Last Toolsday we posted a photo of a antique scale and asked you tell us what profession used the scale and what were they weighing. Most people thought it was used for gold and precious metals, but it was actually used for weighing letters and packages – it was a postage scale.
We randomly picked one winner out of all last week’s comments and that lucky person is Fred who correctly guessed that it was a postman’s scale. Congrats Fred, you’ve got exactly one week to reply to our email message before we pick another winner.
Planning on doing some hardscaping this weekend? We’ve got advice and instructions on all types of projects whether you’re making enhancements like adding a fire pit, or building a pergola; or just concentrating on your lawn and landscaping.
Next Tuesday, we will be giving away a Craftsman belt sander. The 3″ x 21″, 8-amp electric sander comes equipped with a dust bag, an easy lever release to quickly change out belts and a lock-on trigger control. The sleek design allows you to sand flush next to any perpendicular surface.
To win the Craftsman belt sander, post a comment (click “comment” above) and tell us what profession used this little brush and what are they cleaning? You don’t have to answer correctly to win; we will randomly pick one winner. 
On Tuesday, April 24, we will select the winner then start up a new giveaway for another tool, which will be given away the Tuesday after that.
You have until April 24, 2012, 2:00pm (ET) to enter to win the belt sander.
Official Rules.
Woodworker
I think with its long bristles, it's a brush used for cleaning deep down in crevices
Sheer clipper brush
A brush used for applying clear coat finsh on wood
Brush, Don't know what type
It is a draftsmans brush to clear away dust or eraser shavings from the print
It looks like a drafting brush.
Baseball umpire's brush to clean off home plate.
A cleaning brush for woodworking
I also think it is a brush to clean woodwork before painting it.
It's currently used to blend highlites into ZZ Top beards.
Woodworking brush
Umpires Home Plate Brush
looks like its used in woodworking to clean dust.
This little brush is used by archaeologists to brush away dirt and other materials from articifacts and bones that they find.
tooth brush
Painter's steel brush to scape off old paint.
a woodworkers brush
I think it looks like it could brush away something coarse, so maybe someone doing metal work. That's my guess!
First thought was wood carver's brush but actually looks like a clothes brush used by a valet(butler/manservant)
It's used by a wood carver to brush away the fine filigree shavings!
I think this brush was used for shoe shining…
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A brush for cleaning typewriters platens.
I'd say a barber to clean the hair off of a customer's neck.
It kinda looks like a brush that would be used on a typewriter or other letter printing thing.