On 5/3/2017 2:22 PM, Bill wrote:
Spalted Walt wrote:
STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER -
A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common
slotted
screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.


This raises the question (to me), do they make a tool especially FOR
opening paint cans?

Seriously, YES. Paint stores have them and typically give them away
with a paint purchase. The better ones have a bottle opener on one end.
;~)





As a youngster, my dad taught me to use the screwdriver with golden
handle that already had paint all over it (maybe after my indiscriminate
use of other ones..). At least he let me have free rein--my primary
guidance was not to flip the switch on the table saw.



Straight blade screw drivers are good for stirring gel stains and
varnishes. :~)