Here's the straight poop about that difficult freewheel removal project: I WAS using the incorrect tool, as several of you suggested, and in the back of my mind, I suspected as much. I was using a casette lockring tool. Rookie mistake. I was just about to torch the FW (as several of you suggested) when I decided to zoom down to Tempe Bike. I showed my tool to Colin Laing, (no jokes, Dave) and he immediately spotted it as the wrong tool. Ten bucks, out the door, rush into the garage, it slipped effortlessly onto the splines. One grunt with my 18" Crescent (no jokes, Dave) and CRACK! (no jokes, Dave) it was off in a flash. BTW, I even tried the Zip-Lock bag trick, but to no avail. My wheel is intact, I have another perfectly good FW for some other project, and my Psyche is only slightly dented. Thanks for all the suggestions. A comment about Colin Laing follows.
Pat Moffat Tempe, AZ Where I always support my Local Bike Shop. And I place great value on each and every suggestion offered by List Members.