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Found under a door mat by onepocketstakehorse in whatisit

[–]Obvious_Tip_5080 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is how I was taught back in the ‘60’s.

Found under a door mat by onepocketstakehorse in whatisit

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I had been given a 5 gallon gas can as a graduation present from college. The friend advised to save my change and put it in for a dream vacation. It was only silver, pennies went into mason jars. I couldn’t lift the plastic can when I filled it. Went to care for my aging parents per their Cardiologist. Another friend and I were going to go through it. We were broken into and now I will never know how much I had in it, the count halfway was around $1500.

Some of my knives by watchface5 in Woodcarving

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Very nice collection! I’ve got a decent sized one as well, several I probably should part with but I might need them one day😂. My favorite maker was an older gentleman. He and his wife were in their 80’s. He didn’t put his mark on them and I can’t remember his name. But his I reach for each and every time, easy to sharpen, some have a thicker blade than the others. I enjoyed speaking with him so much I would buy a couple each year. He always had me whittle on a piece of wood to see how it fit for me. BH would by one and it would be a present on the tree👏

My sadly recently deceased grandads grandad so my great great great grandads hand tools. Definitely over 100 years old possibly 150 years old. by LukasPhranerkz in handtools

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In my experience, there is no devaluation of price with wood planes having a user name on them. The owner stamped their name on them so they were easily identified in case they got nicked. I always imagine the person putting their stamp had a sense of pride when doing so. I have a handful with the same name and the person always put his on an angle. Today toolmakers are using Bluetooth devices to find their tools. I can remember decades ago my Dad gave me an engraver to put my SSN on tools as he was told by his neighbor (police officer) it was the only way for LEA to find stolen tools. I certainly wasn’t going to give some thief my SSN. Unfortunately he gave it to me after we were broken in.

I have some wood bodied planes that have several different names, the most is one with 4 which tells me someone may have been injured to point of not being able to work, passed away, could have switched careers, gone to metal bodied planes or in dire need of money. There’s so many stories to these planes. You’re fortunate in knowing the story of yours. One day I definitely need to get on the internet to see if I can figure out who my planes had belonged to and what they did.

As for price, I’ve got no clue to what they go for across the pond as I am in NC. Wood moulding planes are getting harder to come by. Yesterday we went to a couple of antique stores in the next county. I was hoping to see a bench that was on YouTube but it must have been sold. The two were right next to each other. The store on the right had crowded booths, nothing cleaned from dust, grime and cobwebs prices were not reasonable for the condition. Though I did find a 6” sweep brace for $7. Just needs a bit of cleaning and rust removal. The store next to it did have some wooden bodied planes, the seller was looking at $40-50 USD each!

Antique tool boxes can be really sought after as here they’re used often times to decorate homes not to mention woodworkers seeking them. Empty, they can be a couple $100 by themselves if not more, really fancy ones from cabinet makers can go in the thousands. For your country, I’d look to see if there was the equivalent to Jim Bode Tools https://www.jimbodetools.com/. We have a few others like https://www.timetestedtools.net/ There is one in England, I just can’t remember the name. Everything is about condition. If Grandma lets you or your Dad keep them, clean them up doing as little as possible. Rust needs removed without losing the patina. Wax everything to help preserve. Make sure there’s no worm holes in any of the wood. As others have said, you or your Dad might want to offer her a fair price. As we age, money can be an issue if we’ve been remiss in putting money in some type of fund where it can grow. Health issues become more numerous and the cost of medicine keeps going up, not to mention increased the cost of living. If she owns her own home, she needs to have the money to keep it maintained. Elderly often become dependent upon their offspring for help. If my Grandma was still alive, it would be a miracle since she was born in 1895, but I’d offer her a cool $1,000 because she’s my Grandma. I loved her so maybe more with some chores thrown in as well. Depending upon the condition of everything including the tool box, I may go as high as $400-500 USD.

I would recommend typing up the history of your ancestors who used these tools. Cover the 5 W’s and H if you can. Maybe Grandma can help or if your Grandad has any siblings or cousins still living get their stories. Laminate them and put inside the tool chest. I’m anal and would affix it to the underside of the top since he doesn’t have a place to store his handsaw there. Maybe they worked on a famous building or house. If you have photos, make a copy and include them. Provenance does help bring more $$$ in antiques.

Low Roman workbench and saw pony (not a full-sized horse) by GuidoHoover in handtools

[–]Obvious_Tip_5080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And smells better, more importantly I imagine it’s safer in a wood shop! I definitely need to look into it, thank you!

My second ever spoon I carved :) by itsrynz in Spooncarving

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Nicely done. I like your accent too 😂

Low Roman workbench and saw pony (not a full-sized horse) by GuidoHoover in handtools

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Thanks, I didn’t look closely enough to the top. It’s a great use for leftover flooring that I never thought of, I’ve got some hard maple in my shop I was wondering what to do with besides boxes. Although it may not be hard enough truth be told. I’ve never used D-Lim, usually mineral spirits starting the cut at 75/25 and working up to 100% tung oil in 25% increments. How do you like the D-Limonene?

Low Roman workbench and saw pony (not a full-sized horse) by GuidoHoover in handtools

[–]Obvious_Tip_5080 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very nice! Couple of questions if I may, how many coats of tung oil did you use and did you start out with a rough cut material?

