Woodworker's Journal

STUMPERS

Getting a Grip

There’s a twist to this opener’s gist.

More than 150 answers to the purpose of Wes Demmon’s December mystery tool have poured in, with singular consensus. “It’s an adjustable jar opener,” says J. Dana Hubbard of Billerica, Massachusetts. “Works just like a VISE-GRIP,” adds .

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