Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate View Post
Something will be unearthed from the bowels of the shop and he'll be asked what it is. The last thing was some Torquemada-like device that was for replacing the springs in old sprung saddles.
An old tool from my shop days in the 70s that I would LOVE to find again is a wooden cotter pin puller. It had 2 foot long lever arms and a screw-adjusted jaw width. Wasn't a cotter pin that thing couldn't pull. It was given to us by our Motobecane salesman Jean-Jacques. Not sure if it was ever widely available. Keep your eyes out for that, SK.