Welcome to Akbar 'n' Jeff's Tool Hut
This list last updated on 05/16/2008
Welcome. I'm sorry to say that this page doesn't have any Java animations, ritzy million-color million-dollar tool pictures,
multimedia sequences showing the Stanley #193 in use, or other nonsense.... just a simple list of tools I offer for sale at reasonable prices, updated
from time to time as I find new stuff I think you'll like.
I hope you find something here that works well for you.
Oh, and Akbar and Jeff? They're characters drawn by Matt Groening, of Simpsons fame. Ever the entrepreneurs,
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Terms and conditions in brief:
Simple: you order and I ship you the tool. If you like it, you keep it and send me the asking price plus the exact
shipping cost. If you don't like it, you send it back at your expense. (You'll often hear this method referred to as
the 'OLDTOOLS standard' method. There are a few variations and details of my own which you should read;
they offer more detailed guidance and cover some problematic situations, like extra-heavy items. You may also want to take a look
at Akbar's annoying no-haggle policy.
3678.Phillips Smith. Cooper's adze, with original handle. No way to be sure, but once suspects that Phillips was the smith who made this. Probably NY maker. In excellent condition
3674.Hewing axe. 11' blade. Unmarked; badly pitted from poor storage. Handle was very heavily cranked and thus is breaking around the eye.
3347.Bingham's Best embossed double-bit axe. Embossing not especially strong, but not horrible either.
3300.Buffalo Black Axe. Double-bit felling axe from unusual maker. Mark is fairly faint; axe is lightly pitted.
3234.Unmarked 5' hewing hatchet; right-handed; nice handle. In good overall condition; head is lightly pitted, but will sharpen fine.
3119.Sargent & Co. Cast Steel. Carpenter's hatchet with hammer type poll. An oldster, with some pitting. These are awfully handy for work with garden stakes and fencing.
2971.Keen Kutter Karpenter's hatchet. pitting here and there. Handle looks original.
931.Plumb 'Anchor' mark embossed axe. Light pitting on the head, and somebody pounded on it and mushroomed the poll slightly. Mark is OK, handle replaced.
834.M.C. Ogden Cast Steel. Lathing hatchet. May have been a mark of the Russell and Erwin company, but nobody's sure. This one has a split in the handle and some chips on the octagonal poll.
746.Axworthy lathing hatchet Usual chip off one corner of poll; handle appears original.
4145.Swage. Flat and square, about 2' on a side, so probably for bending -- made to fit a fairly large pritchel hole. Surface is pretty clean; there is a small chip at one corner.
3353.Champion. Blacksmith's cutting hardie. Very well kept. 1-3/4' cutting edge; for 3/4' pritchel hole. A good one.
3165.Large end nipper (12') with removable cutters.
4157.Morgan. Tools and How to Use Them for Woodworking and Metal Working. (1948). This is NOT the similarly-title book that Stanley sold in about a bajillion editions, but a basic work on hand tools, with 600 illustrations. Probably intended either for the home handyman or basic manual training course. Got lots of useful information on hand tool technique including some basic metalworking operations. A nice book.
4128.Lufkin Tools Catalog number 6. As always Lufkin is cagy about the exact date of the catalog -- they reused these a lot -- but there's a 1934 price-update sheet tucked inside this one. In good shape but the Lufkin maroon cover shows every little crease and scuff. Still a nice catalog if you're one of the four people in the US who doesn't already have one.
4127.Craftsman Tools -- The Finest Quality Made. Catalog of the Craftsman line from sometime in the 1940's or maybe early 50's -- I can't find a date but the art is definitely Industrial Design Gothic as are the stupid hats on the craftspeople who allegedly use these fine tools. Catalog's in great shape with no tears, scuffs, etc.
4126.Disston Saw, File, and Tool Manual (1942). A compilation of how-to information blended with what amounts to a summary of their catalog, and lots of pictures of guys who wear white shirts and neckties in the shop. Very validating -- I thought I was the only one.
4088.The Modern Motor-Driven Woodworking Shop: How to Plan, Operate, and get the most out of it. This 1930 hardback, one of a series from Delta's propaganda department, covers lathes, bandsaws, and boring/mortising machines. The quality of the book is as high as the quality of Delta's tools from that period -- which is to say, very high indeed.
4087.Hand Tools. Navy Training Courses -- NAVPERS 10306-A. This 1951 paperback was designed for rank beginners headed for the ranks of aviation maintenance. Good basic information -- would be good for a GIT wanting to learn a little metalwork, eg.
3972.How to Work with Tools and Wood. Stanley put different versions of this book out over the years ; this is a hardcover version from 1927 that may be the earliest I've seen. Worth it just for the captions that appear under photos of the whole family, eg. Adoring Wife:'That's the best-looking combination ladder and kitchen stool I've ever seen'. Proud Hubby: 'And I'll bet you didn't think I could do it'.
3951.Stanley Tools general line catalog No. 34, 1929 edition. Stamped with Hammacher, Schlemmers imprint in the 'dealer' space. Overall excellent condition save for some small layout-fluid stains on the cover and first few pages -- must've belonged to a machinist.
3950.Lufkin Precision Tools catalog #8. From sometime in the 1950's I would guess, but Lufkin catalogs are hard to date. This one's in great shape.
3948.Starrett catalog #26A (1953). Another listing of all the stuff from America's foremost machinist's toolmaker. This one is in very good condition -- no dogearing, cutting oil, or other detractions.
3695.Latrobe Tool Company, Latrobe PA. 1923 catalog of high speed twist drills and reamers. In excellent condition and an unparalleled resource for those interested in the availability of Short Car Body Reamers in the period before the Great Crash of 1927. Uh-huh-huh.
3339.Grimshaw, Robert. Catechism of the Steam Engine (1893). Everything you wanted to know, and then some. In excellent condition.
3067.New Encyclopedia of Machine Shop Practice. George W. Barnwell. Barnwell was something of a machinist's guru in the 40's; he
2995.Industrial Arts Woodworking (Feirer). Must be a million copies of this were foisted on unsuspecting highschoolers. Good info, really astonishingly ugly projects, what more could you want?
2991.Hand Tools. Pamphlet from General Motors War Products Training Service. Training manual for wannabe Army motorheads tells you how not to bust your knuckles with a box wrench. 'Ten hut!
2954.Lufkin Precision Tools. Catalog #7. 128 pages of machinists and measuring tools, in better than average condition.
2416.Manual of Traditional Woodcarving. Paul M. Hasluck. Paperback reproduction by (who else) Dover. Well thumbed. Lots of how-to information, examples, and illustrations from a well-known writer
2271.DeCristoforo's Book of P*w*r T**ls. Robert DeCristoforo was the shop editor for Popular Science for a bajillion years. This book was, in its day, the definitive book on power tools and jigs.
2223.Browne and Sharpe Machinery and Tools Catalog No. 139 (1929). Paperbound catalog of the whole B&S line, including stationary machine tools. Comprehensive.
2063.Cabinetmaker's Manual for Amateurs and Professionals. Towers. The emphasis here is on machines, but there are good explanations of setup and layout basics.
1863.New Starrett Precision Tools. 1951 new-product supplement in pamphlet form.
1833.Manufacturing with Continuous Sawing Machines. Hardbound ode to very, very big bandsaws ('Contour Sawing Machines') from the Do-All Company circa 1949.
1811.Brown and Sharpe 1935 catalog showing machines as well as hand tools. Cover is some sort of pebble-grain artificial leather. In very good condition though title is worn.
1558.The Home Cabinetmaker (Monte Burch). A popular book of its kind, with lots of stuff on tailed apprentices and their wily ways as well as solid stuff on hand tools. Good for the beginner.
1457.Rogers' Progressive Machinist. 1903 treatise on elementary machining practice published by Audel. This one is in first-class condition.
1264.How to Finish in a pamphlet from Sherwin-Williams.
