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.






Shoe stretcher
It is to help take off boots. Step on it with one foot, and put the heel of the other boot in the slot and pull..
Boot jack
I think my Grandpa had one to take off his work boots…
Many thanks, Cindi
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It is an old fashion boot remover!
boot jack
Bunk House boot jack.
It's a bootjack. We had one shaped like a bug with antennas setting in our entryway as a kid.
boot remover
used for removing boots
It's a boot jack
Boot jack
Looks like a DIY antique boot jack
Looks like an old style Shoe Horn
boot jack
It's a boot jack, from times of yore!
To take your boots off.
you could use it as a compass to draw a perfect circle
A multi purpose boot jack and door stop.
boot jack
Used to remove boots
it's a boot jack!
boot jack for removing boots
Boot Jack
It's for taking off you boots/shoes – Boot Remover