Oblivion: Question about some items

[Balintherlas]

My question is this, do any of the items such as calipers, hand scythe, pickaxe, scales, shears, shovel, weight and a lot more I won't name, have a use? Most of them have no gold value, but do they help in repairing armour, or gathering ingredients, or making potion?

[johnny]

As far as i know, no. Just ignore those items.

[Balintherlas]

Ah alright, i already got rid of them. Thanks Jon boy.

[johnny]

Kinda makes you wonder why any developer would want to fill up a game with so many useless items, doesn't it? Only thing i can think of is that they must have given it some serious thought to actually let us work for our coins, and be picky while we're at it. I must admit that during my first run through Oblivion i picked up virtually anything that crossed my path, and if i recall correctly, it wasn't very different during my first Morrowind run. After a while you'll smarten up, and stick with items that really increase your personal treasury, but if you don't use any plugins, you'll have a long grey beard before you're actually at that point.

[Balintherlas]

I was hopin that some of the stuff would increase your chances of harvesting, although I've gotta say, that stuff really ways down your inventory. I take it that pen and parchment slso don't allow you to do anything. I really wanted to write a book, or make a death spell.