1090.Modern Drilling Practice. The state of the art in 1919, everything you might want to know about making holes in metal.
1089.Tool and Gage Work (1922). Part of the McGraw-Hill Library of Machine-Shop Practice; this one deals with precision drilling and jig-making.
1068.Dependable tools for Decorators. Small 1940's catalog of decorator tools such as paper shears, graining sets, and wallpaper trimmers. Good documentation for these whatsits.
1057.Tools and Machines. Charles Barnard (1903). This is published by Silver, Burdett, a tip-off that it was probably a text for manual training classes. Something for the young galoot.
1029.Russell of Holyoke 1937 catalog. Catalog of Holyoke MA hardware and industrial-goods supplier; 567 pages of info on everything you can think of, from tools to traps to builder's hardware.
921.Mechanic's Vest Pocket Reference Book. (Wolfe-Phelps). 1942. Handy tables for the machinist.
766.Boatbuilding Manual. Robert M. Steward. Good overview of the principles and methods of boatbuilding.
579.Steam of everything the aspiring steam engineer needs to know. Good stuff if you like steam engines.
474.Modern Practice of American Machinists and Engineers. Egbert Watson (of Scientific American). Modern in this case refers to the year 1869. With 86 engravings
401.ICS Reference Library. 'Fireproofing, Stair Building, Metal Work Roofing, Builders' Hardware, and Mill Design'. Amazing stuff, esp. on the Victorian metalwork gracing America's office bldgs.
4197.Backus brace wrench, non-ratcheting version. Designed by the versatile Quimby Backus, this doodad was meant to turn a brace into a wrench and looks, basically, like an oversized chuck. Which it is. Plating on this one ain't great, which is usual, and it has some telltale marks of plier abuse, not serious.
4193.Peck, Stow and Wilcox #102. Early patent brace with Shepard's patent pin-selector mechanism. Plating bad as usual; handle and pad are rosewood and in very good shape.
4184.Irwin. Set of 13 auger bits with coarse lead screw, in the original box. Box needs cleaning; bits are in good user condition.
4140.2' handled auger. Massive thing useful for boring real big holes, planting tulip bulbs, discovering underground route to Beijing, etc. Actually it's impressively antique-looking; striking piece.
4110.Wood Mfg. Co. hollow auger. This is NOT the improved design that made Wood the best hollow auger to use -- too bad, huh? It's something older, a more standard swing-out type complete with depth stop. This one's been repainted to boot.
4089.Auger bits. Assembled set of 13, most with coarse lead screws, in a box that looks like it came with a Jennings set. Sort of an auger-bit zoo, but a good set for a beginner or occasional user at an attractive price.
4045.Stanley Handyman eggbeater drill #H1220, with the 'Hi-Lo' drive, whatever that is. Actually a solidly made mid-size eggbeater with a hollow handle for storing bits. Finishes on this one are way above average -- a good tool for the trainee.
4041.Miller's Falls No. 1 eggbeater drill. Excellent rosewood handle and knob; side handle is missing of course. Japan on frame is so-so and paint nearly all gone from the gear wheel, as is so often the case. Will make a good user.
4039.Silo Made in USA. Large eggbeater Not-cheesy imitation of Miller's Falls #2-size eggbeater seems beefy and well-made as the original (and might be the original under a hardware-store mark -- gotta say I never heard of these guys). Missing side handle, of course. Paint and finish in used-but-not-abused condition. Will make a good user.
4017.Millers Falls #82 washer cutter, for cutting leather washers with a brace. Would work on any material (including veneer, I imagine, or cardboard). Can't find any reference materials on this -- looks like it might have been meant to have two cutters, but this one has only one.
4013.Unmarked, but certainly a Peck, Stow and Wilcox brace with 8' sweep and the older-style chuck; wood excellent but paint on the pad; nickel shot as is typical. Uncommon smaller sweep.
4012.Unmarked, but it's gotta be a Fray, 12' wide-sweep ratcheting brace. Nickel shot, wood excellent. A good worker in a desirable large size
3877.AA Wood. Spoke pointer, large with about 1-1/8' capacity; variable depth with depth stop. Hollow augers from this maker are prized for their quality -- spoke pointers are quite scarce. This one was carefully repainted by a former owner,but is in excellent condition (and sharp)
3871.Child's eggbeater drill. Unmarked. Probably from a kid's tool set. Well-made, with a working 3-jaw chuck. Repainted by a proud owner at some point. Good for the galoot-in-training
3870.1-1/2' auger bit for beam-boring machine. 3/8' shaft. It's possible that this one is an auger bit with the end cut off, but if so someone cut it off to use in a boring machine -- the shaft is marked from use in a boring-machine chuck.
3848.Miller's Falls #4 jeweler's hand drill. 8' overall; rosewood handle; original finish was black lacquer but not much is left. A graphic and appealing small drill
3832.Auger bits. Set of 13 Irwin bits in original wooden box. Used, but not abused. These have the medium lead screw.
3713.Goodell-Pratt hyperadjustable chain/breast drill can be used at so many angles you can practically tie it in a knot. Don't know the manufacturer's number. Little original paint remains, and of course the chain is gone.
3615.Irwin auger bits. Set of 13 in original box, which is the type with the swing-out lower drawer. For some reason an owner cut off about 1' of the left side of the box lid. Bits are in OK shape. Not a bad set.
3599.Penny brace. Unmarked, save for the owners initials. The head is in very good shape, but the ball handle is only a memory, as is the thumbscrew from the 'chuck'. One a them tools that looks real old.
3579.Hollow auger. Unmarked. Original finishes near perfect; has depth stop and a feature I haven't seen before, which is a fine adjustment for the cutter depth. Looks elegant and very workable.
3554.OW Burritt & Bro. Weedsport NY. Patent applied for. Most unusual and rare post drill, of a sort, looking somewhat like a big C clamp. Looks like it was made for finer work as the chuck is small and advances fairly slowly as the crank is turned. Very rare and unusual.
3540.Spoke pointer. Unmarked. Has the graduated depth stop, and a max capacity of about 2'. Cutter in good shape; it's been repainted, though.
3533.Clark Pattern expansive bit. In the original box. It should have two cutters, but only has the smaller one, good up to 7/8'. The box may be the better part of the deal.
3490.Stanley #965 10' brace, worn finishes, light storage rust, seen better days, but will make a good worker.
3485.Irwin. Set of 6 auger bits in the original box. Box has been banged around, inside paper label has dings and scratches, but is almost completely intact. Bits used, of course. An early box from Irwin in good shape for its age. Definitely worth a look.
3459.Wm. A. Clark Cast Steel Pat'd May 11,1858 Pat. Ext'd. Expansive auger bit around 1'-1-1/2' in range, I think. With all those markings this has gotta be a piece of expansive-bit history. And to think it could be yours...
3456.Wood Mfg. Co. Patented hollow augur, but not the type normally associated with the Wood name -- more like a Stearns. This one has had some creative painting, but is complete with depth stop and interesting double-scale arrangement.
3454.Greenlee #900. 24' extension for use with auger bits. Longest one I've seen, with a locking mechanism I don't quite understand. Just the thing for all you bell-hangers out there.
3338.The Irwin Borchest. Carpenter's set of 13 auger bits, medium lead screw, in original box with paper label. Box has nice patina; is missing 1 latch; bits are used but very well kept.
3336.Bit brace with Shepard's 1884 patent ratchet mechanism. Nickel largely shot; wood excellent
3335.WA Ives Co. New Haven, Ct. Brace showing two different Ives patents, one from 1862 that I can't run down, and the Pfleghar ratchet mechanism.
3235.P.S.&W 12' brace, rosewood handle and pad; has Peck & Powers 1879 patent chuck. Interesting departure from the norm.
3229.Yankee #1555 breast drill. Side handle missing, as is so often the case with these. 3 jaw chuck. 5 speed transmission. Perhaps the finest breast drill ever made.
