Tony Shea
10-01-2010, 8:16 PM
I recently was over hanging out with my 87 year old gramps and he was telling his typical stories from the good old days, which I always can't get enough of. We got onto the subject of woodworking and come to find out he had quite the interest in tools in general. Most of his tool collection has dwindled down as two of his sons (my uncles) have stolen and sold them for drugs and booze. Gotta love your family.
Anyways, he brought me into is his room, which he now keeps locked, and showed me some of his leftover collection. It was absolutely wonderful to listen to stories he had of each tool he showed me. Before we left he grabbed a few of his tools and handed them to me for me to keep and use. I ended up being gifted a D-7 5 1/2 ppi saw (which I'm unsure of its' time period), a wooden spokeshave, and Stephens ivory folding rule. I really know very little about any of these tools other than the ivory folding rule seems to be sought after by collectors in decent condition. This particular one has a uncraked ivory but is very browned, not sure if it's worth anything really. But the saw is something I've been looking high and low for and fits my needs perfectly. I know it must not be something very early due to the handle style or lack there of but is great for my needs. The tooth pattern is exactly what I wanted and the saw plate is dead straight. Just a little tune up and I think I'll have a great user out of it. The spokeshave is probably the most interesting item to me. I've never seen one in this style and it really seems to be well made. It almost looks somewhat home-made but am not sure. The throat opening is a little too tight but other than that it seems perfect.
If anyone has any information about any of these tools I would love to hear about them. I'm far from a tool collector, just a user and most my collection fits my needs. Other than the rare find here and there, I'm just out to find some great users that may need a small amount of TLC.
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Anyways, he brought me into is his room, which he now keeps locked, and showed me some of his leftover collection. It was absolutely wonderful to listen to stories he had of each tool he showed me. Before we left he grabbed a few of his tools and handed them to me for me to keep and use. I ended up being gifted a D-7 5 1/2 ppi saw (which I'm unsure of its' time period), a wooden spokeshave, and Stephens ivory folding rule. I really know very little about any of these tools other than the ivory folding rule seems to be sought after by collectors in decent condition. This particular one has a uncraked ivory but is very browned, not sure if it's worth anything really. But the saw is something I've been looking high and low for and fits my needs perfectly. I know it must not be something very early due to the handle style or lack there of but is great for my needs. The tooth pattern is exactly what I wanted and the saw plate is dead straight. Just a little tune up and I think I'll have a great user out of it. The spokeshave is probably the most interesting item to me. I've never seen one in this style and it really seems to be well made. It almost looks somewhat home-made but am not sure. The throat opening is a little too tight but other than that it seems perfect.
If anyone has any information about any of these tools I would love to hear about them. I'm far from a tool collector, just a user and most my collection fits my needs. Other than the rare find here and there, I'm just out to find some great users that may need a small amount of TLC.
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