To enter last week’s Toolsday giveaway, you had to identify a wood block with three holes in the side and three metal springs on top. Most everyone knew it was an old mousetrap. We randomly picked one winner out of all the comments and that lucky person is Brian K. who correctly guessed the identity of the mystery gadget. Congrats Brian, you have one week to reply to our email before we pick another winner.
The Tuesday after next (we’re on vacation next week), we will be giving away a Craftsman Circular Saw. This 7-1/4″ saw has Laser Trac technology to make cutting a straight line easy and efficient. Just mark the starting and ending point and then follow the laser line. Ergonomically designed, soft-grip handles and a lightweight aluminum shell also make this saw easy to use. The blade can be angled up to 54 degrees to allow for a variety of cuts.
Do you need last minute gifts but are all out of money? We’ve got tasty DIY gift ideas you can make for little dough. Put together a basket of exotic teas, bags of flavored popcorn, gourmet cheeses or a collection of sugar and spices for the cook on your gift list.
To win the Craftsman Circular Saw, post a comment (click “comment” above) and tell us what this old-timey gadget does (pictured, below). You don’t have to answer correctly to win; we will randomly pick one winner. 
On Tuesday, January 1, (we’re taking off next Tuesday – Merry Christmas!) 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 January 1, 2013 at 2:00pm (ET) to enter to win the Craftsman Circular Saw.
Official Rules.






pencil sharpener
pencil sharpener
Pencil sharpener
antique pencil sharpener
Lamson Pencil Sharpener (a.k.a. Dixon's Pencil Sharpener)
Patented 1885 ~ Advertised 1885-87
Joseph Dixon Crucible Co.
Jersey City, NJ
Its an 1885 Dixon Lamson Pencil Sharpener
old pencil sharpener
happy new year 1884 dixon lamson pencil sharpener
1860 circa pencil sharpener of course
It looks like it's an old pencil sharpener – turned by hand
I have to say its a pencil sharpener i think.
It's a Movie Projector.
pencil sharpner
That saw looks awesome!
To read the front of the machine? Where's the fun in that?
It is much more exciting to imagine this old fashioned pencil sharpener as a steam-punk egg scrambler…or perhaps a Rube Goldberg-ish doorbell ringer.
Have a great New Year, guys, and thanks for the contest.
It is a pencil Sharpener.
It's a pencil sharpener that looks like it could double as a small movie projector. It would look great as a design element in a home office or study!
A Lamson pencil sharpner (a.k.a. Dixon's Pencil Sharpener)
Star Manufacturing Co., Lynn, MA
Patented 1885
Dixon's Pencil Sharpener – Joseph Dixon Crucible Co., Jersey City, NJ
A Pencil Sharpener
1885 Dixon Lamson Pencil Sharpener
an apple corer.
It says pencil sharpner but I think lazer or picture viewer
It's a device for peeling an apple with a pencil.
antique pencil sharpener
pencil sharpener