Old screwdrivers

[Dave H (MI)]

Anyone know anything about this screwdriver? Wood handle with the grooves. Square shank. Seems well built. Wondering who made these as I see them from time to time but never with markings of any type.

 

[kevinj54]

(quoted from post at 16:36:04 02/03/19) Anyone know anything about this screwdriver? Wood handle with the grooves. Square shank. Seems well built. Wondering who made these as I see them from time to time but never with markings of any type.

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They look like the Irwins I have

 

[Bob]

I've got a few, as well, no idea where they came from.

 

[Hobo,NC]

Mac had the best wood handle square shank screwdrivers I busted quite a few handles then they became good chisels...

 

[J. Schwiebert]

I am with Hobo, I used to buy mine from the Mac man and they were good! This was back in the 60's.

 

[JGayman]

Do a Google image search for "wooden handled screwdriver" and you will see quite a few examples which look identical to the one you have.

 

[JF in MI]

Ditto with one I have.

 

[gab]

I only have a few left and they're Mac.

 

[Richard G.]

I have a set that friends gave to me look just like that. These were special made for gunsmithing.
Richard in NW SC

 

[rustyfarmall]

I have a whole set of those. Came from Harbor Freight. Wooden handles cracked on a couple of them and pretty much fell off. I've owned 'em for at least 35 years.

 

[Janicholson]

Mine are Irwin and Mac. Jim

 

[Adirondack case guy]

You took the words rite out of my mouth. I too have a couple of sets around here from HF way back when, in
various conditions. The only handle problem that I had I caused by hitting on them with a hammer.
Loren

 

[3000OH]

Ditto. In ?71 I bought a set of Irwins with some HS graduation
$s. Still have nearly full set. Only one handle split but I never
hammered on them. The phillips head is only one that I know
for sure went MIA, within first 5 yrs or so.

 

[JK2]

I have the remains of a couple sets that I bought from the MAC tool truck back in the 60's. Both the large and small Phillips have round shanks but all the flat bladed ones have square shanks.

 

[Hobo,NC]

Yesterday I ran over one of my tie down straps had to go into the shop for a screwdriver and a hammer ... I know I am gonna do it again so this morning I went to my screwdriver grave yard to grab a few to throw in my pick up tool box... My Mac's survived to rest in the grave yard drawer...

 

[marloweg]

have a set from HF 20 + years old used one to day

 

[rustred]

I had a set of those same ones from MAC TOOLS.

 

[tech4]

Looks like my MAC screwdrivers. Aircraft Mechanics use the wood handle screwdrivers because Skydrol hydraulic fluid that melts plastic handle screwdrivers.

 

[Moonlite37]

Years ago, and perhaps yet, SnapOn had wood handles available as well as replacement wood handles. I do not know how the replacement handles were installed. Some mechanics claimed that the wood provided a more secure grip.

 

[Jim Phelps]

Do not know who made them but my father past away back in July and he had a ton of that type of screw driver in his shop.

 

[TomA in CA]

I made one like that in shop class in high school in the '50's It was one of the first year required projects. Good experience for city kids. Metal lathe,wood lathe, gas furnace forging and tempering

 

[Leroy]

Wood is a better grip. I have a lot of them as well as plastic handles.

 

[Gundoctor]

That is a copy of a tool made by "Grace" Gunsmithing sold by Brownell's still today. I have had my set for over 40 years.

 

[Leroy]

Harbor freight for at least 35 years, I thought the company was maby 20 yeas old at most Never heard of company untill 10 years ago.

 

[wilson ind]

A ton would be a lot of screwdrivers~~~~!!!!

 

[Gundoctor]

Here is the link

https://www.brownells.com/search/index.htm?k=grace+screwdrivers&ksubmit=y

 

[John T]

Yep and don't forget for yearsssssssss and years ago those drivers were CORDLESS !!!!!!!

John T

 

[bmack95hd]

Had to go look in my tool chest and have more than I thought I did. Not usually the ones I use. They all look the same but one has MAC SABINA, O on it. Got the chest after my DD passed.

 

[dr sportster]

Mine is made by Mac. Bad screwdrivers for electrical work as you skin tends to touch the metal ferrule. Good grip.

 

[T.R.K.]

My cousin the mechanic had a set back in the 70s or so, and they were his favorites. Probably off a tool truck.

There were also some knock-off copies made overseas at flea markets and so forth back in the '80s. I had a couple but don't any more. The shanks would twist in the handle.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

Same here,(Irwin). I had a 12" and 18" pair from back in the early 70's. Still have the longer one and use it mostly as a light pry bar. gm

 

[Hobo,NC]

Went to close the graveyard drawer and there laid a Wood handle Williams DPW-4 made in the USA dunno how I accumulated that one... Those big Phillips were great to align/install timing covers....

 

[Dr. Walt]

Yep, still got all of mine. Came in a package of 7 or 8 - various sizes both Phillips & Flat Blade. Made in Japan. Bought mine at AKRON Imports in the early 1960's. VERY GOOD screwdrivers.

 

[Dave H (MI)]

I think I found the exact ones. At least when I hold mine up to the picture everything is the same to the smallest detail. Little pricey if I had any intent on making a set out of them! Mine was laying on a shelf over at the salavating army store. Think it was about $2. I felt sorry for it and brought it home. Actually...thought it was kinda cool with the square shaft and all.
Irwins

 

[Dopp Creek]

My folks gave me a set like that when I graduated from college in 1984. They were from Harbor Freight. I still have some of those tools and use them today.

 

[CenTex Farmall]

Yeah, Skydrol is bad stuff!

 

[flembo]

I have that exact set from brownell's but also an assortment of non gunsmith wood handled screw drivers like shown from who knows where.

 

[Bonnan]

Got one exactly like that.
Jim