Seriously? :rolleyes:

I built this, does that count :confused:

& I live in the Mojave desert so I don’t have to deal with rust on tools etc… & I look after them..

more pics here (same user name)..
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=466&page=227

You mean the slappers? well, ya just need a variety.. so flat, curved, v-shape etc… & ya can make ones with different curves. The one I made today is fairly shallow, some are pretty round looking. Probably make a few more before I’m done, but only had enough Teak for 5

Got all ambitious today & turned this pile of (free) Teak:

.. into this collection of sheetmetal slappers 🙂

Should have all 5 finished sometime during the week. Put some teak oil on two of them, but haven’t finished shaping the handles yet & I need to find an old leather belt to use on the faces. Sure beats paying about $50 each for cheap Maple versions…
So far I have a shorty version, 14in flat & curved, the one that just has a hole will be V shaped & the largest one (16in) will have a slight curve to the face.

Only 3 of them are Engineeers screwdrivers, in the 4lb range 🙂

Others are Martin body hammers & a nice selection of plastic mallets etc for making metal bend to my will.

There are quite a few reprints of ad’s from companies that supplied aircraft companies.

The author put a small *editorial* in the first book about loosing skills & how regulatory madness has stiffled innovation/progress/production etc. Not to derail into politics, but I can think of quite a few elected people who need to have that part read to them by someone who “gets it” 🙂

Only Vol 1 & Vol 2 are available right now, 3 & 4 at the end of Feb & the other 3 in April.