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    Old 11-09-2013, 06:45 PM
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    In another thread I started about my husband's restored toolbox. We found these in one of the drawers.

    No clue as to what they are. The one with the wooden handle has a pick on one end and a slotted end.
    The other two tools are identical, the silver thing slides out of the black housing. And has a strange looking tip.
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    the top two look like nail sets.
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    PTQuilts ... Because the hook slides out of the housing, I don;t think it's a nail set,

    My wild guesses would be tools for doing leather work ... or wood carving/sculpting.

    Can you give us any better pics and closer of the different tips?
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    Originally Posted by QuiltE
    PTQuilts ... Because the hook slides out of the housing, I don;t think it's a nail set,

    My wild guesses would be tools for doing leather work ... or wood carving/sculpting.

    Can you give us any better pics and closer of the different tips?

    Yes, I can in the morning.
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    Is the one with the wooden handle some sort of awl?
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    Originally Posted by QuiltE
    PTQuilts ... Because the hook slides out of the housing, I don;t think it's a nail set,

    My wild guesses would be tools for doing leather work ... or wood carving/sculpting.

    Can you give us any better pics and closer of the different tips?
    Sorry for the blurry pics. My camera has habit of moving when my hand moves..........LOL


    I did find out that the wooden handled one has to do with soldering. The other two are a mystery.
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    They sort of look like some old dental-type tools...maybe for animals?
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    The bottom is definitely used in soldering. It is used to manipulate the solder into different areas. Or at least, that is what it is used for at Dickey-John's electronics plant. Who knows? There could be a dozen uses for it.
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    is it magnetic?
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    Originally Posted by momto5
    They sort of look like some old dental-type tools...maybe for animals?

    No, Mom I don't think these are Vet dental tools. They were in a really nasty tool box.

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    is it magnetic?
    No, Lynnie none of these are magnetic.
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