Tool: Keuffel & Esser Antique Leather/Cloth Tape Measure This Keuffel & Esser Cloth Tape Measure is the first antique tool posted on ToolboxBlog.com and with it comes a story of Woodworker’s fate. I’m talking about two kinds of fate here; the kind which befell the original owner and the kind which landed his tools in [...]
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Tool: Stanley 46-813 8-Inch Solid Hardwood T-Bevel A bevel gauge has been an essential tool in my carpenter’s belt. I don’t know how old this one is but I can tell you it’s been around the block and then some. The way this tool sticks out of my pouch means it has gotten caught on [...]
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Tool: Bridge City Tool Works CT-1 Squevel Date of Service: 1993 Wow! Really one of my coolest tools. At first I thought these tools were too beautiful to use but it didn’t take me long to break them in. Today my limited edition Signature Series CT-1 Squevel is in constant use, though writing this post [...]
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Tool: Bridge City Tool Works – TS-2 Master Try Square Date of Service: December 1990 Every woodworker has a few prized tools that are put to use often. A few of the finest tools In my shop are made by Bridge City Tool Works, including the TS-2 Master Try Square which is engraved with my [...]
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Tool: Pacific Laser Systems PLS-60521 PLS180 Tool, 180-degree Fan Angle, Plumb and Level Line Tool The PLS 180 is a bright, accurate and simple to operate 180º line level. It’s application compares favorably to rotary levels costing considerably more. Set upon my Slik camera tripod the PLS-180 registers clearly on all but sundrenched surfaces. Projecting [...]
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