Archive for the 'Nicholson' Category

Salvage Mangled Threads

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Many of us have experienced the pain of cross-threading;  careful as we try to be, sometimes things are just so unwieldy that cross-threading is inevitable.  With these thread-restoring files you may be able to restore those damaged or worn — external — threads.

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Name That Tool: Raspel?

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Just what do you call a combination chisel and rasp: a raspel or a risel?  Neither — you call it damn handy!   Nicholson packs a chisel, a flat rasp, and a half-round rasp into one useful tool that they call the WoodChuck.  You probably aren’t going to choose this tool for fine woodworking, but stick it in your tool belt and you’ll surely find a dozen uses for it.

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