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Forgotten Implements of Vintage Trades
Explore the world of obsolete trade tools through this engaging crossword featuring 17 historic tools once essential to craftsmen and laborers.
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  • 1. Tool for smoothing or cleaning surfaces in woodworking
  • 2. Hand tool for making small holes in wood or leather
  • 3. A short piece of metal or wood used by blacksmiths
  • 5. Traditional bristle material used in old brushes and brooms
  • 7. Shaping tool used in metalworking and auto body repair
  • 9. Tool for grinding or mixing pigments in paint-making
  • 14. Small hand tool for boring holes, especially in wood
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  • 4. Craftsman who made or repaired wooden wheels
  • 6. Old woodworking tool similar to an axe for shaping wood
  • 8. Fine-toothed saw formerly common in metal cutting
  • 10. Hand tool used in masonry and gardening for spreading mortar
  • 11. A sharp-edged tool for carving or cutting wood or stone
  • 12. Type of plywood once popular in trade workshops
  • 13. Craft involving old lead tools and piping methods
  • 15. Straight-edged blade formerly used by barbers and craftsmen
  • 16. Apparatus for weaving cloth, now mostly replaced by machines
  • 17. Clamp-like tool holding workpieces steady in trades

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