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Our Vintage Hand Tools...some

 
   
  PS&W Socket Bevel Chisels.  It took me a long time to assemble this set of fine chisels.  They were refitted with East Indian Rosewood handles by me.  My greatest thrill in building the new dream shop was when I finally got to the point of fitting my new bench with drawers and getting my hand tools out of the boxes they had been in for 2 years.  When I laid these chisels into a new cork bottomed drawer, man was that a joy!  
     
   
  PS&W Socket Firmer Chisels.  Again it took a long time to assemble this set.  I'm still in the process of refitting them with Rosewood handles.  
     
   
  Some of my user planes and scrapers.  
     
   
  Miter Box Collection.  All tuned up and usable.  
     
   
Clamp Tree for hand screw clamps.  I've been wanting to make something like this for a long time, and finally got around to it.  Notice that there is room for more clamps; you can't have too many.  
     
Oak and Honduras Mahogany Campaign Box for field installations.  This holds several "edge tools"; planes (#3 smooth, #4 smooth, #5 jack, #9 1/2 block, #60 1/2 block, # 92 rebate), chisels, scrapers ( #80, #112), spokeshaves etc. 
 

Langdon/Millers Falls Miter Trimmer Pat.  Sept 20, 1882.  This thing is bigger than it looks, when you get it moving it takes a while to stop.
 
American Machinery Co. Universal Trimmer Model #0, 
1904 vintage.
 
Stanley #51 & 52 Chute Board & Plane, vintage 1923 to 1935.
 
Stanley #1,2 & 3 Smooth Planes, vintage 1923 to 1935.  My beautiful wife gave me the Stanley #1 for my birthday a few years back.  Still has the decal on the tote, amazing!  I was able to find a #2 & #3 with decals as well. 
 
Stanley # 9 Cabinet Maker's Block Plane, vintage 1907 to 1910.  Also known as "Piano Maker's" plane.


 

 

 

 

       
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Chuck Hess - Hess Custom Woodwork
Asheville, North Carolina
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