A few of you knew I was going old tool shopping today. I visited a number of antique stores down by where Obi lives. I found a couple of interesting items today. Nothing really outstanding, but good items.
I found the following 3 items. Two screwdrivers and a Stanley #65 block plane. According to Patrick's Blood and Gore, the Stanley #65 is one of the finest planes Stanley ever made.
I would tend to agree. The workmanship in this plane is wonderful.
Here is a picture of it with my Lie-Nielsen 60 1/2. It is longer and wider than the 60 1/2, but very comfortable to hold and use. I recommend you buy one if you come across one.
I also have been picking up this type of screwdrivers. As you can see from the photos they are actually quite small.
I’m also going to a big antique sale tomorrow. Hopefully, I will find a few more good tools.
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Bob Babcock
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posted 897 days ago
Nice find….I desperately need to add to my hand tools.
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mot
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posted 897 days ago
Nice find, Rustman!
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Splinters
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posted 897 days ago
Nice find!! If you luck upon any you don’t need let us know.
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Obi
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posted 897 days ago
Yeah, you can always drop them off here… I’ll even let you plane on my bench some more;)
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David
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posted 896 days ago
Wayne -
It is always so interesting to follow your tool shopping trips! Looks like some great additions to your growing collection. How many screwdrivers have you picked up? Good luck tomorrow!
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miles125
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posted 896 days ago
Theres something about a wood handle tool. It just feels good.
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Dollarbill
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posted 896 days ago
Wayne,
In my former business of dealing in antique guns, for over 30 years, we would never call those “Screw Drivers”. We would have referred to them as “Turn Screws”.
They came in a case with all fine English guns so that the gun could be taken apart and cleaned.
I think the real difference was that back in the 1860’s a screw driver was about 5 cents and a turn srcrew was 5 dollars.
Bill
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dennis mitchell
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posted 896 days ago
That #65 looks real comfortable.
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WayneC
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posted 896 days ago
Thanks Dollar, I use both terms interchangeably. I probably should quit doing that. I’ve also seen them called London Pattern screwdrivers by UK dealers.
It is a very comfortable plane.
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