Freeze Plug Replacement Motor in Car

I used to have a tapered teak wooden table leg (Danish modern) that I cut off at the exact diameter needed to hold the freeze plug square and drive it in. I trimmed the other half for the smaller plugs and used both tools for years.

I also recall installing one of those rubber plugs at a gas station one night in the middle of a 700 mile road trip. This was after a mile and a half jog to get to the parts store before it closed (and back). Never would have made it but the station attendant called ahead so they would stay open (this was BCP). The plug held up but the water pump seal ate it from spinning dry. Had to add a gallon of water every 30 minutes for the next 400 miles. Replaced the pump in another parts store parking lot the next AM.