Tom Tovar
01-29-2014, 12:55 PM
Hello everyone,
This is my first post. I grew up a carpenter, taught to use hand tools, keep them clean and sharp, build all sorts of things, etc. I've never built a boat.
A friend gave me a set of shipwright tools - look old. It includes:
1. One large mallet (metal rings and end braces).
2. One smaller mallet (metal rings and end braces).
3. 5-6, 9"-10" mortise chisels/irons (?) - Cahill
4. 5-6, 4"-5" caulking (?) chisels/irons - Cahill
5. 5-6, mixed lot irons - U.Reed, C. Drew, Buffum Tool Co., etc.
6. 3 "reef hooks" (?), one stamped "PJ" on the brass handle.
7. All came together in a heavy canvas/leather seamed bag with "PJ" stitched on the flap.
Everything is in great condition - no rust - even have one newer looking iron from C. Drew (saying newer because it is chrome looking, shiny). I checked on fleabay and these things seem....well, valuable. The mallets sell for $150-$200 a piece. The irons, about the same for a mixed lot or 4 or 5 in poor condition.
What do these things do? Is this for a collector or a "user"? I don't know the first thing about boat building - looking for insight and suggestions.
Thanks everyone!
Tom
This is my first post. I grew up a carpenter, taught to use hand tools, keep them clean and sharp, build all sorts of things, etc. I've never built a boat.
A friend gave me a set of shipwright tools - look old. It includes:
1. One large mallet (metal rings and end braces).
2. One smaller mallet (metal rings and end braces).
3. 5-6, 9"-10" mortise chisels/irons (?) - Cahill
4. 5-6, 4"-5" caulking (?) chisels/irons - Cahill
5. 5-6, mixed lot irons - U.Reed, C. Drew, Buffum Tool Co., etc.
6. 3 "reef hooks" (?), one stamped "PJ" on the brass handle.
7. All came together in a heavy canvas/leather seamed bag with "PJ" stitched on the flap.
Everything is in great condition - no rust - even have one newer looking iron from C. Drew (saying newer because it is chrome looking, shiny). I checked on fleabay and these things seem....well, valuable. The mallets sell for $150-$200 a piece. The irons, about the same for a mixed lot or 4 or 5 in poor condition.
What do these things do? Is this for a collector or a "user"? I don't know the first thing about boat building - looking for insight and suggestions.
Thanks everyone!
Tom