Toolsday Giveaway: Win a Schedule Planner

 In order to win last week’s Toolsday prize, you had to guess the identity of a telescoping tool sitting on a bracket.  Most folks knew it was a jewelry maker’s ring-sizer mandrel. We randomly picked one winner out of all last week’s comments and that lucky person is Patti, who knew exactly what it was. Congratulations Patti, you’ve got one week to reply to our email before we pick another winner.    

Next Tuesday, we will be giving away a set of self-organizing goodies including a copy of “SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life: A Four-Step Guide to Getting Unstuck” by bestselling author, Julie Morgenstern. This 300-page book outlines a four-step plan to get rid of the physical and mental clutter that holds back so many of us. Plus it will show you how to stay organized after you heave the clutter, so you’ll stay on track.

Are you sick and tired of winter, dying to get some backyard projects underway?  Start planning. We’ve got plenty of ideas, inspiration and instructions for turning your yard into a spectacular hang out for entertaining and relaxing. We’ve got tips for designing an outdoor kitchen, instructions on how to build a pergola, tiki hut or fire pit. Or do you want to install a backyard horseshoe pitcorn hole game or chess set – we’ve got step-by-step instructions on how to do that too.  

To win an organizing kit, post a comment (click “comment” above) and tell us what the contraptions pictured below are used for.  You don’t have to answer correctly to win; we will randomly pick one winner.

On Tuesday, February 5, 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 February 5, 2013, 2:00pm (ET) to enter to win an organizing kit.  
Official Rules.

1,438 Responses

  1. BJM says:

    Chock blocks

  2. John Shimko says:

    A rope maker

  3. Stephen says:

    Looks like something for walking on water :)

  4. Elishacrabtree says:

    My first thought was snow shoes?

  5. scaletti says:

    These are snow shoes for a person to carry them when the dogs are pulling them in the snow.

  6. Kay says:

    I think it is some kind of vintage snow sled or skies

    If I could take 2nd guess I’m seeing some kind of device that would be used for animals such as cattle or horses.

    I have tried to submit my comment sev. times.
    I hope if this post goes through even though others didnt, IT WILL QUALIFY ME FOR DRAWING.

  7. Daniel Roth says:

    no clue

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  9. Maria says:

    I think they're tools for the puppeter to make the dolls move around.
    the Puppeter pulls the strings

  10. Donna says:

    Look like snow shoes to me.

  11. PAMELA says:

    snow shoes

  12. Jaimee says:

    old fashioned snow shoes

  13. Don Gabriel says:

    snow shoes

  14. vandyvirg says:

    YUP! SNOW SHOES

  15. Misty Headrick says:

    They look like shoes for smashing grapes for wine…you strap the rope over your shoulders and the little one on your toes..that way they stay on…just a thought

  16. heather c says:

    Ice Skates for Shufflers

  17. mit says:

    wire holder

  18. Don says:

    looks like yarn holders

  19. Frank Polgar says:

    part of sail rigging

  20. victor garcia says:

    snow shoes

  21. mark says:

    Snow equipment

  22. Cindy says:

    Going with the majority rule…vintage snow shoes.

  23. Margaret says:

    Some kind of farm equipment…help move things in the snow perhaps?

  24. Carla R says:

    From the olden days of snow shoes maybe 1920's

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