YesterYear tools

[rebel]

I can remember my gramps and his tools. Nothing was powered and you used them as he learned or was taught to use. Such as the draw knife and how to use it. Holding your thumb along side the saw. Oh, God forgive if, you let the Yankee screwdriver come out of the slot. Lol! Any stories?

[Batch]

We had one of those. I didn't know it was called a Yankee screw driver.

[Tokwan]

Yep I remember that we have to place the finger beside the saw blade. No power tools then as I am already 54..hehehe. I remember the old wooded plane..where the main body was made of wood and the only thing of metal was the blade.
I remember he two man saw...for cutting down trees. And the drill where you pushed down with one hand, and you wind with other hand. Do you remember the line marker where you used a rope or string..lifted it up..and then release it..and there you have a straight line marked in black...then the water leveler using small water pipes....?

[rebel]

[QUOTE=Tokwan;446600]Yep I remember that we have to place the finger beside the saw blade. /QUOTE]
The saw would jump the curf and cut your thumb. Gramps would laugh

[rebel]

I remember gramps saying " that's not how you hold an axe". I held it four different ways. L OL,, I said" I don't know how". I still don't know what he meant.

[Tokwan]

I am an expert at holding the hammer, as I always managed to hit my thumb...hahahahahaha

[Winnie]

I remember watching my Dad and Uncle taking down Trees with a massive two man saw. Fascinating to watch how two men could work as one. I don't ever remember a snag. Got to ride the Log Pony home too.

[pete lynch]

.... Do you remember the line marker where you used a rope or string..lifted it up..and then release it..and there you have a straight line marked in black...

They call them chalk lines over here. They are still widely used in the building trade.

[crashdive123]

Yep. I have very fond memories of learning how to use tools alongside my Dad.

[randyt]

I have a lot of tools, many generations of accumulations. When using a saw I was taught to use even strokes with out any back dragging, same with filing, hand planing and using a hacksaw. My granddad preferred that the whole hammer handle was used, not half way down from the head. He never wanted to see a anyone using the side of a grindstone for grinding, this would get you yelled at. When forging the steel was to be hit, not the face of the anvil and you better not use a chisel on the face.

[Tokwan]

They call them chalk lines over here. They are still widely used in the building trade.

wow...looks like that kinda tool is hard to replace.

[randyt]

These days laser beams are used instead of chalk lines.

[MrFixIt]

I have a modest collection of old tools and use most of them.
Some are very old, and belonged to my grandfather.
For some reason I can't attach the pic of my hammer that is at least 150 years old.

[MrFixIt]

hammer2.jpghatchet.jpgbench.jpg

I'll try again.

Worked. First is the hammer, second is an old hatchet, and the last is my main work bench, complete with a lot of old files.

[Rick]

I have a lot of old hand tools. Most I've used along the way. I've even built many of the tools I used. Here's a pic of a large clamp I built for gluing large pieces.

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The clamp uses wedges to produce the squeeze.

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It all comes apart and hangs on two pegs.

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Anyone know what this is?

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It's a bench vice.

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Not an old tool but works on an old principle. Wooden threads.

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A very old one of a kind tool.

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[hayshaker]

wow i wish my shop was that organized, ive collected stanley tools for a number of years
i love the way they work.ever see a type 1 #45 i gt one at an auction once along with a type 2 got 2
sets of cutters in the original wood box withe the green lable remember. and rabbit planes oh gee
a good set of brace bits that belong to my grampa were given to me by my uncle a union carpenter.
i my self worked in the trades most of my life.yeah i love the old tools too mabey i can post a photo
though i must admit some have got quite rusty being in the shop so long it,s not heated much in the winter.

[hunter63]

School shop required you learn the hand tools before you were allowed to use the power tools.

Have always collected them and figure that if the power went out, I'm good.

Inheriting my GF and MF tools....no one else wanted them, helped to add to the collection.

One of out first school projects was the wedge bench vice, with compound cuts for the wedges.

MF was a big one on preaching "No adjustable wrenches, or Vice grips".........after he passed and I was cleaning up his stuff....found his secret stash....LOL

Have a few saws drills and other tools on the wall of the cabin....DW calls it "junk"......then I bring up all her "crap"....er, I mean "Crafts"....so it's stand off.

[Rick]

School shop required you to learn hand tools using your right hand. I can still hear Mr. Barton proclaiming that tools were not made for left handed people. It was actually a blessing to me because today I can screw up equally well with either hand.

[pete lynch]

These days laser beams are used instead of chalk lines.

Heh, maybe in outer space but not here.

[rebel]

If I could post a picture, I wouldn't. It's a mess w/in a day after cleaning. I need to make a shaving horse. I left my last one when we moved the last time.