Quote Quote xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Mar 31st, 2021 at 3:05am: And finally, the multi wrench. Hey xud9a - call me zud, can you explain what are you doing with this tool?

Or is that a vague question needing clarification ?

Cheers

Zud

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