Random Cool Tricks

^^^^Use them a lot on underground power line construction. Of course ours are a bit fancier. We special. Lol.

 

Projected on a sheet of water.

 

Friend who teaches craft classes had cut herself a couple times and stopped working with split wine cork crafts. I watched how she was doing it, using a razor knife with both hands on the blade. It wasn't safe, so I looked online for cork splitter ideas. Some of them were little better than how she was doing it, so I built something safe.
It's a breech loading, straight pull design and will cut two corks in a row. Splits them perfectly in half, with no danger to the fingers. Plywood discs hold the blade solid and keep it safely covered. 12ga shotshell crimp provides a blade safe stop and guides the piston nicely within the bore.

Update: I got this picture with the message
"Love love love this thing!"

 

Really cool idea ,,,

 

Genius - Great concealed storage

 

Teamwork

 

she's done that before.

 

I've seen Marines do worse.

 

Cool, now lets see her load it.

 

Now that is a handy little ladder/platform there .

 

And Bob never had a problem with anyone drinking his tea again.

 

As long as they're looking, they're learning.

 

I have one that would sleep in his car seat tied to a tree on turn 5 at Chimney Rock.
Kept him out of other people's picnic baskets.