Last Toolsday, we posted a photo of a metal gadget with a wooden handle and asked you to tell us what it is used for. Popular answers included bottle opener, a speciality wrench and a tool used to remove nails from a horse’s shoe. The real answer is a dental key. It’s a tool that was used in the early 1800s to extract teeth – ouch!
We randomly picked one winner out of all last week’s comments and that lucky person is Doug, who thought it was a pair of tongs for carrying cylindrical objects. Congrats Doug, even though you answered incorrectly, you still win. You have exactly one week to reply to our email before we pick another winner.
Next Tuesday we will be giving away a Craftsman Angle Grinder. The cordless 4-1/2″ grinder is designed for comfort and ease of use. It comes with an auxiliary handle that can be adjusted to three different positions. The powerful 19.2-volt motor allows for 6500 RPM no-load speed so you can get the job done fast.
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To win the Craftsman Angle Grinder, post a comment (click “comment” above) and tell us what this little device is called. You don’t have to answer correctly to win; we will randomly pick one winner. 
On Tuesday, January 22, 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 22, 2013, 2:00pm (ET) to enter to win the Craftsman Angle Grinder.
Official Rules.






boot jack
Thi is a wooden boot jack
Boot jack
For string of wool
It is a boot jack for removing your boots.
BOOT REMOVER
It is a boot jack
This is to pull off your boots or shoes
[...] eligible to win last Toolsday’s (a.k.a. Tuesday) prize, we asked you to guess the identity of a little wood object with two spikes on the end. It was easier than we thought – most everyone knew that it was a boot jack. To use the [...]
a shoe rest so u can shine your boots
very old boot jack
boot jack
Looks like a boot jack to me!
Really a boot jack? I have no idea.
a boot jack
This looks like a tool for designing paper or cardboard airplanes.
shoe horn
bootjack, for removing your boots/shoes
boot jack
I think it is a boot remover. You step on it with one foot to hold it steady and place the heel of your boot in the V to remove it.
Used to remove boots!
Boot Pull or Boot Jack. Designed to remove boots. These handy tools will save your back and prolong the life of your boots.
Boot jack
A shoe horn
I have to agree. It's a boot jack.