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Any prior military probably know Duct tape by the name "hundred mile an hour tape".
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I chuckled when I heard a misplaced Aussie call a circular saw a Skilful Saw.
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When framing, I used both rough and fine adjusting tools. The rough was a 5# sledge and the fine was a 2# maul.
"Lop it and leave it" meant cut a board and leave the mark.
Headache!! (from working around linemen) was hollered if something was dropped from above(ladder/on a roof/atop walls/etc.)
Thumb smasher was, of course, a hammer. There were two types, fine and heavy. Fine was a smooth faced trim hammer and heavy was a waffle faced framing hammer. The heavy hurt more and caused more damage.
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" If it doesn't work, beat on it with a hammer. If it works, get a bigger hammer".
"If it moves, paint it. If it doesn't move, paint it anyway."
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My dad said a tool box only needed two tools, a hammer and a bigger hammer.
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(07-28-2017, 12:34 AM)BillĀ Holt Wrote: My dad said a tool box only needed two tools, a hammer and a bigger hammer.
My brother says his toolbox only has two tools. A phone book and a check book.
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My dad always called a crowbar a "rooster bar", almost sixty years laterĀ and I do the same thing...
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(07-28-2017, 06:27 AM)TangoTwo Wrote: My brother says his toolbox only has two tools. A phone book and a check book.
Ken
That made me laugh. Actually it's more common today then in the past, but I and a lot of guys made a lot of $$$$$$$ from guys like your Brother, and I for one, thank him from the bottom of my heart
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