Abstract: A multi-purpose tool having the external configuration of a flyswatter when in its assembled condition. The tool has a generally planar blade with an approximately rectangular shape and which is generally devoid of perforations. A single aperture near one edge of the blade is adapted for receiving a mechanical fastener. The blade is formed of a leathery material having sufficient stiffness as to be essentially self-supporting. A rigid handle, preferably of a hard wood such as oak, has a length about three times as long as the length of the blade; and one end of the handle has a longitudinal slot of sufficient thickness to snugly receive the blade. A transverse bore extends through the handle at a location to coincide with the blade aperture when the blade is inserted fully into the slot. A mechanical fastener is inserted into the handle's bore so as to removably attach the blade to the handle. A leather thong is inserted through an aperture in the second end of the handle.