I have been on a search for the tune to "Jack of All Trades" and also whether it has Gaelic lyrics (is it old enough?).

I stumbled onto this thread.

My Dad's a plumber. I grew up learning about Stilsons and Footprints.

Footprints in Australian Plumber talk are are similar to stilsons but dont have the "loose pivot head". Footprints also have a long extension for lower jaw which allow you to add a bit of hand pressure to the grip. Stilsons rely on pure leverage and jaw pivot to get grip. Footprints are smaller (about the size of a 12" shifting spanner -monkey wrench) and are more "hand friendly" and faster to use. The jaw width adjustment is a similar mechanism in both units.

I later discovered vice grips and these replaced most uses that I had for footprints. When all those corners have disappeared from a nut there's only a few options. I am a mechanic by trade by the way. I know a ring spanner, made by a name brand (single hex if possible) provides the best grip on a nut.

Anyway...

Anyone have the tune for "Jack of all trades". What about amy Gaelic history?