This is a collection of some of the tools i came across in my travels last year… I’m really interested in old tools partly because of the feeling you get when you find one, it’s all about the hunt… I spend a lot of time going to antique stores, dump shops, estate sales, and garage sales looking for them usually to no avail. Its funny… i think alot about who might have used them before, what they used to make, and will i pass them on to someone else? If these tools could talk… The other side of it is the tools are often of a far greater quality then widely available tools now, plus they’re usually cheaper to.. go figure..
Some of the stories that go with these old fellas are:
No 5. Stanley jack plane – I bought this in Castlemaine for $110 visiting Greg Hatton
No 4. Marples/Bailey finishing plane – Bought this one at the local markets $25
Little palm plane/drill bits – found at an estate sale, in the most incredible shed!
Marples 3/4″ chisel/Mallets – Given to my by my grandfather. I use these alot
Estwing 16oz claw hammer – hopefully first of many, given to me by my uncle
Calipers and metal working tools – Inherited them from my great-grandfather NW
Stanley no. 66 hand beader – bought in north Melbourne from an antique store – $35
Stanley hand drill and axe head – From the dump shop. Total… $4 ha!
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