T.J. Mahaffey
03-22-2006, 10:15 PM
I took the GIT up to grandma's house on Monday and found a couple of huge antique malls on the way. (We got to grandma's much later than expected. :o )
Anyway, there wasn't much of anything at the first one, but I hit pay dirt on the second. One booth there had nothing BUT old tools and LOTS of them. I could have dropped a lot of money in that booth, but alas, the budget wasn't unlimited. I did take away:
1. The set of 4 butt chisels - $40. High, yes, but these were calling my name.
2. A #9-1/2 - $40. Not a great price, but about what I would have ended up paying via Ebay, I think.
3. A PRE-lateral #8. I've been looking for an 8 for some time. I've passed on a couple of busted ones and a late model version. I decided this one was The One. Paid $98. Not the steal of a deal I like getting, but still a good price considering its age and excellent condition.
http://workshop.tjmahaffey.com/workshop/img/tmp/new_rust_3.22.jpg
At another flea market on the way home, I found the two solid Disston saws pictured above. These are the best saws I've found in ages, so I had to snag them: $7.50 each. Not really, really old ones, but still great users.
Also, a #9-1/4 at an acceptable $20.
So, all in all, I dropped quite a bit more coin on this trip than I usually do, but this group represents some key items on my want list, so I splurged a bit.
Anyway, there wasn't much of anything at the first one, but I hit pay dirt on the second. One booth there had nothing BUT old tools and LOTS of them. I could have dropped a lot of money in that booth, but alas, the budget wasn't unlimited. I did take away:
1. The set of 4 butt chisels - $40. High, yes, but these were calling my name.
2. A #9-1/2 - $40. Not a great price, but about what I would have ended up paying via Ebay, I think.
3. A PRE-lateral #8. I've been looking for an 8 for some time. I've passed on a couple of busted ones and a late model version. I decided this one was The One. Paid $98. Not the steal of a deal I like getting, but still a good price considering its age and excellent condition.
http://workshop.tjmahaffey.com/workshop/img/tmp/new_rust_3.22.jpg
At another flea market on the way home, I found the two solid Disston saws pictured above. These are the best saws I've found in ages, so I had to snag them: $7.50 each. Not really, really old ones, but still great users.
Also, a #9-1/4 at an acceptable $20.
So, all in all, I dropped quite a bit more coin on this trip than I usually do, but this group represents some key items on my want list, so I splurged a bit.