3224.Merit Tools. 10' brace. Kinda sad-looking, but functional, with hardwood handle and pad.
3223.Stanley Defiance #1250 10' bit brace, curiously missing the Stanley mark but no doubt about what it is. Rosewood handle and pad, good condition for use.
3219.Unmarked 10' ratcheting brace. Hardwood handle and pad. Bargain user.
3217.Goodell-Pratt #102 Archimedean drill. Oddball precursor of G-P push drill design, with bit magazine in handle (no bits), three chuck. Other examples nickel-plated - I don't think this ever was
3215.Unmarked user-quality brace; typical 10' size. Has seen use but is good for quite a lot more.
3214.Miller's Falls 731 12' brace. Has seen quite a bit of use, but still a good user despite worn finishes.
3212.TruTest 8' brace; attractively painted blue handle and pad. An OK user brace at a bargain price, if you can stand the snickering from your Stanley-collecting friends.
3209.Pexto 8' ratcheting brace; painted hardwood handle and pad. Nothing special, just a good user brace.
3200.Stanley Bell System brace, 10' sweep, later model with plastic ratchet ring and painted hardwood pad and handle. Excellent condition
3199.Miller's Falls 7312 12' whimble brace. Finishes a little scabrous but a good worker
3190.Cleveland Bit Stock Bits. #13 set of bit stock twist drills, made to work with your brace. Set is complete; 9 bits ranging from 1/16 to 3/8; appears to be new old stock.
3187.Miller's Falls. Bench drill press. Appears to be an early model of the #21, without the vise but with a table-type support for work. Little finish remains.
3112.Millers Falls #719 chain drill. With Jacobs type chuck. For boring holes in durable things with breast drills.
3111.Millers Falls #719 chain drill. When you absolutely, positively have to punch a hole in something metal using a brace or breast drill, this is what you need. Japanned, 85%, o/w nice.
3107.Victor brace. 10' sweep. Real old-timer of a Stanley brace. Nickel bad, chuck springs not so hot, generally a bummer of a brace, but might reward some work.
3106.Stanley 965N brace, 10' sweep. Chuck springs a memory, but wood is good and metal finish is nice. Good bargain user.
3102.Hollow auger. Unmarked, but looks like a Stearns design. Some well-intentioned idiot painted it to look purty, but it's still functional with all parts and pieces.
3033.Wards Master. 18' bit brace extension. Very good condition. Just the thing for drilling through very thick walls, rowboats, large animals, etc.
2966.Center & nose bits, plus others. 12 center bits, 5 nose bits, 3 countersinks, 3 screwdriver bits. Some need work and the point is off two of the center bits. Good for restoration and use.
2958.Hollow auger. Patented precision adjustment type by EC Stearns.Depth stop is present, lots of blade left, japan is worn (about 50%).
2933.Ladd Tool Co. Hollow auger. Multi-sized adjustable type. Depth stop is missing; japanning in excellent shape as is the cutter.
2917.Miller's Falls. Lever-action drill press holds a small, #1 size eggbeater drill (included). Finishes better than average; nice rosewood knob; really works, as three holes in the table attest.
2916.Miller's Falls #503 corner brace, with rosewood pad and handles in excellent condition; sports the so-called 'master' chuck and is the larger 10' sweep; 1 cover screw MIA as usual. Nice.
2696.Reid's Patent Archimedean drill in absolutely beautiful condition with only minor scratching of nickel and wood finishes untouched, very hard to find a better one
2695.Miller's Falls eggbeater drill in the #2 size, made for Craftsman Just about the nicest example you'll ever see, with original finishes and nickel near 100%. Too bad it was made for Sears.
2629.Stanley #945 brace with 10' throw. Newer type with painted hardwood. Nickel about 70%. Nothing thrilling but a good user for you or the galoots-in-training.
2498.Barton Bros. Clossop Road Sheffield. Plated brace. Pad has a crack, and there is moderate wear to the finishes; release button is missing. Nice medallion in the pad, though.
2047.Skinner Irrigation Company. Curious patented clamp-on drill press designed for drilling spray holes in irrigation pipe. Clever and unusual. Little original finish remains.
2015.Rogers' patent hollow auger. Complete with depth stop. Finishes about 60% from use. These run a close second to the Wood models for use.
1849.E.C.Stearns hollow augur. Finishes a pretty typical 50%; depth stop and all other parts present with quite a bit of life left on the blade.
4161.Buck Bros. 2' tanged paring chisel. Very short at 2-3/4' but still useful for a wide variety of tasks. Edge needs a little touching up but only a little -- handle is original and tool is very clean.
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4136.Stanley #720 3/4' bevel-edge socket paring chisel. 5' left to shoulder; edge needs work; finishes flaking on original handle as sometimes happens with these. Good user chisel
4124.Buck Bros. 1/2' tanged bevel-edge paring chisel in excellent condition, with 7' left to shoulder. Too bad somebody bashed the tar out of the end of the handle, because this is a swell tool with more life left than most. Great user.
4084.TH Witherby Warranted.1-1/2' bevel-edge paring chisel, 5-1/2' to shoulder. Old handle in great shape but not the one it was born with -- needs some fitting, and chisel is lightly pitted. Will reward a little work, priced accordingly
4080.Witherby Winsted Conn. 1-1/2' bevel-edged chisel, 3-1/2' to shoulder. Original handle lost the leather washer off the end but is OK -- tool will be a great user if a little short.
4079.TH Witherby Warranted. 1' bevel-edged chisel is more sturdily made than most, almost like a firmer. 6' to shoulder, original handle in excellent condition. A really nice one.
4078.Witherby Winsted Conn. 1-1/2' bevel-edged chisel, well kept but a little short at 3-1/2'. Will still make a nice user for most if not all of your lifetime. Handle original.
3960.ChipAWay. 2' firmer chisel with slightly beveled edge -- heavy sucker suitable for large work, so-so rehandling job, 7' left to shoulder. Edge needs rehabbing. Have to confess I've never heard of the company, but looks like an OK tool.
3739.Witherby. 3/4' socket framing chisel, original handle, excellent condition. A few dimples in the top surface where somebody had a hard time getting it out of a deep mortise and used, um, a bigger hammer.
3656.TH Witherby. 1/4' firmer chisel. 6-1/2' left. Original handle with no damage and leather washer intact. Has been buffed, but is a nice tool anyway.
3655.1/4' firmer chisel. Unmarked. Handle looks original but seems a little light to take much pounding. Nicely shaped and a good user tool
3653.Buck Bros. Cast Steel. 7/8' socket firmer chisel. 5' to shoulder. Handle is old, but may not be original (it's an ugly color)
3649.Riverside Tool Co. 1' corner chisel. Rehandled and a bit shorter than the norm for these, and thus a slight bargain (you still won't use it up in your lifetime)
3648.Union Hardware Company. 1' socket firmer chisel. Some very light pits here and there; edge needs reworking. Whole thing was buffed, but handle is original and good.
3643.PS&W company. What-a-shame 1' socket framing chisel. What a shame because some yo-yo left this in a puddle on his garage floor and it's pitted on the back. Otherwise a swell, heavy duty tool and you can still do a lot of damage with it.
3634.5/8' socket mortise chisel. Unmarked and overcleaned. Might be homemade, as the socket shows some interesting (but noninterfering) flaws.
3544.Wm. Greaves and Son. 3/8' pigsticker type mortise chisel, bolstered, with very nice owner-made turned hardwood handle. Very pretty and a high-quality tool to boot.
3515.TH Witherby. 1/2' socket firmer chisel. 6-1/2' left. Handle looks like a replacement, but is older. Good user.
3500.3/16' mortise chisel. Craftsman-made tanged type. You can still see the file teeth in the side of this one. Strongly made and should work well.
