In order to be eligible to win last Toolsday’s (a.k.a. Tuesday) prize, you had to guess the identity of a hand-cranked machine with a couple of cog wheels. We had a variety of amusing answers; everything from sauerkraut maker, to a movie reel rewinder, to a lettuce cutter. The correct answer was an old-time pencil sharpener. (The poor kids who got their fingers caught in that contraption – yikes!)
We randomly picked one winner from all the comments and that lucky person is Bill, who thought it was a grinder. Congratulations, Bill you have one week to respond to our email before we pick another winner.
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 super easy to make with the kids. If you’re throwing a party for the kids, find ideas for yummy treats. For the adults, we’ve got cocktail recipes and instructions on creating a spooky beverage bar.
Next Tuesday, we will be giving away a Bosch Laser Distance Measurer. This pocket-sized is super handy for renovating and decorating, plus it sounds like a a lot of fun to use. You can measure length, area volume, indirect length where the distance is blocked by an obscale, calculate the total of multiple areas, and the minimum and maximum distances from a certain point.
To enter the Bosch Laser Measurer giveaway, post a comment (click “comment” above) and tell us what profession uses this brush and for what. You don’t have to answer correctly to win, we will randomly pick one comment from this post. 
On Tuesday, October 23, we will select the winners of the Bosch Laser Distance Measurer then start up a new giveaway for another tool, which will be given away the Tuesday after that.
You have until October 23, 2012, 2:00pm (ET) to enter to win the Bosch Laser Distance Measurer.
it's october so witches broom
A whisk broom
a wisk
Hand held broom for cleaning the area after trimming Bonsai Trees. The picture is actually larger than the real thing.
I think that a chimney sweep would use this brush.
It is a brush used by a maid.
I think its used by carpenters to sweep off their work benches.
broom for a midget
A baster brush
ancient hula skirt ??
yup a hearth brush
a small broom
IT's obviously a whisk, I am guessing a hearth whisk
I believe the profession that uses the brush pictured are people who make cakes for a living. They can stick a straw from the broom in a cake to determine if it's done. If the straw comes out clean, a cake is done. But if the straw is sticky, a cake needs to bake longer.
a chimely sweep
painters brush
this is a brush to create designs on a thrown pottery item
Whisk used by tailors/butlers
broom
chimney sweep
it is a fancy hand broom.
A corner duster used by cleaning person
Barbers hair brush
a hand whisk broom
whisk broom