Toothpick Day #1!

Toothpicks also have plenty of uses besides removing detritus from your teeth. From wood filler to helping your gardening, toothpicks are pretty awesome little tools...

Clean cracks and gaps

Dip a toothpick in rubbing alcohol or other sterile cleaning solution, then use it to scrape out cracks and gaps in furniture and gadgets. It also may be the only way to reach into small spaces and clear out cobwebs and dirt.

Clean brushes

Poke a toothpick through the bristles of a dog brush or other brush to easily pull out the accumulated hair.

Mark the end of a tape roll

Avoid searching for the end of the tape roll. Wrap the tape around a toothpick each time you finish using the tape.

Fill small holes

Toothpicks can hide accidental, exposed nail holes in wood projects. Dab some glue on the toothpick and push it into the hole. Break off the end, then sand flush and add stain or paint if necessary.

Repair ornaments

A toothpick is also handy for getting glue into small spaces and onto small surfaces, such as figurines, statuettes or ornaments.

Touch up furniture and woodwork

A toothpick is the perfect tool for adding paint to small scratches in furniture, woodwork and cabinets. It is smaller, cheaper and neater than a paintbrush, and will only repaint the small crack rather than the surrounding area.

Strong wood filler

If you have stripped screw holes for hinges, drawer hardware or other spots, you can fill the hole with toothpicks. Dab glue on the end of each toothpick, then slide it in, and break off the end. Once the hole is tightly filled with toothpicks, re-drill the stripped hole.