3486.H. Buck. Heavyweight bevel-edged socket chisel, 3/4'. 4-1/2' left to shoulder, in good condition but a bit crudely rehandled (though the handle is usable).
3463.P.S.&W. Co. 3/8' bevel edge paring chisel. Either maker or user put a bend in this one, on purpose, to allow hand clearance. Will make a very good user.
3451.L. Bollels Smithville NY Cast Steel. 1-3/4' framing chisel in relatively lousy shape -- pitted and short at about 4' of usable length. Maker is unusual, however.
3450.Ohio Tool Co. 2' socket firmer chisel. Original handle. Well kept. 5-1/2' from shoulder to end -- plenty to work with.
3447.Ulmia. 3/8' lock mortise chisel. Newer chisel in good shape, ready to use.
3445.Buck Bros. Cast Steel.
3443.I Sorby Cast Steel. 5/16' tanged carving chisel (#1 sweep, meaning flat) Original handle in very nice condition. Excellent user for fine work.
3442.Union Hardware Co., Torrington, Conn. 3/4' bevel-edge chisel made for rougher use, I think. Needs flattening of minor pits near edge. OK user.
3440.Buck Bros. 1/2' socket firmer chisel. No pits. 4' from edge to socket. Good user.
3327.1-3/8' corner chisel. Mark not legible. Beautifully kept; probably rehandled, with its own box. Easily the best condition I've ever seen on one of these.
3313.Keen Kutter 1-1/2' socket firmer chisel, 4' left. Logo clear and readable; chisel is in very good condition, but short.
3264.----ssman Cast Steel. 7/8' corner chisel, edge and corner OK, light pits, 8' left, poorly rehandled. Good DIY corner chisel.
3248.Ryan Tools. Southington, Conn. USA. Set of 4 carpenter's chisels with amazingly ugly green plastic handles; clearly from the 40's. In original plastic pouch. Hi-Klass!
3001.Stanley #1251 Defiance chisel, 1/2', excellent apparently unused condition.
2836.Winchester x841 1/4' bevel-edge socket paring chisel; short at about 3' left but this is a collector chisel anyway. One side of original handle made flat to prevent rolling.
3517.Keen Kutter 8' drawknife with offset handles. Clear mark; knife is a little thin from use, but very well kept with nicely-finished, teardrop shaped handles. An oddly graceful knife from a well-known company
3285.Keen Kutter. 9' drawknife. Faintly marked, and well used, but still some life left in it; knife was well kept, and handles are good. Better than it sounds.
3282.I. Sorby. 9' drawknife with graphical 'Punch' trademark. Will be OK for use, but is a better looker than a user.
3236.DR Barton Rochester. 10' cooper's heading knife. In excellent condition, with original handles. A nice one.
3231.C.E. Jennings 8' folding handle drawknife. In tip top condition, though a bit aggressively cleaned up.
3028.GI Mix patented folding-handle drawknife, 8', with slight curve to edge. All in very good shape except one wingnut is missing a wing. Handles original; edge well cared for.
2899.Cast steel (no other mark). Box scraper or inshave -- this could be either given its degree of curvature. Sturdily made; original handles have capped tangs.
2890.Blue Grass. 12' straight draw knife. Used but not abused; original handles are nice and while blade has had use it was well kept. Unusually large size and (for here) maker
2854.Beach & Sperry Bros. Yale. No 1. Ex. 9' curved drawknife, a little thin in the blade, from what was probably a short-lived New Haven partnership. Unusual mark
2745.Jones Nash. 12' straight drawknife (looks like a shingle knife, actually). Hand forged, looks early. One handle is a later (but far from recent) replacement. Don't know a thing about maker.
3707.Marking gauge. Craftsman-made on the English pattern; an undistinguished job.
3687.Mortise gauge. Unmarked, probably English, exceptionally nicely done in rosewood and brass, with nice detailing on the screw slide and a very pretty plate around the screw on the stock. Very pretty gauge to show or use.
1820.No-name marking gauge. Nothing exciting about these, just good usable old gauges with fences which are a little bigger than usual.
194.Mortise gauge, unknown maker Rosewood with full brass wear plate.
4166.Mix & Co. 1/2' outcannel gouge, medium (about #5) sweep. 6' left to shoulder. Original handle has been beaten and needs replacing. This is a well made and exceptionally sturdy gouge that will reward a little rehabbing.
4162.Buck Bros. 3/8' incannel gouge, #3 sweep (or so). 6-1/2' left. Tanged. Missing the ferrule, and the handle is cracked -- serviceable as is, but a good target for rehandling. Nice older gouge
4149.Record carving tool set. Recently manufactured but of high quality, these tools are much larger than the beginner sets you're used to from Millers Falls and its successors. They're about 9' overall with half that length taken up by the handle. I suspect that makes them easier to use for someone who doesn't do much carving. Included is a flat double-beveled parting-type tool about 1/2' across, a shallow gouge about 3/8', a slightly narrower gouge with a sweep about #3, a 3/8' skew, a v-tool, and something that looks like a small lock mortise chisel about 3/16' or so. This looks like it would make a very good set for someone who just wants a few tools for furniture work.
4139.Unmarked 3/4' shallow-sweep gouge. 7' left to shoulder; tang type. Distinctive original handle should tell me who made this but I'm drawing a blank. A nice one; some light pitting here and there will not detract from use. Unusual sweep.
4043.Miller's Falls carving set. I forget the number, but this is the standard 5-piece intro set with the maple palm-style handles. Includes a little skew, gouges in shallow, intermediate, and steeper sweeps, and a v-tool. Nice set for people who need to shape the odd thing every now and then
3994.M.C. Co. One bitchin' gouge. 7/8', approximately a #7 sweep (medium-steep). Forged out of solid steel, about 6' of usable length, about 12' overall. Obviously made for very rough use. Edge well cared for. I am guessing that this might make some timber framer very happy.
3954.Buck Bros. Cast steel. 3/4' in-cannel gouge, fairly tight sweep (say #7), 6' left to shoulder, original handle in great shape. Nice gouge.
3919.Charles Buck. Cast steel. Medium (about #5) sweep gouge, 1-1/2', outcannel. Some pitting of the edge itself, which needs reworking, about 6' to the shoulder. A little work on this one will really pay off.
3853.F. Mason. 5/8' outcannel gouge; original handle with leather washer. Shallow sweep. About 6' left. Unusually well cared for.
3514.W.Butcher. 1/8' mortising chisel, tang type. Nice original handle. This is sort of a carver's equivalent of a mortise chisel -- the handle is not set up for heavy work. A quality tool.
3512.Marples Sheffield England. Pair of smaller (1/2') turning tools -- a skew, and a round nose. Nice original handles. For light work.
3301.Miller's Falls six-piece carving set. Rosewood handles; comes in a hardwood box. Very well-kept, barely used set. Tools are about 5' long and a good woodworkers' assortment for simple carving.
3098.DR Barton. 3 mm #8 sweep bent gouge, original handle and ferrule in excellent shape, doesn't seem to have been used much. Nice.
2875.Shaw. 1/4' #3 gouge, pretty short but still usable, good general size for use around the shop.
2872.3/4' #5 sweep crank-neck gouge, marking appears to be 'Crownshaw Birkenhead' though this seems unlikely, tool is high quality and probably late 19th century.
2714.SJ Addis Cast Steel. Spoon gouge, 3/8' by #9 sweep (or close to it), in absolutely immaculate condition including the original handle and ferrule. None better.
2624.Millers Falls. Set of 6 unused carving tools from the 1960's. This is the basic MF carving set with straight handles, in as-new condition. Great starter set.
2577.Buck Bros. England. 3/8' #9 sweep spoon gouge. Used, but not much, and very well kept.
1253.No maker's mark. 8mm. #7 sweep spoon gouge. Craftsman-made octagonal handle.
1246.Buck Bros. long bent veiner, #11 by 2mm. Original handle is stained.
