Today is Mothers day. To cellibrate, the family and I went to the monthly antique sale. and I thought I would document the day’s find. This antique sale is fairly large and makes for a good family outing. There is a little something for everyone. I did miss one item that made me wish I had been there a little earlier. It was a large, highly figured and very beautiful lignum vitae mallet. Such is life.
I was looking for router planes and also perhaps a scrub plane to add to the set. Hopefully a Stanley 271 or a #140 if I were to get lucky. The following is what I was able to find.
A #71 Stanley Router Plane, a Stanley #95 RH Edge Plane, a lignum vitae mallet and a small handle for taps or similar use.
Here are some more photos
The mallet is marked Hati on the end. I also found a nice set of trammel points that I did not take pictures of. Everyone in the family found some treasures as well. All in all not a bad day.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
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Karson
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posted 422 days ago
Good purchase. They look like users to me without any restoration. Sharpen and go.
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Dick Cain
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posted 422 days ago
I could almost see your big smile reflecting off of the tools.
-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
woodspar
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posted 422 days ago
Nice, and nice pix. Thanks for posting.
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David
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posted 422 days ago
Wayne -
Well, I struck out in Sisters this weekend – no tools. My son did find an old Roman coin for his collection so it wasn’t a total loss. He spent the money he earned helping to spread bark and tend the debris fires.
Looks like I will have to book an antique tool shopping trip with you! Congratulations on the new additions to your collection. Great looking tools and great photos! Thanks for sharing.
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Red Headed Merganser
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posted 421 days ago
Wayne,
I have some major antique/tool sale envy. Unfortunately, I have to drive a good hour over to Illinois to get to the best local once-a-month antique and tool sale.
Looks like a great Mother’s Day haul!
-- Ethan, http://www.merganserwoodworks.com, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/
WayneC
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posted 418 days ago
Thanks.
Ethan, I guessing there are probably some good local areas to hunt. I was thinking of you when I saw the Mallet that sold. It was right up your alley. It went for $35. Lignum and highly figured.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
Dorje
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posted 382 days ago
Wow – you were able to find some great old tools! You found a router plane! How do you do it? Any suggestions on how to track down the “right” kind of antique sales – or are they generic anitique sales put on by a big company???
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
WayneC
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posted 382 days ago
I prefer Antique street sales. Local communities do them a couple of times a year. I also walk through antique stores, but most of what you see is not useable or is over priced.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
mot
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posted 382 days ago
I don’t know how I missed this one, Wayne, but I’m currently going back to the beginning and reading through this entire series. I’ve read alot of them, but I have to go back to the beginning!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
John Gray
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posted 258 days ago
Nice finds!!!!!!!!
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