On Monday, March 16, 2020 at 8:56:23 AM UTC, charles wrote:
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On Monday, 16 March 2020 01:29:12 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 14/03/2020 22:04, newshound wrote:
On 14/03/2020 14:28, John Rumm wrote:
On 13/03/2020 08:26, alan_m wrote:

Slightly before my time but I believe that was down to a DIY expert
on a TV program of the time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Bucknell


Also master of the spiral ratchet screwdriver. With flat blades.
Obviously everything was pilot drilled *and* assembled beforehand.

Yup, I don't recall seeing many of his programs (A bit before my time
really), but the prowess with the Yankee driver did stick in my mind. I
recall using one for the first time, and being a bit disappointed :-)
But then, I had not appreciated then that for the TV shows all the
holes were pre-drilled, and they had rehearsed the build first - so
the screws already knew where they were going!

Yankee screwdrivers are hopeless compared to even the cheapest cordless
screwdriver.

I bought my first Yankee screwdriver in 1960 - long before any cordless
screwdriver appeared on the market. I still use it and its big brother
which I bought a few years later.


I found a Yankee when clearing out my dad's garage. Cleaned and oiled it and then decided I treasure my fingers too much to try it out in anger.