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Stanley Tool
4 commentsThis is a hand tool made by Stanley. I don't know what it's called. It is like a planer that works on a pull strike. Very efficient on removing wood fast. The sole is a little...
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Yankee Handyman - No. 233H North Bros. Mfg Co. Div Stanley Tools
1 commentIt always amazes me when I hear stories of what kids were doing back in the day! They would kill to go outside. Chores had to be done first. When Dad was nine years old, he had to clean...
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ridgid 3 way pipe threader
This Ridgid 3 way pipe threader is special to me. It was my father-in-law's; Pete King along with the pipe vise and Reed No. 2 pipe cutter. He was a 4th generation oil and gas man in...
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Dad's Little Helpers
1 commentThese spokes and planes were made by my dad as part of his apprenticeship training at the Mare Island Navel Shipyard Pattern Shop in Vallejo, Ca. The Pattern Shop was part of the shipyards...
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Back saw , miter box and diston saw set
I love to imagine the numerous times this saw has been called to duty to miter some fine victorian casings and moldings ...and the master carpenter who used the saw set to set its' teeth.
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monkey wrenches
1 commentI have always wondered why they are called "monkey wrench". Does anyone see any similarity to a monkey? They are beautiful and have a personality of their very own.
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A Stanley 55 Router plane
I sharpen a few of the cutters as I need them for any reproduction I make. With every pass of the router plane I remember the man who has taught me so much about working with wood. This Stanley...
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A Stanley 55 Router plane
I sharpen a few of the cutters as I need them for any reproduction I make. With every pass of the router plane I remember the man who has taught me so much about working with wood. This Stanley...
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ever wonder who has used these before?
1 commentEverytime I pick one of these planes up and hear the sharp iron kissing the wood , passing fine thin curls from its mouth, I can't help but wonder who had pushed these planes before me and...
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they creak as they tighten
Amazing to hear the creaking sounds of wooden clamps as they tighten around a glue joint. Friction at its' finest.
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The sound of click-ity clak-ity
1 commentI love to use these screwdrivers...they make such a nice quiet sound as apposed to the whirl of todays drivers. These were given to me by an old master finish carpenter. I love to listen his...
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a transitional trio
The wonder of the transition from the warm wooden body plane to the modern age. Heavy to use but a great part of woodworking history.
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My Jewel of a Tool
1 commentI bought this little jewel at an antique tool sale in Gooderich, Ontario years ago. Made by the Smart Tool Company of Brockville, Canada, which founded 1854 and closed in 1967, this 10" hammer/bar is...
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My old friends...how do I choose a favorite?
These are some of the old tools that I have and use many of them reguarly. Some are just for my viewing and satisfaction. Some of these were gifts from my family. More photos of tools around the...
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Lifting Aid?
2 commentsI found this in an old family farmhouse among ancient handtools. My great-uncle did handyman work between woodblock art projects.
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The Pocket Knife
When I was 5, my grandfather gave me a small toolbox full of rather disposable tools … most of which I managed to hurry to their predestined fate. Over the years, I added real...
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Clapboard Market by Stanley Pat. July 6. 1886 aka "bacon saver"
This favorite simple but precise tool by Stanley was patented over a century ago. Simply extend the clapboard in place beyond the corner trim, wack the wood handle and a precise length is provided by...
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Froe-zen In Time
4 commentsIn the 1940s an elderly man named John White told my friend Rockland, who was just a boy, that when he grew older and saw the new millennium to remember that he knew a man who talked to men who...
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Greatgrandfather's tool still spins
2 commentsAs a young boy, working with my grandfather, I remember trying to crank this old grindstone as he sharpened some of his garden tools. With only the power coming from the leverage of...
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Marking gauge
I recently acquired a few new, old tools. They were a gift of a friend of mine whose grandfather was a Scottish cabinet maker. They sat in his basement for many years and he finally decided that they...
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My Jewel Grandpa's Windsor Beader
WINDSOR BEADERAfter my mother passed away I found this old Windsor Beader. It belonged to my grandfather who passed away long ago. It took some work and time to clean it up enough just to get...
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Foot operated drill press
I purchased this drill press at a garage sale 2 years ago. I beleive it originally ran off line shaft pulleys, but am not sure. It has a foot pedal to lower the spindle into the...
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Beginning February 1 and running through March 1, Fine Homebuilding readers can submit photos of their most cherished tools for a chance to win one of three Stanley 60-1/2 Low Angle Block Planes.
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