Mike Allen1010
01-20-2015, 3:11 PM
My wife's grandfather operated a cabinetmaking shop in Greenwich Village New York in the 1930s – 1950s. He passed away before I met my wife and the family got rid of all his tools etc.
I met my wife when I was 21, two years after her grandfather had passed. As an impoverished college student/woodworker I was crushed when I heard they got rid of all his stuff. As you can imagine, I would've given my left arm for anything from his shop. As it is, I do have a couple of his saws – one Sandvik "Dragon" saw that probably has the best steel in my shop.
His last surviving sibling passed away recently, and when Sherrie was going through her things, she found this:
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His October, 1935 membership certificate to the Association of Master Carpenters, Cabinetmakers and General Contractors of New York. This is now framed and hanging in a place of honor in my shop. I guess it just goes to show you, you never know what future generations might appreciate from the woodworking heritage you pass along to them.
All the best, Mike
I met my wife when I was 21, two years after her grandfather had passed. As an impoverished college student/woodworker I was crushed when I heard they got rid of all his stuff. As you can imagine, I would've given my left arm for anything from his shop. As it is, I do have a couple of his saws – one Sandvik "Dragon" saw that probably has the best steel in my shop.
His last surviving sibling passed away recently, and when Sherrie was going through her things, she found this:
304780
His October, 1935 membership certificate to the Association of Master Carpenters, Cabinetmakers and General Contractors of New York. This is now framed and hanging in a place of honor in my shop. I guess it just goes to show you, you never know what future generations might appreciate from the woodworking heritage you pass along to them.
All the best, Mike