| Tool # | Mfg date |
Materials | Name |
Status | First Use |
| - |
1995-Aug-19 |
Naugahyde, zippers, pine |
Short Form |
Rebuilt to use new seal |
95F-6 |
| - |
1995-Oct |
Naugahyde, pine, sewn-in rope bead |
Short Form |
In use |
95F-9 |
| - |
1995-Oct-12 |
Aluminum, stainless bolts and wingnuts |
Form Seal (short form) |
in use |
95F-9 |
| - |
1995-Nov-3 |
Aluminum, wood blocks |
Support Ring (short form) |
Rebuilt with turnbuckle |
95F-9 |
| - |
1995-Nov |
Aluminum, stainless turnbuckles |
Support Ring (short form) |
in use |
95F-9 |
| 1 |
1995-Nov-3 |
Pine and stainless |
Loop Tool |
Rebuilt with new handle |
? |
| 1B |
1998-Aug-23 |
Pine and stainless |
Loop Tool |
Rebuilt with new handle |
? |
| 1C |
2000-Mar |
Oak and stainless |
Loop Tool |
Lost 2001-Dec-31 |
? |
| 1/2 |
2002-Jan-13 |
Walnut and stainless |
Loop Tool |
Improved handle shape, lighter blade |
02F-4 |
| 2 |
1995-Nov-4 |
Pine and stainless |
Steel Finger |
Rebuilt with new handle |
? |
| 2B |
1998-Aug-13 |
Pine and stainless |
Steel Finger |
in use |
98F-15 |
| 2/2 |
1999-Jun-26 |
Birch and stainless |
Steel Finger |
new lightweight design, in use |
99F-7 |
| 3 |
1995-Nov-6 |
Aluminum |
Vertical Roadgrader |
in use |
? |
| 4 |
1995-Nov-24 |
Pine and stainless |
Big Loop |
in use |
? |
| - |
1996-Jan-18 |
Pine and 0.25" hardware cloth |
big screen |
ineffective, lost |
LS74 |
| - |
1996-Apr-6 |
Wood and fibreglass screen |
small screen |
too hard to get sand through; retired |
96F-8 |
| - |
1996-Apr-19 |
Wood and fibreglass screen |
box filter |
worn out, retired, replaced |
96F-9 |
| - |
2000-Jul-15 |
oak, pine, aluminum, fibreglass screen |
New box filter |
in use |
00F-20 |
| 5 |
1996-Aug |
Aluminum |
potter's rib |
retired in favor of Pismo clam |
? |
| - |
1996-Aug-23 |
sailcloth, wood, aluminum |
Tall form |
in use, much mended |
96F-18 |
| 6 |
1996-Aug |
ceramic, low-fire |
fingertips |
ineffective, retired |
? |
| 7 |
1996-Aug |
ceramic, low-fire |
serrated convex |
ineffective, retired |
? |
| 8 |
1996-Aug |
ceramic, low-fire |
serrated straight |
ineffective, retired |
? |
| - |
1996-Sep |
pine and 0.125" hardware cloth |
Improved big screen |
occasionally used |
96M-2 |
| 9 |
1997-Feb-22 |
ceramic, low-fire |
Whale Tail concave |
ineffective, retired |
? |
| 10 |
1997-Feb-22 |
ceramic, low-fire |
Seashell concave |
almost effective, broken |
? |
| 11 |
1997-Feb-22 |
ceramic, low-fire |
Dozer Blade straight |
very effective, broken, replaced |
? |
| 11/2 |
1998-Dec-11 |
ceramic, low-fire |
Dozer Blade, heavy |
not so effective, salt-eroded, broken |
? |
| 12 |
1998-Aug-13 |
Pine and stainless |
Sand Knife |
in use |
98F-15 |
| 13 |
1998-Aug-16 |
Pine and stainless |
Steel Pinky |
Lost 2001-Dec-31 |
98P-8 |
| 13/2 |
2002-Jan-20 |
cherry and stainless |
Steel Pinky |
replaces lost tool, same design |
02F-4 |
| 14 |
1998-Aug-21 |
Pine and stainless |
Pointer |
in use |
98P-8 |
| 15 |
1998-Aug-22 |
Pine and stainless |
Super Slicer |
in use |
98P-9 |
| - |
1998-Sep |
stainless and plastic (bought, modified) |
small knife |
in use |
? |
| - |
1998-Oct |
stainless and plastic (bought, modified) |
large knife |
retired |
? |
| 16 |
1998-Dec-11 |
ceramic, low-fire |
Tubular Borer |
ineffective, retired |
? |
| 17 |
1998-Dec-11 |
ceramic, low-fire |
Tubular handle |
ineffective, retired |
? |
| 18 |
1998-Dec-11 |
ceramic, low-fire |
convex blade for handle |
ineffective, retired |
? |
| 19 |
1999-Jun |
birch and stainless |
Shaver Tool |
rebuilt |
99F-7 |
| 19B |
2002-Jan-23 |
Birch and stainless |
experimental Shaver |
narrower blade, more clearance. In use |
02F-5 |
| - |
1999-Aug |
Wood and stainless (bought, mod) |
Offset-handle carver |
in use |
99P-10 |
| - |
2000-Mar-5 |
Oak, Pine, plywood, Roleez wheels |
Back-saver Sand Cart |
in use |
00F-7 |
| 20 |
2000-Jul-16 |
Oak and stainless |
Powerloop |
in use |
00F-20 |
| - |
2001-Aug-2 |
Pool plastic, stainless, aluminum |
Latchform |
in use |
01F-9 |
| 21 |
2002-Jan-20 |
Walnut and stainless |
Bigger Looop |
in use |
02F-4 |
| 22 |
2002-Jan-21 |
Walnut and stainless |
Long Sand Scorp |
in use |
02F-4 |
| 23 |
2002-Feb-2 |
cherry and stainless |
Medium Sand Scorp |
in use |
02P-2 |
| 21 |
2002-Feb-24 |
Cherry and stainless |
Steel Thumb |
in use |
02F-8 |
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