I bought a 16# tent peg hammer head at a recent auction. It'll be a helpful weight as needed, or a desktop paperweight!
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Hah!
Found another thing in the loft, thos time an old Drill Press thingy ..

And it happens that the old BD66 router fits it perfectly... 😁

#woodworking #oldtools

Guess where I am? 😏
#museum #history #newjob #oldtools

Liz got this old knife in the bottom of a box of "Misc Kitchen" at the auction last week.

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This little beauty was hidden in one of the boxes of tools I got at the online auction last week.

Never opened.
Never used.
Even instruction booklet has never been removed.

Sweet.

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Online auction bidding last week. Picked up this box of goodies for $6.

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Using my Dad's old hitch - mounted vice! Works great! #OldTools #Farming #DIY

Tool restoration project #2 - a Stanley No. 144 ratcheting brace. I got a bit keen and didn't take any before photos, but it was covered in rust, and the maker's marks were not visible, so discovering it to be an England-made piece is a bit of a find.
#OldTools #RestorationProject #restoration #stanley

Follow up from my all-crafting brother:

"If you come across a book on spinning brass, I need to find someone (or a book on how to do it myself) to spin a couple of tubes into conical bass on bocals. (16" brass tube 1/4" on one end with full circle single coil in between the 2 ends.) I've 2 baroque bassoons that need bocals & bagpipe reeds for the 1/4 end."

CC-ing @wion @thousandleaves @davepolaschek with hope you may know something!

Plz boost. Thx!

#woodworking #OldTools #MetalWorking

Hey fellow maker types,

Saw this book mentioned on an Instagram acct I follow (a UK bookstore) & thought you might find it of interest.

#woodworking #WoodCrafts #OldTools

#Ancient stone mold for casting a #goddess figurine.
On the #mold we can see a number of small vents to remove any air from the mold during the metal casting process.
This mold was made almost 4,000 years ago, it was found in Nahariya #Israel

©Israel Antiquities Authority
https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections/393978-0

#OldTools #BronzeAge #Archaeology

* yes, I know, there is "mold" in every sentence 🙈

Beautiful extensive jewelry mold with infusion systems. It's made of limestone in the pyramid shape.
There are five sides with carved patterns of a spectacle fibula, a double axe pendant, and other round ornaments for pendants, earrings etc.
The mold was found in Methone, Greece, Macedonia. It's dated to the 8th-7th century BCE.
© Ministry of Culture and Sports - AMTh

#OldTools #MoldMatrix

Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki https://www.amth.gr/en/exhibitions/exhibit-of-the-month/2004