1243.Carver's bent knife. No maker's mark. Similar to a race knife on a long shank.
1198.No-name maker; marked 'Germany'. 1/2' #5 sweep gouge with octagonal ash handle.
1193.Set of 4 beginner's carving tools, incl. 3/8' bent gouge, 1/8' straight gouge, 3/8' straight and 1/4' bent chisel. Nice to have around for those odd shaping jobs.
4195.Macadamizing hammer. Oddly short handle for one of these; seems original and unmodified, though. Good condition.
4186.Pexto. Slater's hammer with stacked-leather-washer handle. In very good shape with virtually no chipping or other abuse.
4029.Stanley upholsterer's tack hammer, not the magnetic tip variety. These are really useful if you are, in fact, upholstering-- also handy in reworking cane and rush seats (though I prefer a farrier's hammer).
3941.Raising hammer, probably by Pexto. Big sucker with a 3- or 4-lb head, used for big tin beating projects indeed. Some light pitting from bad storage; handle does not appear original but it's a good one and the guy did a nice job of putting it on.
3927.Hammond Philada. #1 cobbler's hammer. Nice older cobbler's hammer, handle original, nice graphic mark, good for adjusting your wooden planes
3918.Maydole. Cast steel. Engineer's pattern hammer, looks like a 2-lb. The mark on this one is faint; not sure why, but this is true of a lot of the older Maydole hammers. Handle original and the hammer itself is in excellent condition
3769.Jarrett's patent jack hammer. Handle is original and in good shape, as is the head, but the strange claw arrangement that was the basis for the patent has been repaired, with fairly crude welds, at all 4 points where breakage was inevitable given the design (it's US patent #2239719, for the curious). The idea here was to replace the time-honored practice of putting a block under a claw hammer when extracting a nail that is too far out of the wood for a normal claw to get any leverage. This was done by adding two arc-shaped pieces of metal extending from the hammer's eye to each claw, each with three 'mini-claws' extending from it. When positioned for use, these were far enough above the wood to allow the user to pull nails that a regular claw wouldn't reach. Trouble was, the arched castings were more delicate than expected and tended to break in use -- as these obviously have.
3768.Peck, Stow & Wilcox East Berlin Conn. Cross-pein hammer similar to a Warrington pattern except the pein goes the other way. Nice, graphical mark seems most unusual -- PS&W did have a plant in East Berlin (I've seen a postcard of it) but this is the first mark I've seen that identifies that location. Original handle in better-than average shape. Head is nicely chamfered. An attractive tool with a neat graphical mark.
3696.Stanley 51-716 16-oz straight-claw hammer, hickory handle, with decal. Basically new not-so-old stock -- looks to be of recent manufacture, and basically unused.
3637.Claw hammer. Unmarked 4-oz itty-bitty job. Handle needs a cleaning. Nice tool for a young apprentice.
3629.Maydole. 4-oz ball-peen hammer with an unusual (to me, at least) script-font mark. Looks like the original handle. Neat tool
3628.H&B ? New Britain, Conn. 4-oz. ball-pein hammer marked 'second'. Don't see what the problem is, myself.
3627.D. Maydole. Uncommon 8 oz. rip-claw hammer. This one has patches of pitting, and one claw has about 1/8' knocked (or ground) off the end. A very unusual hammer in this size.
3624.Plumb. 24 oz brick hammer. Of modern but not recent manufacture. Well-kept; original handle. Winston Churchill would own one just like this, if he weren't dead.
3611.French-pattern cobbler's hammer. Unmarked, graceful hammer with original handle. Well-kept, with no chipping.
3610.GF Eck JS. #2. German-pattern cobbler's hammer. Handle is probably not original and certainly clumsily put on with about a million nails (don't you just love these guys who haven't yet figured out the wedge?)
3609.GM Co Mfg. Co. LI City. Small -- maybe 2 oz. -- ball pein hammer with a loop handle. Looks like a specialty item for the jeweler's or watch repair trades.
3607.Cobbler's hammer. Weak mark, with only 'Cast steel Warranted' readable. Handle replaced. Good, as we all know by now, for attitude adjustment on wooden planes.
3563.Mallet. Medium sized (about a 2.5' diameter head), out of oak, in pretty good shape. Would work well for general application but not heavy stuff.
3555.Unmarked upholsterer's or saddler's hammer, similar to those made by Osborne. Rosewood handles have seen better days, but this will make an elegant and high-functioning user.
3548.Cheney 16-oz nailing hammer. Light pits and a chipped claw; has the original handle but should be rehandled if you plan to use it, as it was badly rewedged at some point.
3519.The Bridgeport Hdwe Company. Matchless patent crate hammer. Not the typical product from this company, which made a lot of crating hamers and hatchets. This one is a sort of double nail-puller with a hammer head. Good demolition tool
3488.Copper riveter's hammer. Could be some alloy, I suppose. Weighs about a pound and has the original handle in very good shape. Head is nicked as you'd expect from something that soft. Just the thing for banging away in powder magazines, Zeppelin storage hangars, and other spark-sensitive environs.
3464.Mallet, square-headed variety, a little the worse for wear from someone using the sides to beat on tent stakes or who knows what, but still real useful.
3453.Wooden mallet. Probably beech. 3' diameter head. In much better than usual condition for one of these -- will make a very nice user.
3359.Upholstery or saddler's hammer. Homemade and beautifully done, with beautiful chamfer and file work. Strap-handle pattern. Some very slightly mushroomed. Handle orig. and exc.
3280.Unmarked French upholsterer's hammer, almost certainly by CS Osborne. Rosewood handle in excellent shape -- a nice hammer for driving tacks.
3279.Cheney. Little Falls NY. Patent nail-holding hammer. Probably rehandled (though well), darkened head has not-very-visible mark; good for all that.
3272.C. Hammond Boston Warranted. Pre-adze-eye claw hammer, original handle in not-so-great shape, not surprising given the age.
3271.Unmarked rip-claw hammer; most unusual strap-and-wedge design holds head on a very nice original handle. Never seen anything quite like it. A good one.
3254.Unmarked cobbler's hammer. good for adjusting your woodie.
3246.Unmarked 8-oz claw hammer. Has been rehandled, but looks like a o
3228.Cobbler's hammer. Unmarked; handle was probably replaced some time back but is nicely patina'd and sound.
3180.Massive handforged stoneworker's or brick hammer, with the word 'Erie' stanped in; might be a railroad tool of some sort.
3117.Belden Machine Co. New Haven Conn USA. Slater's hammer in tip-top condition; leather handle; no chips dings or other problems. Great example.
3002.Stanley Defiance hammer #212. Not listed in Walter. Identified by ink stamping on butt of handle, as all of these seem to be. Tool in good, clean condition as is the decal.
2990.Cobbler's hammer. French pattern, with neat craftsman-made handle Small crack at one side of head, somebody started to sharpen the claw. Kinda graceful.
2878.4 oz. claw hammer. Unmarked. Handle original and in good shape, but a little loose in the dry winter air. air. Good tool for a galoot-in-training.
2877.Tinner's planishing hammer (I think). Not in Comerford. Ends are convex half-cylinders, 1 is 3/4' and the other 1/2'. Made for shaping grooves, it would seem.
2835.C. Hammond Philada. #4. Veneering hammer. Sm. chip out of right corner of blade; orig. handle badly split but usable. Old veneer hammers aren't common.
2782.Machinist's cross-peen hammer. 20 oz., I think. Original handle.
2780.C.S. Osborne #211 upholsterer's tack hammer. Handle appears original and undamaged. Good user tool.
2778.Curious tack hammer; it's the Richardson patent of 1891, but it's clearly marked as patented Oct. 28, 1890. New information? It's in rough shape with a chipped head and one welded repair. Unusual
2774.Minature claw hammer with nicely flared head, probably 12 oz., appears early with delicate original handle. Very nice, words don't do it justice.
