screwdriver

[Lewill2]

Nope, none like that. I just threw those out there in case they matched something else that would help you out.

[1930]

Lewill can you clean up # 10 a bit and tell me what you think in comparison to this driver. I had to send this guy a disposable camera because he did not do the internet and unfortunately the pict. are poor but this might be the best candidate that I have found yet.
My Maxwell friend in Canada is also very excited, if anyone has this screwdriver in any length I would like to purchase. This particular driver is approx 6.5 in length, if it is correct than it is prob. the shorter of the two lengths that I know of that were available
Again I know the pictures are poor, it appears that where the ferrule ends and the wood starts is seamless in appearance. Looks like the contour of the ferrule is flowed right on up into the wood much like the # 10 that lewill shows.

[Lewill2]

My #10 is about 6 5/16 inches long. Handle & ferrule are 3 3/4 inches long. Shank is 2 9/16 inches long. Handle is 1 inch in diameter and the ferrule is pressed on. I'll try and clean it lightly and get another picture or 2.

[1930]

Ok sounds good

[Lewill2]

After a little cleaning, these are the pictures. The ferrule looks like it might be 2 pieces. look at the pictures and you can see the parting line and there is a key tab that extends up towards the handle for about 1/8 of an inch. this tab is at 2 positions on the ferrule 180 degrees apart. As the pictures show the edges of the tip are rounded over. PM if you are interested.

[1930]

Hi Lewill and thanks agin for the screwdriver but I have to ask, are you sure this is a screwdriver, if you look in the last picture you posted you can see that the tip isnt a conventional tip that I have ever seen and both sides of the tip are identical in that it has the raised edges of the shaft.
I did not notice this in the picture and if I had I would have thought that maybe it was beat with a hammer but with both sides being the same I am wondering if this is actually some sort of carving tools.
Again, thank-you for sending it and taking the time to even look for me. Just so everyone knows Lewill asked for nothing other than postage so this inquiry is in no way a complaint, I am as stated just curious.

[Branson]

If it is a carving tool,  and I've seen some screwdrivers made into field-expedient chisels, it didn't start life that way.  No carving tool I've ever seen has ever had that kind of handle.  It's not a good chisel handle -- doesn't fit the hand quite right for carving -- it's a screwdriver handle, made for twisting.

[1930]

It was machined with the center of tip being shallower than the outer edges and I have never seen a screwdriver with that sort of tip, I was hoping that maybe someone had. Dont really see what purpose that would serve as a screwdriver

[rusty]

My impression looking at it, is someone took a regular flared screwdriver and tried to make it into a cabinet screwdriver by hammering the flared sides in, which resulted in rolled edges and a thick-side / thin-center profile of the blade (in which case filing would have been a better option)

Edit: add pic

The reason i think that is the direction of the curve on the edge where it was ground, on flared tips, it curves outward, because the shaft was squashed before grinding, on a cabinet type tip, only round stock is ground, so it flares inward...

[1930]

Mystery solved, It is a screwdriver. I found the identical screwdriver ( or so I had a hunch ) for sale on E-bay, item # 320744744617. I didnt want the other drivers, I have no use for them so I asked seller to send me the 3rd over from the right and adjust my invoice to reflect 10 bucks free shipping, he agreed but it was at that time he told me that the screwdriver had possibly been damaged on the handle, I asked where, I dont see any damage and I blew up the picture, he said on the back of the handle there may be a piece missing or it may have just been designed that way.
Well I got the driver today and nearly half of the back of the handle is missing and has been missing a very long time. I really dont care about that as in my opinion the flaw gives it character but I do think its amusing how some sellers think that some buyers would not know better.
The driver is identical in every single way except the tip is like a normal screwdriver so I guess this one Lewill sent has just been modified after all, again I dont care, it gives it character but I may just grind that character out one day if I can confirm some ideas.

[Lewill2]

1930 Did you see this mother laod of wood handled screw drivers on eBay?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/old-vintage-tool-lot-44-wood-handle-screwdrivers-misc-/220846540920?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336b7ac878

[1930]

Man that is alot of screwdrivers, thanks

[kxxr]

I am looking for this screwdriver, it appears to be one of only two possabilitys for my own tool-kit. Any help would be appreciated with finding it. Possibly three different lengths were made and I would like to eventually find all 3 while I continue my research and try and pinpoint which my be correct

If you are still looking, this seller: beckert18 :has listed several screwdrivers yesterday on ebay you may want to check.

[1930]

I dont know how to find items for sale just using the sellers screen-name ?

[Papaw]

Here is a link to his items- http://www.ebay.com/sch/beckert18/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1

Go to search, click advanced, and on the left you click on Seller under "Search By"

I looked at his completed listings and he has not been selling at his prices in the last few months. Lots of listings but very low number of sales.