So the mother of invention is necessity. The lowly mouse trap. A friend was helping me with my Kibler SMR build. We were looking for a sanding block and the best thing we saw in my new shop was a mousetrap. Lifted the spring and inserted sandpaper. Worked like a charm. So I’m doing different little piddling jobs around my shop. Just piddling and I spied that rat trap. A Victor nonetheless. The same one we used as a sanding block. Maybe it had something to do with the colonoscopy I had this morning but my thinking was a whole lot clearer this evening even though the ale is flowing. I saw possibilities. A pick. Two copper staples. A hinge. And a clamp.