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wogpotter · March 18, 2011, 07:19 PM

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

Hey, sometimes its the little victories that make it worthwhile.
Oh & yes I found the hand bell too, but it cost a whole dollar!

March 18, 2011, 07:19 PM	#1
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	Junkstore score! Whoop! 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 Hey, sometimes its the little victories that make it worthwhile. Oh & yes I found the hand bell too, but it cost a whole dollar! __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”