A new journey into homesteading "pic heavy"

[Chic Rustler]

Its in pretty rough shape. I dont know what this one is worth.
I am begining to accumulate a small lot of antique tools. I plan on getting an old wooden tool box for my collection

 

[sumi]

Well an older lady gave me a bunch of old rusty tools the other day.
I got this plane from her . It was badly rusted and the handle was broken. All the parts were frozen together. It had been in the floor of an old barn for what looked like 20 years. I got the rust off but its still badly pitted, fixed the handle, sharpened it up and it works!
Now that i can see the name and numbers i googled them. Its a millers falls no. 7. Made between 1929 and 1944. In good shape they are going for $250. If i had known i wouldnt have touched it. Lol

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That's really neat!

 

[wyoDreamer]

that plane is pretty cool. Even fixed up, it is worth more than you paid for it. (it was free, if I recall correctly)
I love old tools, when I hold them in my hand I just wonder who else held it and what they made with them.

 

[baymule]

I love old tools. For each power tool, I try to have it's non electrical equivalent. Love your planer. My Daddy had one, but Mom got rid of a lot of his stuff and I didn't know it.

 

[Chic Rustler]

Yeah it amazing what those guys did with hand tools. The level of craftsmanship was much higher that what guys do today with power tools

 

[baymule]

hand tools require time, patience and thinking about whet you are doing. Power tools give you what you want NOW. Thought and patience goes out the window.

 

[Chic Rustler]

The damage wasnt as bad as i thought. We only lost half the crop. Still ended up with 2 buckets to shell. This is just the start of the canning

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Yay! Glad you were able to salvage some of 'em!

 

[baymule]

Those look good to me!

 

[Chic Rustler]

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