To enter last week’s Toolsday’s giveaway, you had to identify two circular objects. Glad to see most of this crafty crowd knew they were a sewing machine bobbin and a bobbin case. We randomly picked one winner out of all the comments and that lucky person is looker19 who correctly guessed the identity of the mystery gadgets. Congratulations looker19, you have one week to reply to our email before we pick another winner.
Next Tuesday, we will be giving away a Craftsman Scrolling Sabre Saw. This powerful tool with its 6-amp motor has variable speeds to make it easy to cut a variety of different materials. The scrolling mode allows the blade to rotate in a full circular motion. Or if you want to cut a straight line, the laser-light line guide makes it a cinch. Both the upper and lower handles have soft grips to reduce vibration and user fatigue.
If you haven’t already, you better get started on your holiday decorations. We’ve got clever ways to upcycle old stuff into new handmade decorations (a.k.a. – inexpensive to make). Try turning old wool sweaters into Christmas trees; or make stars out of driftwood and how to turn an old door into a front porch greeting. Plus, find easy and inexpensive culinary gifts you can put together even if you don’t know how to cook.
To win the Craftsman Scrolling Sabre Saw, post a comment (click “comment” above) and tell us what this old wooden thing (pictured below) is made to do? You don’t have to answer correctly to win; we will randomly pick one winner.
On Tuesday, December 4, 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 December 4, 2012, 2:00pm (ET) to enter to win the Craftsman Scrolling Sabre Saw.






Aromatherapy by simply spraying the spindles with an fragrant oil and spinning it while breathing in deeply.
I will go with the yarn winder.
Only a fisherman would know that this is a mahogany line dryer. The 8½-inch-wide spool with wooden spindles sold for $590 at an auction held by Lang's Sporting Collectables of Waterville, N.Y.
Yes, I agree, its a fishing line dryer
Yarn spool
Yarn puller
pulling a bucket out of a well
Parchment paper roller
Dololly spool.
fishing line dryer spool
you wind yarn with it, or string or twine
a yarn winder
yarn spinner
yarn winder
Last week's item is a fly line dryer. I haven't gotten this week's yet. I assume there's a problem but I don't know if it's me or you folks.
Used to wind yarn
it is a ticket roller.
winder for twine/yarn/string
Fishing line dryer…believe me, it really is.
'PLEASE MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE!!! I WOULD BE IN HEAVEN !!!!I HAVE NEVER HAD A HOME. THIS WOULD JUST MAKE ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY SO GRATEFULLY. MY DAUGHTER IS IN COLLAGE AND SHE IS ON THE HONOR ROLL. I HAVE FOUR GRANDCHILDREN. MY SON IS HANDICAPPED, HE HAS A CROOKED SPINE AND ITS GETTING WORSE WITH TIME. I WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE HIM THE SURGERY HE NEEDS. WE HAVE NEVER HAD THE PLEASURE TO LIVE IN A HOUSE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.'
Looks like some kind of winder for yarn?
An old winder
winder for something
yarn roller
home weaver
BINGO!