2773.Miniature cross-peen hammer looks a lot like a riveting hammer, nicely shaped original handle; weighs maybe 6 oz. Cute.
2772.Upholsterer's deep tufting hammer with extra long head and claw. These are extra handy for working on tufted Victorian pieces. Handle on this one looks like a refit.
2771.Upholsterer's hammer with 2 round striking surfaces (no claw); handle has been shortened by its original owner (or at some point early in the life of the tool),nicely patinated.
2722.Small jeweler's or watchmaker's hammer. Unmarked. In fine shape with original handle nicely patina'd and worn from use. A nice little hammer
2709.Stubs. England #13 miniature watchmaker's hammer, in excellent shape with original handle.
2626.Unmarked strap-handled tack hammer. May well be hand forged; handle original. Has round and straight heads with claw off the side of the straight end. Interesting and most unusual
2556.Unmarked slaters' hammer with the usual leather handle; slight mushrooming of face.
2524.Another cobbler's hammer, but this one is in very nice shape and has an extremely comfortable, apparently custom-turned handle.
2434.Bridgeport Hdwr Mfg Corp. #99 'Tomahawk' crating hammer/hatchet. Wood handles in excellent shape; blade in much better shape than is usual for one of these.
2327.4-oz. ball peen hammer with no maker's mark. Not of recent manufacture. Handle original and nicely patina'd with no problems. Unusual small size.
2205.Slater's hammer with official slater-type leather handle. Nice and clean, ready to open up new horizons in roof repair or mayhem.
2199.Conn. Arms Co. hammer starting on the side, and on this one it's not too chewed up as they often are. An interesting and unusual hammer.
2158.Goldblatt Tool Co. Kansas City Kan. Brick hammer. In good shape with the original handle. Nice tool for all you aspiring masons.
2101.Hand-forged paving hammer. Nice forging job, but the guy could have done better tempering -- the business end is chipped. Still a nice looking primitive tool.
1740.Hebblethwaite's patent cast iron hammer with loop-style handle and hook which was the basis of the patent. This rare hammer is not in the Baird book. Little japan, but no pitting either.
1669.Another small claw hammer, possibly for a child, nice hickory handle. Good for that junior galoot.
1668.Very small claw hammer possibly meant as a child's tool and certainly good for that now. Original handle looks to have been tightened by banging nails in the end.
1612.Farrier's driving hammer, with very long (deep) adze eye and original handle. Appears hand forged.
1116.Cobbler's hammer. This one has the original handle, but I'm not sure you'd believe how it is held on. A patent date and the words 'solid steel' are dimly visible.
1110.Automotive bumping hammer with round and square faces. These work well for a variety of shaping operations on metal sheet. clean working faces and handle on this one.
954.Atha. Unusual tinner's hammer of some sort; has two chisel-like ends at right angles, sort of a cross-pein and straight-pein hammer all in one.
953.Saw doctor's hammer (I think). Not a doghead, but more like a small blacksmith's flatter with scallops on the arrises; about 1' by 1-1/2' on the striking face
350.Another mystery hammer similar in intent to a Warrington pattern, but cruder. Would work well for caning chairs, where you need more beef than a tack hammer but smaller size than a claw hammer.
4181.Unmarked sliding t-bevel; rosewood and brass with 12' blade. These larger bevels are getting to be hard to find. This one's been overcleaned at some point. Quite good and serviceable.
4178.Lufkin #2504 4' combination try and miter square. Level bubble's intact but the scriber is of course AWOL. Blade is clean and readable -- a nice little square.
4175.Stanley #46-101 aluminum center-finding square. I own one of these and love it -- it is excellent for finding the center on round stock, circular work, and so on. Also has a not very accurate protractor and could be used as a right-angle square in a pinch (also without much accuracy). Very handy device.
4173.Stanley #98 double-stem marking gauge. Finishes are in good shape with readable gradations; logo is interesting and graphical -- wish I could find a type study so I could date it. These gauges have marking pins on one end and wheels on the other for maximum marking versatility.
4075.Lufkin Rule Co. 4' dividers; used but not abused. These smaller spring dividers are not as common as you might think, and are very nice for (eg.) dovetails and other repetitive layout work.
4072.Stanley #122 combination square. Some paint drips; splotchy darkening on the blade; still perfectly usable.
4050.Marking gauge. Unmarked, but obviously manufactured (nice gradated scale on the stem) and probably English (to judge by the shape). Boxwood fence. Seen some use, but can see a lot more.
4049.Dunlap. Marking gauge. Interesting if ham-handed attempt to make an inexpensive pizza-wheel gauge for the mass market; sort of a mutt, but I've not seen anything else like it and it appears that it would work well enough
3975.Stanley #72 double-stem marking gage. Excellent condition; newer manufacture with notched-rectangle logo (not all that new, though -- these were not made after 1958) Little-used and excellent.
3965.Stanley #36-1/2R 1-foot folding caliper rule; later manufacture with notched-rectangle logo. Normal toolbox scratches and bangs, still quite legible. I can vouch that these are handy when measuring tools for catalog listings, and can also be used in the shop quite profitably.
3939.Stanley #2 combination try and miter square, later type with SW mark. 6' blade, clear marks, normal toolbox dings. Nice small user.
3923.Stanley #74 double stem marking gauge. SW mark dates it to the late 20's or early 30's; marks are strong and clean, with a little staining but nothing bad.
3911.Stanley #15 miter square. Polished-steel variety, very light surface rust will clean with a little WD40; will work well.
3876.Panel gauge. About 16' practical maximum use; hard to tell what the wood is; definitely not beech or maple; tempted to say it's boxwood but it's too dark. A nice gauge
3834.DIY mortise gauge #2. Rosewood, fully-faced in brass, with one missing pin. Also has a chip out of one end of the stock where it was dropped. Replace the pin, and you'll have a nice gauge at a bargain price.
3833.DIY rosewood and brass mortise gauge. This is a nice English-looking gauge, but the pins are completely worn. A few minutes' work with a drill, end nippers, a small finish nail and a file would be well rewarded.
3792.Stanley #68 cheap-ass two-foot four-fold rule. Later type with vertical numbering. In excellent condition.
3791.Stanley #66-3/4 brass-bound, 3-foot four-fold rule. SW mark. Normal pocket/toolbox wear; finishes and markings average.
3744.Try square, 3', unmarked. Kinda trashy with a chip out of the bottom of the stock; generally needs cleaning. Still, if you don't have one of these for checking edge-jointing work or other small, one-hand applications, this'd be a good addition to the shop at a low price.
3743.Unmarked rosewood and brass try-and-miter square, 11' blade. Very pretty if a little buffed-up, probably English in origin., wood has a couple very minor dings. Good fancy user.
3742.Unmarked ebony and brass 45-degree miter square with 16' blade. Damned big thing, this one, and very pretty too. Ready for work or display.
3741.Unmarked, massive ebony try square in ebony and brass. 13' steel blade has some light 'rash'. Stock has a saw nick (must've broken the guy's heart when he did it) but these do not detract from the overall ebony-and-brass swellness of this thing. Very pretty.
3677.Mortise gauge. Unmarked (save for a 'No 19' on the stock) rosewood and brass gauge looks like an English gauge from the 19th century. A very nicely made and attractive gauge, with full brass plate on the stock and many fine details.
3670.Brass plumb bob. 1-lb. model with leather belt holster. Banged around from use. Perfectly suitable for all your vertical needs.
3662.Lufkin #1260 aluminum zig zag rule in the ever-popular 72' size.
3635.Union Tool Co. Orange, Mass. Tempered No. 4 slide caliper rule, 6' long. All metal; clearly marked in 64ths, with a set screw that makes it more useful as a pass gauge than most caliper rules.
