They're fun to find at the FM.  Don't see them often,
most folks don't know what they are, so they're cheap,
and as Louis says, a pleasure to use.

Tom Ellis
Dayton OH

-----Original Message-----
From: Louis Michaud [mailto:louis_michaud@u...]
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 11:51 AM
To: oldtools
Subject: [oldtools] Re: Great old book & turnscrew use

 From Bob:

>The screwdriver shown in that picture isn't what is usually considered a
>true turnscrew in that the lower part of the shank is round vs. flat. I
>know I've seen ones like that with a flat area just below the handle
>that changes to round lower down,  

These are still available and work great: oval handle for grip, tip
is properly shaped (tapers towards the handle) and a flat to
apply extra torque.