Hardly anyone correctly guessed the identity of last week’s Toolsday mystery gadget — it was a bracelet form used by a jewelry maker. A lot of people thought it was part of a car brake, and quite a few thought it had something to do with plumbing, and many others guessed that it was a piece of a router.
We randomly picked the winner from all the comments, and that lucky person is Jane, who thought it was a seal for a toilet. Not even close, Jane, but you still win. You have one week to reply to our email before we pick another winner.
Next Tuesday, we will be giving away a Grip-Rite Framing Nailer. This powerhouse tool can handle the toughest framing applications, but its lightweight housing and ergonomic design make it easy to use for hours at a time. The Grip-Rite shoots 2-inch to 3-1/2-inch paper tape collated, clipped head nails. It has an aggressive toe nailing claw for easy toe nailing and it comes equipped with a rotating rafter hook.
October 31 is not that far off, it’s time to start decorating and planning your Halloween bash. We’ve got cute decorating projects that cost no more than $5 and they’re easy-peasy to put together. If you’re throwing a kid’s party we’ve got fun ways to decorate and yummy treats for the little ones. For the adults, find cocktail recipes and ideas for creating a spooky beverage bar.
To enter the Grip-Rite Framing Nailer giveaway, post a comment (click “comment” above) and tell us what these strange-looking things (pictured below) are used for? You don’t have to answer correctly to win; we will randomly pick one winner from this post. 
On Tuesday, October 2, 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 October 2, 2012, 2:00pm (ET) to enter to win the Grip-Rite Framing Nailer.






old time gavel for early court room days
mallet
I've seen a tool similar to this one used to melt lead and then pour the lead into a mold to make balls for musket loaders.
I believe it is a tool to melt and mold a small part of machinery.
Lead melting ladle.
alloy pourer
used to melt and pour lead to make fishing weights
measurement device
black power measure
Lead Ladle
a metal melter
it is a tool used to scoop melted metals to be poured to its shape designation.
it is for smelting metal in 18th century
pour and measure liquified metal products
It's used in jewelry-making to melt and pour small amounts of metal.
a ladle for putting lead in cast iron joints
to me it almost looks like a measurement cup and also use it to spread it out with the base like sauce onto a pizza crust~!
Something used for melting metal. For what? I have no idea!
Pouring for liquid gold.
used for making cigars a hammer of sorts
Used to melt and pour lead
it is for pouring lead for pipe joins
a crucible
This is a cool tool. I have never had the chance to use one, but my 22 oz. straight claw and I have hammered many a lumber together.
Yeah, its some sort of smelting tool.
cups to pour liquid metal