3592.Marking gauge. All-metal, machinist-made pizza-wheel type. Stem is 9' long (longer than most). Stock is about 1-1/4' diameter. Very usable.
3589.Stanley #95 butt gauge. Tool dealers have already made every obvious joke there is in describing these layout tools in their catalog copy, and I won't add to the heap. Good when you're in a jamb.
3581.Lufkin Rule Co. Challenge stainless steel tape -- 30 meters (100 feet). Dual metric/english steel tape in leather-covered case. Unusual.
3580.Lufkin Hi-Line 100 ft. woven cloth measuring tape. Great for those situations in which a metal tape would kink or bend. Very useful.
3543.Goodell-Pratt #707 combination square. I haven't seen a lot of these. They have a very distinctively shaped stock. This one needs a cleaning. Interesting and functional.
3541.Marking gauge. Nice machinist-made metal job, smaller in size than most. Thoughtfully crafted.
3516.Stanley #16 filled miter square. Unmarked, but certainly the early Stanley type. 8' blade has some light pits. Cast iron frame; looks like walnut infill.
3509.Mortise gauge. Unmarked newer English model; not as well-made as older ones. But serviceable -- a good bargain user
3478.'Rustless' Rule Buffalo NY. Aluminum zig-zag rule has unusually-sized 4' sections; 48' overall. Patented. Very clean and nice -- and highly obscure.
3460.Mortise gauge. Rosewood and brass. Unmarked modern type with what looks like an especially annoying and dysfunctional mechanism that requires you to set the fence and the pin spacing at the same time (yeah, right). Get this thing offa my hands.
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3444.Scratch awl. Looks manufactured, or could just be a very nice homemade one; nicely turned handle and brass ferrule. Good to use or look at.
3438.Stanley #21 combination square, in the unusual 9' size. Sweethart mark. Clear and crisp.
3437.Stanley #21 combination square. 12'. Sweethart mark. Clean and crips and readable.
3348.Large (30') handforged compass with built-in pencil holder. Somebody needed one, so they made one -- and very nicely, too. Not quite large enough to lay out a crop circle, but close.
3343.Lufkin metric surveyors tape, steel, looks like it's probably 50 meters or so but I have not run it out.
3332.Boye Brand combination rule tool. Impossible to explain to a sane human being, it's a combination-square, bevel-gauge, level, miter square sort of a thing. Kinda.
3330.Starrett #12 bevel protractor head and 18' rule. The rule looks much newer than the protractor (in fact, nearly unused) and is probably a replacement.
3329.Starrett #492 protractor head and 12' rule. Nice and legible, and apparently of older manufacture.
3318.Starrett No. 50-A chrome-plated trammel points, complete with pencil holder, excellent condition. The glare from these things will blind you as you happily swing big arcs.
3314.Stanley #1 miter square. Type 2 steel square, fairly recent production. 10' blade. All finishes and markings excellent.
3275.Stanley #21 combination square; 9' size SW. mark on blade, which has some wear and tarnish spots. Japan on stock is in good shape
3260.L.S. Knoek, H't'fd, CT. Outside caliper. Little is known about this manufacturer; caliper is basically a copy of the Starrett.
3259.Starrett, Athol Mass. Outside caliper, 8.5' capacity, in very nice condition.
3258.Unmarked. Big effin' outside caliper. 13' capacity. Light storage rust. What you need if you're turning your own telephone poles, or something.
3171.Dunlap combination square, new in the box, which is somewhat scuffed. All you Dunlap collectors should light up like a house afire at the prospect of owning this, yep, you betcha.
3156.Disston #5-1/2 8' steel try square. Has survived someone's attempt to clean it up in readable condition. Not great, but not bad either.
3125.Dietzgen brass plumb bob (1 #). Newer brass plumb bob for the professional user.
3095.Stanley #20 8' try square. Blade excellent, stock has a hang hole Somebody painted over the brass rivets presumably to prevent telltale glints during nighttime stealth layout operations.
3088.Marking gauge, obviously English, out of rosewood with brass inset for wear and on base. Chip from the stock near where the bar passes through. Very nice looking and distinctive.
3070.Stanley #46-250 try and miter square. Similar to late model #1s, but with a 50 cm. bleade marked in mm. Stock is marked 'Made in USA', so isn't some Euro-aberration. Interesting.
3069.Disston and Morss, Philadelphia. 6' try square, rosewood stock. Blade good but needs a cleaning, mark faint.
3039.LS Starrett Company. Spring caliper. 6' maximum opening. In excellent condition, useful for turning. You see a lot of rare, but larger ones like this are not as easy to find.
3006.Stanley Defiance #1221 combination square. Finishes in exc. shape w/ some very small patches of light storage rust.
2988.Mortise gauge in rosewood and brass. Unmarked. Similar to Stanley 77, but with double mustache wear plates and no provision for a shoe. Some nicks and sm. chips, overall better than average
2886.No-name rosewood and brass mortise gauge similar to Stanley #77, a little enthusiastically cleaned, mechanically sound and points good, good deal for a user.
2834.Oddball panel gauge; probably craftsman-made but nicely done, with an extra large fence and a thumbscrew that looks like it could be a hood ornament. Mahogany, I think.
2810.Craftsman try and miter square similar to Stanley #2. Often these have problesms with accuracy, because the brass strip pulls away from the stock. Not this one. 6' blade.
2761.J.Rabone and Sons. #1191 two-foot, four fold boxwood rule and inclinometer. Very clean; lettering inside is very very crisp, that outside less so; no stains or nicks. A nice one.
2730.Trammel points. Craftsman-made with a beam out of highly figured wood and a beautiful wedge-and-shoe locking mechanism. A gorgeous piece of work that must be seen to be believed.
2704.Starrett protractor head. Early model without the level feature, but marked with the 1883 patent date. Not sure when the level was introduced, actually...
2702.Protractor head. Unmarked but obviously high quality, probably Union Tool. Level vial intact, marks clear, a good one.
2691.Panel gauge with 1' depth; craftsman-made from oak with a wedge-type stop; works well.
2647.Stanley #1 steel mitre square in the 6' size, a nice compact little square for everyday use. Don't see many in this smaller size.
2564.Framing square. Most unusual; made by a tinner, it seems, with hand stamped numbers on thick tin stock to which a beading machine has been applied; soldered at the elbow. Neat.
2474.Stanley #61 marking gauge with SW mark, needs a cleaning but I doubt it was ever used.
2410.Stnaley #72 double-stem marking gauge, maybe, except it doesn't say Stanley anywhere. Overcleaned like you wouldn't believe, but still a good user.
2345.Stanley #69 1-foot, four-fold boxwood rule with brass ends. This one does not have the Stanley mark, as is often the case with this model. Clean and legible.
2326.No-name calipers with detachable legs; could be inside or outside depending on which way you have them turned. About 8' overall; sturdy and nice.
2311.Stanley #21 combination square with slotted 12' rule; head has 90% nickel or more, though dull. SW mark on rule; markings are clean and crisp.
2309.Unusual mortise gauge marked 'No. 4' on fully-brass-faced fence. No other marks visible; in rosewood and a touch overcleaned. Steel thumbscrew probably a replacement.
2291.Unmarked but without no doubt a Stanley #77 mortise gauge. Normal fairly light wear, mostly toolbox scratches.
2290.Rosewood and brass mortise gauge. Unmarked; of heavier construction than a #77. Pin appears replaced, but nicely. A good hefty gauge.
2272.Panel gauge. Unmarked, but similar to the Stanley #85 1/2, made of rosewood, with a very attractive brass nut. Worn from use and may have been repaired, but still a very pretty gauge.
2073.Wooden caliper rule, 4' long overall, with meter and inch scales. Advertising for Herpers Bros. Setting Makers, Newark, NJ. Clean and attractive
2000.Stanley #164 marking gauge with the extra brass faceplate. This one is pretty clean, with normal toolbox wear and readable markings.