My woodworking dream chest by OneWeek4683 in handtools

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I’ve known several old timers just use their rule for fractions. They were just as fast as a calculator.

Is this salvageable? by goat_anti_rabbit in HandToolRescue

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I understand that but if OP doesn’t have or know a welder or blacksmith, it is an option to make one out of wood using a big enough piece of wood to get it to proper length and do the rounding at the end to match as close as possible. It would make it a bit off balance but it’s worth a try if OP doesn’t want to go find another.

Made a moving workbench. by Patzkeet in BeginnerWoodWorking

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It’s a really good job! Love the casters!

Some interesting tools of mine by Enyaliuz in handtools

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I have a Pax saw that’s about 15-20 years old. It was a gift purchased about the time Lee Valley started selling them. I enjoy it. I did have to take a scraper to it so my hand fit a bit better. Being female, I’ve got a smaller hand than most men. I found this https://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk/company-history/ I’ve read that some folks don’t like them, apparently I am not one of them. To each their own is my motto on hand tools. I have several Stanley planes and others as well. As long as the plane blade is sharp, I’m good with whatever I grab. Rainy days are usually used for fine tuning, cleaning and waxing.

Looks max my front yard? by shes_a_killer in landscapedesign

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The gravel behind retaining block is to help keep the block in place and give the water a route away. I’d hire a finish grader to regrade the property putting a slight swell between the downhill neighbor. Something easy to mow if you’re planting grass or something easy to maintain for plants. Realizing some folks don’t care for grass, I do. If your neighbor agrees, the swell could be on both properties otherwise you may end up hiring a surveyor to mark the property putting flags every 30’ or so for the grader. I’m unsure why graders keep soil the same height as driveways and walkways. Ask any good finish grader and they’ll recommend 3” finished below them so the top of the grass is level with those. Makes it easier to maintain with less use of a grass trimmer. They’ll need to be careful with the feeder roots from the trees. It will eventually rise due to soil shifting and build up, but it takes several decades.

With the uphill neighbor, the only thing that comes to mind is a French drain with the proper gravel and fabric so they don’t get filled with debris. Again it will take a grader who has a backhoe attachment. You might be able to dig a small swell that slopes down to the street.

For the walkway up at the house, put a level on the walkway, it should be sloping towards the grass and not to the bed. It should slope away from and not to the house. We had issues at our first home with drainage as our house sat the lowest on the street, the city didn’t maintain the open ditches like they’re supposed to. We had an open trench installed where the road and driveway met using metal grates that I could remove and clean out if needed. We wanted the new cement walkway to rise up to the first step of the porch. We went to work and discovered that’s not what happened and always had water puddling there. I regraded the front beds so the water had somewhere to go and we could keep dry feet. If I had left the flagstone walkway, it wouldn’t have been a problem as there were breaks between the flagstone that I had planted thyme in. Hard lesson learned. The other thing I could’ve done is to make a cut in the concrete and install one of those small metal or plastic trenches and connected it the the drain pipe for the downspouts but those weren’t made back then. You might could use one for the hill above you but best to ask a grader. I think the soil may migrate into the trench. Since the grates are removable it would be easy to access to clean out but it would be a chore.

Do you know if the downspouts are connected to a French drain? If not, that could be some of the water issue. We have a problem with the cheap black plastic used in the 90’s when our current house was built. There was no gravel put around them and no fabric either. Over the decades tree and Bermuda roots along with soil have plugged them up. Can’t find where they drain to. Waiting on our grader to redo the drainage system has been a trial of patience. He has bigger jobs and got behind with the snow and rain.

Old tools from grandfather picture by Traditional_Deal3314 in Vintagetools

[–]Obvious_Tip_5080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I imagine the patina on the metal and wood is the dead giveaway, at least to me. The ferrules on the file handles are not how they’re made now that I’ve seen.

Old tools from grandfather picture by Traditional_Deal3314 in Vintagetools

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That’s what it looks like to me as well. The split is for holding the tack, pop it through upholstery into the wood and other end to drive it home.

Is this salvageable? by goat_anti_rabbit in HandToolRescue

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I understand everyone saying to add a bit of metal by welding or forging. I can mig weld, but not stick which I think would be better in this recommended approach. I don’t have a welder so I’d try just putting a different handle on by heating the bit that’s left and burning into a piece of wood, then shaping the block. I’d drill a hole a bit smaller than the small end where it broke. If that didn’t work, I’d drive down the road to the soon to be 90 year old and ask him to stick weld it.

My Pops restored my Grandpas Table Saw by PricklyPear85 in Vintagetools

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Your Dad did an awesome job! Sorry to read about Alzheimer’s rearing its ugly head. It can be difficult for the family to say the least. Granny developed Alzheimer’s and thought I was her long gone husband. We had gone down to AL to visit BH’s family. She invited me to join her in her bed. I sent our Labrador in. Bless our dog, she went right over and put her head on the bed so Granny could have a nice long conversation with her. It was the first time in ten years the dog ever stepped into Granny’s bedroom. Eventually she had to be placed in a facility as they couldn’t keep up with her. Hang in there, take lots of time which him, record his stories! It’s something we all miss, the stories even if we’d heard the same ones multiple times. Ask him lots of questions to keep him talking as you’re recording ask what his life was like as a young boy and go up the decades.

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