What are the underappreciated shop tool/supplies in your shop?

[John K Jordan]

Something not mentioned yet that I find very useful is a cheap (Woods 32555WD) remote control used for the dust collector. Now I know you can buy the fancy expensive ones made just for the shop, but this one is only $12 at Amazon and has lasted four years so far without a problem. I just clip the remote to my shop apron so it's always handy, no matter what machine I'm currently at.

I use a similar one on my 5hp ClearVue - bought three to get extra keyfob remotes and keep them at key locations on the shop walls. The receiver energizes a contactor (relay) which switches 220v to the DC.

Shop apron, what's that?

JKJ

[mike stenson]

Dermabond

10

[steven c newman]

Get a good Shop broom, a hand broom( foxtail?) and a decent dust pan.......and a trash can with wheels....

[kent wardecke]

Band-Aids. Paper towels and tape in place of band-aids.

Haha ha too funny

[kent wardecke]

My HF digital caliper. I try not to make a fuss over 0.01 inch but hey 3/4" isn't the same thing as 0.77 inch

[Axel de Pugey]

A big fat black lead!

I am using a 5.6mm 6B lead for a mechanical pencil to mark high spots when planing a face, jointing an edge or any other marking that should stand out on the wood.
I am constantly reaching for it, cheap and super useful to me.

2279F6E2-2505-462E-8931-F04E6CC80BC2.jpg

[bill epstein]

Biscotti for my afternoon tea break. Taken for granted until I run out.

Don't forget Jammy Dodgers! World Market has them here in the Colonies.

Under-appreciated by most, but invaluable to me, Stanley Block Plane bought right off the shelf at Home Depot 20 years ago. If, after countless passes over dried glue, miles of broken jointed edges, and too many badly cross cut end grains trued an LN or Veritas makes a better full width shaving, I want to see it.

[Aiden Pettengill]

Superglue for when you cut yourself!

[mike stenson]

Superglue for when you cut yourself!

Dermabond is sterile, doesn't sting as much and the applicators are superior IME

[John K Jordan]

Dermabond is sterile, doesn't sting as much and the applicators are superior IME

I sometimes buy 3M Vetbond but it's pretty expensive.

The hen sliced open by a hawk a few months ago is alive and well today because of superglue.

JKJ

[Jim Koepke]

The hen sliced open by a hawk a few months ago is alive and well today because of superglue.

That would have likely worked on our cat that came in with some nasty cuts left by an unknown assailant. SWMBO decided he needed to go to the animal clinic.

jtk