Some
of My Favorite Hand Tools
You "need" more than you need - no, really...
There's a particular kind of simple beauty in a well-designed and manufactured hand tool, especially one created to perform a specific task or function. Sometimes the tools created to perform the lowliest tasks are most elegant in their solution to the problem.
Here are some of my favorites...
Richardson Brothers tenon saw, probably from sometime in the 1880's. Also a Disston #4 backsaw.
Richardson Brothers 26" 5-1/2 pt. rip. Did I mention I love Richardson Brothers saws? I have several more, but never enough...
A simple skew rabbet plane - I got it at an auction in the Harrisburg, PA area sometime around 1999-2000 or so, think I paid $19 for it. Somebody along the way installed a piece of angle steel along the wear surface. It was razor sharp when I got it and only now is finally getting dull enough that I need to do something about it. Works great.
A Stanley #93 - bang for the buck. Especially with that sweet Hock iron in there.
Stanley #50. An under-appreciated tool. Simple and effective.
A Stanley #48 - same comments as the #50. Works great - almost foolproof. Almost.
Moving fillester plane. Ain't it purty?
Stanley #18 Eureka Flush T-Bevels. It's just fun to say the name.
Auburn Thistle Brand coffin-body smoother. Nice thick tapered iron. Smoooooth.
A lowly Stanley #20 square - a very common square, but how often have you ever found it in this 4-1/2 inch size, with a Sweethart logo, in nice condition like this? Plus, it came from my grandfather. It's a total keeper. And a very nice user.
I have many
more tools, but limited time and web-site space. So that's it for the time
being. I'll probably add more later...
