"Doubled Up" Tools Handy, Save Space

"Doubled Up" Tools Handy, Save Space FARM SHOP Handy Hints 32-3-39 Hugh "Buz" Craft of Wills Point, Texas, recently sent FARM SHOW photos of several "doubled up" tools he made by bolting or welding two tools together. Some example of his doubled-up tools include: A screwdriver combination with a flat head on one end and a Phillips head on the other; claw hammer and ball peen; brass mallet and rubber mallet; kitchen broom and shop broom; hoe and rake; scrub brush and rubber scraper; egg beater and oval whip; weed chopper and spike; fork and hamburger flipper for grilling; flat wire brush and round "reaming" brush; spaghetti claw and serrated plastic knife; large cook-out spoon and fork; and paring knife and ice pick. "The handiest doubled-up tool in my collection is my Phillips/flat head screwdriver set because it's so easy to see, even in a cluttered-up toolbox. As soon as I spot the handle, I know I've got the right screwdriver point without having to do a lot of digging," says Craft. To put two tools together, most of the time he drills a hole in the handle on one of the tools and then bolts or screws them together. "To double up the screwdrivers, a friend cut two inches off the plastic handle of both screwdrivers to expose the metal rods inside, then welded the two handles together and wrapped tape around them," says Craft. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Buz Craft, P.O. Box 565, Wills Point, Texas 75169 (ph 903 873-2367; junction1@att.net).

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