… and I love to find out what they are and what they’re used for. So, for this week, here are a few Challenges about some really odd, interesting, and unusual tools.

1. A tool that’s been used by stained glass workers since medieval times is a fid. What IS a fid? And how would you use it?


2. What’s this tool? What would you use it for? For scale, it’s about 2.5 cm (1 inch) wide.

3. What is a languid depressor, and how do you use it? (And why is does it have such a strange name?)


4. When, why, and where would you use a kelp iron? Can you find a picture of one?

These searches aren’t hard (except for one of them…), but it’s a lot of fun.

Next week we’ll have something a bit more challenging, so this week is just to have a good time. Enjoy.

Search on!