Answer:
A thousand wheels but move I do not. Call me what I am call me a lot.
Face with a tree skin like the sea. A great beast I am. Yet vermin frightens me.
I was was before was was was.
You seek me out when your hunger's ripe. I sit on four legs and smoke a pipe.
Against the sun I protect your eyes and am often worn on the face of spies
What did the piece of wood say when he saw the screwdriver and screws approaching?