1999.Stanley #74 double gauge with two adjustable slides. Post-1872 model with shoes; in average condition with markings readable and typical toolbox/user wear
1923.Craftsman try and mitre square with 6' blade and brassbound edge. Never mind the name on it, this is a Stanley #2 in disguise. Quite clean with original bluing
1756.Looks like a commercial knockoff of the Stanley #65 marking gauge All rosewood; no wear plate; brass thumbscrew. Machine-made divisions and numbers stamped on the stock; a few chips on fence.
1655.Attractive craftsman-made marking gauge with round stock and octagonal stock, with inlet brass circle as wear plate. Some staining, and the wooden thumbscrew has a chip.
1654.Stanley #77 rosewood and brass mortising gauge; does not have Stanley mark but there's little doubt. A touch overcleaned, but still pretty. Somebody named 'A' put initials in several spots.
1641.Stanley 122 who-cares modern combination square. Buy it for the kids.
1631.No-name boxwood mortise gauge. Well made, with the bullseye r rivet covers you so often see on these user.
1358.Nice, unmarked marking gauge with round stock and fence. Simple, but appealing and useful.
1337.Large, attractive mahogany and brass square with 20' blade. A handsome layout tool, probably English, with 4 diamond pads. Occasional pitting on blade as is typical.
1036.Panel gauge. Craftsman-made out of I'm not sure what wood; may be maple stained to look like rosewood. Nice job, though. 15' long,. with wooden thumbscrew
877.Trammel points. Cheesy quick-setting type, useful if you have to slide them around a lot but probably just misplaced ingenuity.
773.D. Flather and Sons Solly Works Sheffield Large, attractive try square with mahogany stock and long 17 1/4' blade. Hang hole appears original.
613.Levitt Co. 1888 patent double-stem metal marking gauge with octagonal fence & scribing wheels. and useful.
261.Miller's Falls #1250 combination square Has centering and protractor heads, along with one a' them oh-so-handy levels
184.Stanley #92 rabbet gauge the case.
183.Stanley #93 butt gauge
3708.Leatherworker's clamp. Oddly, an advertising item - reads 'Agents wanted for the Mend-Rip. The JB Foote Foundry Co., Fredericktown, Ohio.' Marking is a little faint, and tool has been banged around a bit. JB Foote is still in business; no idea whether this thing is itself the famous Mend-Rip, or not.
3704.Circular welt cutter. Unmarked leatherworking tool. Original fruitwood handle. Some light pits.
3577.Boot or shoe stretcher. Japanned. About 50% of original finish remains; tool is unmarked. I don't recall seeing one of these with a working spring return before.
3520.Pair of shoemaker's glazing irons. 'Cut down' or French pattern. No maker's mark. Painted handles are original; one is missing ferrule.
4108.Stanley #16 carpenter's level, 28'. Type 5A. First level with the 'Hand-y' groove feature. Vials intact; finish scuffed on the top but excellent overall; a couple of nicks on the corners. Not bad for something that's 114 years old.
3850.Stanley #37 12' level. 98% of nickel remains. Unusually good condition for one of these. Blue stain on one side looks like magic marker or machinist's layout dye; should clean.
3762.Stanley #3 26' carpenter's level; SW mark dates this one to around 1935. This one's well-kept, with original finishes in excellent shape, nicely patinated brass, and good vials.
3761.Stanley #90 28' carpenter's level, mahogany with brass-trimmed porthole and side view; brass end tips. Attractive level has good vials; minor dings and bangs. A nice-looking tool.
3582.Starrett No 97 8' bench level. Two vials (both good); rotating cover protects large vial. Nickel excellent; cast parts have been painted red.
3369.Mason's level. Craftsman-made 48' board with curved upper edge holds manufactured adjustable twin-bubble apparatus marked OTD Pat'd. Curved vials. Strange beast, but interesting. 39', about. I wonder if it's actually a meter long.
3362.Starrett #133A 10' Engineer's Level. In excellent condition, in the lower half of the box. of original finishes, good clear vials, etc.
3342.DM Lyon. 30' carpenter's level from an early NJ maker. This one's neither especially clean nor crisp.
3328.Sargent 18' brass-bound mahogany level, manufactured by Disston, vials intact and wood good with relatively few nicks and scratches.
3240.Stanley #36 level, 9', all vials intact, japan 70%; chip out of the crossbar at one end; also in casting around adjustment screw at one end of horizontal vial.
3179.Stanley 00 Level, 20', SW era mark, vials intact, wood in overall better than average condition though not mint.
2920.Stanley #36 level, 18'. Japan 60%. Better than it sounds, and would make a good user if anyone bought these to use.
2919.Stanley #36 18' adjustable level. Vials intact, japan 99% but a little dull, better than average condition.
2918.Stanley #37 nickel-plated level. 12'. Vials intact and finishes excellent; some wear shows copper undercoat in spots. A nice looking tool.
2915.Keen Kutter KK0 level, 30'. Bubbles good and wood far better than average, with two stains on one side and minimal nicks, dings, and bangs from use.
2825.Acme Level Co. 24' all-metal level. Butt-ugly would be too nice a way to describe this horrific piece of stamped metalwork. Thank God we don't see many of these.
2554.The L.S.S. Co Athol Mass USA. #133 10' adjustable-pitch level can be set for up to 1' pitch per foot. Vials intact, nickel on tilt vial and scale excellent, japan 20%, no rust.
2116.Stanley #36 level. 24'. Vials all good and 80 to 90% of the original finish; nickel is a little spotty. not have rotating vial covers.
2096.Universal All Angle Level. From the Universal Mfg. Co. of New York. Unusual little bronze-and-stamped steel inclinometer which appears to be from the 30's or 40's.
1440.L.S.Starrett #101 sighting level (transit). With instruction book in original wooden box. Nickel and scales good; no tripod. Optics good.
1439.Bostrom-Brady #4 contractor's level. Just the thing for home surveying. Optics good; could use some cleaning. In (ratty) original wooden box with (ratty+) instructions.
1024.Southington Hdw. Co. / Pat. Appl'd For. Steel adjustable level. This is an uncommon and underappreciated iron level from Connecticut; this one is well-patinated with minor pitting.
839.The M-D Squar-Evel, Patent # 2761215. One of those modern 'That's Incredible -Why'd They Do It' novelties, a square and a level. _Not_ named after another MD we all know.
351.Stanley #41 pocket level. Early type with plain brass plate. Ready to attach to your rule or square, or hang from the Christmas tree (which is what I did with mine)
113.Stanley #4 24' level Brass view covers and ends. Plumb vial broken.
104.KeenKutter KK0 level 24' hardwood level with brass cover plates. One vial cap is missing
25.Acme 18' level
4138.Lufkin 6-piece center punch set. Something for all your metal-dinging needs. The punches are in great shape and this is a great set -- too bad the plastic pouch didn't age well and is cracking. You'll like these.
4022.Brown and Sharpe Mfg. Co. #8 micrometer, 1'. In good, legible condition.
4074.Brown and Sharpe Mfg. Co. #802 inside caliper; a very nice pair of 6' spring calipers in near-perfect condition.
3862.Master Precision Tools, USA. Machinists surface gauge. Maker is, oddly, not in Cope. This is a well-made tool, pretty clearly a ripoff of the Starrett 257, with a 12' spindle.
3703.4' outside spring caliper. Unmarked, but possibly early and English based on the wingnut and profile. Intriguing little caliper.
3688.P.Lowentraut Mfg. Newark NJ. 6' outside caliper from the company much better known for its brace wrenches.
3623.4' outside spring caliper. Unmarked. Light storage rust should respond well to WD-40. I know I do.
3622.Brown and Sharpe Mfg. Co. 6' lock-joint transfer caliper, inside-measurement flavor. These are handy, as they can 'record' a measurement and allow the leg to be moved in order to clear an obstruction.