my inheritance

**Shedhand** · 2nd March 2006, 10:01 PM

Just got back from my old man's shed. My 4x4 is loaded with my inheritance: No Stanley #8 unfortunately. He confused the Record #7 for a Stanley #8 (A seniors moment)
I picked up:
Record #7
Stanley #6
Stanley #5
Stanley #4.5 Sweetheart.
Stanley #4.5 Made in England and has stanley stamped in the usual place on the blade and underneath has 42 degrees grind angle stamped as well but in smaller type.
Stanley #113 (Stanley Rule & Level Company, Conn, USA)

A Stanley #3 Sweetheart Wooden Level (USA)
5 Stanley chisels
1 old Titan Chisel 1/4"
1 E A Berg 32mm mortise chisel
1 E A Berg 1014 - 1" - 25mm firmer chisel
Makita belt sander
Makita 1900B planer
Bosch 115 ROS
Bosch ROS ( a bigger one)
1/4" Ryobi router
Sherline 2 speed Jigsaw (with the heaviest base I've ever seen on a jigsaw)
An old really solid 6" Bench grinder with 2 brand new carborundum wheels
An old oil gun
An electric spray gun
about 300 various hss drill bits
about 70 various size masonry bits 1/4" to 7/8"
an old 100 link Tape measure in a bakelite case bolted together with brass nuts and bolts Made in Osaka
a 66 ft Lufkin tape (Made in Canada) Steel (White coated with red measurements)
a 33 ft Lufkin tape (Made in Canada) Steel (Chrome plated with black etched measurements)
Dozens of ring and open end spanners
An 18" Sidchrome shifter
18" Sidchrome bolt cutter
15 assorted Wiltshire wood rasps, bastard, square, rat tail and round files
Sundry other old stuff.
Most is in excellent condition and i'm the 3rd generation of sheddies to get them (not the power tools though)

In December 2005 I had no planes now I have 19 of the buggers.:eek: Will keep me nice and busy through winter in the new shed rehabbing them all.

Cheers

**Bodgy** · 2nd March 2006, 10:05 PM

You truly are one lucky bastard, First the shed, now the tools.

Somewhat more than I'll get from my Pater, I think.

**Groggy** · 2nd March 2006, 10:07 PM

Pity you didn't get them before you bought the others!

**MajorPanic** · 2nd March 2006, 10:15 PM

Look Sheddie,

Send me ALL the hand planes & I promise to look after them for ya.......... honest!!

**Ian007** · 2nd March 2006, 10:15 PM

Shedhand,

I hate you

not really you lucky B

Cheers Ian

**Shedhand** · 3rd March 2006, 01:53 AM

I found some other good stuff when I opened some boxes and edited them into the original post. The Ryobi ROS's are actually Bosch. See original for other good things (printed in blue.)

**9Fingers** · 3rd March 2006, 02:43 AM

My first thoughts are that you are a bastard. My second thoughts are that I have serious serious plane envy. I can only kling to one thought...I have a Record #8, so mine is bigger than yours.

Okay, now that I've worked through my childish emotions, I'm glad to see such a fine collection fall into the hands of someone who nows how to take care of it and appreciate it. Enjoy your new tools Shedhand.

**TassieKiwi** · 3rd March 2006, 07:34 AM

Good score, and nice to know that your dad used these tools. I'm in the shed this weekend and will have a look for those bits.

Den

**Wood Borer** · 3rd March 2006, 08:12 AM

Good luck to you Shedhand.

Hopefully my kids will find my tools just as exciting.

**namtrak** · 3rd March 2006, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by Wood Borer

Good luck to you Shedhand.

Hopefully my kids will find my tools just as exciting.

Hopefully my kids will find my tools.

It's nice to see stuff being handed down like that, particularly while he is still alive? (I hope I got that right) Maybe you could whip him up something - walking cane? etc

Cheers

**IanW** · 3rd March 2006, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by namtrak

It's nice to see stuff being handed down like that, particularly while he is still alive?
Cheers

Actually, Namtrak, it's a strange emotion when your old man hands over his tools - it emphasise the fact that he's getting ready to shed the mortal coil. My old pot gave me the #5 1/2 he's had since the 1930's, last year. While I've been coveting it for yonks, his giving it to me like that causeed a very mixed set of emotions, (not least among them being great pleasure on having my hands on it at last!)

But at 91 and getting very frail, he reckons it's too heavy for him - so he's sticking with the #4 we rehabbed a few years ago.

With a few pangs of guilt I quickly scrapped the old blade he'd used, & replaced with a LV HSS blade, and changed the knob for the low, flat type. Nice plane now! And yes, it adds to the pleasure of using a tool when it has such a strong connection, and has been in continuous use for nearly 70 years. I'd like to hand it over to one of my offspring in 30 years time, but so far none has shown much aptitude or inclination for hand tools.

Cheers,

**zenwood** · 3rd March 2006, 09:52 AM

Pics, man, pics! It's just not fair describing all that stuff and not giving us any tool to look at.

**namtrak** · 3rd March 2006, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by IanW

.........I'd like to hand it over to one of my offspring in 30 years time, but so far none has shown much........

dad!!

**BobL** · 3rd March 2006, 10:21 AM

So, after all that will you be replacing the "hand" part of the title with "master"?

**Shedhand** · 3rd March 2006, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by TassieKiwi

Good score, and nice to know that your dad used these tools. I'm in the shed this weekend and will have a look for those bits.

Den

Thanks Den
I more stoked that old John Henery (my great grandfather) used 'em.

I've got dismantled plane bits everywhere and am short some that are damaged or just plain not there. Anything you have that is surplus to your needs will be good. Do you go into Devonport much. I ask because my MIL is there for a few days and if you're going in maybe she could meet you and pick anything up from you.
Cheers
mike

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