
Recreation - Antiques - Tools


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Museum of Woodworking Tools
- Images and descriptions of a large variety of antique woodworking tools including store with items for sale.
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ToolTrip, hosted by Stan Faullin
- Site features Stanley tools, Sargent tools, etc. Also offers some items for sale.
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Union Hill Antique Tools
- Information on old, antique, and collectible tools. Plus a variety of planes, levels, and rules for sale
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The Ornamental Turning Gallery
- A photo gallery of ornamental turning in wood by James E. Harris, including a bibliography, history and other information about the craft and its techniques, tools and the materials used.
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The Astragal Press
- Publishers of books on woodworking, antique tools, blacksmithing and metalworking, carriages and sleighs, early trades, technology, construction techniques and design.
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Antique Resources
- Article: Collecting Antique Tools by Steve Johnson
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The Great Adirondack Tool Company
- Buying and selling antique carpenter tools, harness maker tools, and good useable woodworking tools
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American Artifacts
- Articles on 19th century corn shellers, cow milkers, grain cradles, mower and reaper sharpeners, as well as antique farm tools for sale and U.S. patent searches.
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Old Tool User's Toolbench
- Dedicated to the study of old woodworking tools.
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Wooden Clamps
- An introduction to an enthusiastic hobbyist, collector and researcher of wooden clamps made in America.
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Martin J. Donnelly Antique Tools
- Online source for classic hand tools and books about antique tools.
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Roger K. Smith Antique Tools And Catalogs
- Important tool related books and large assortment of catalogs for the serious tool collector spanning decades of hand tool manufacturers.
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The Electronic Neanderthal Woodworker
- A repository of information on the use and preservation of old and antique woodworking tools.
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Chuck Zitur's Old Tools
- Gallery of Chuck Zitur's personal collection of antique tools dating through the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Bill Gustafson's Old and Antique Tools
- Online dealer featuring antique tools, books on collecting, links to organizations and other related sites.
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Antique Tools FAQ
- FAQ designed to address the most frequently asked questions about antique tools on rec.woodworking.
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Falcon-Wood Old Woodworking Tools
- Source for old woodworking tools as well as those from other trades including machinists, coachmakers, shipwrights, wheelwrights, leatherworkers, coopers and others.
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Dukk Antique Woodworking Tools
- Online source of antique tools specializing in Stanley Tools updated monthly.
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Disstonian Institute
- Information for users and collectors of all models of Disston Handsaws.
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Vintage Tool House
- Antique and used woodworking hand tools for the tradesman and/or collector featuring hand planes, chisels, saws, measuring devices, and boring tools.
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Antiques of a Mechanical Nature
- Purveyors of American patented and mechanical antiques.
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Saw Sets and Vintage Saw Tool Museum
- Very informative site with photo display and history of saw sets and saw tools.
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For Love Or Money Antiques And Collectibles
- Offering a variety of antiques and collectibles with a primary focus on antique and collectible woodworking tools.
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Patrick's Blood And Gore
- Comprehensive information about Stanley planes; what they look like, what they do, what common parts are missing, what flaws they suffered during use.
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Platnar Old Tools
- A variety of antique tools for sale including planes, rules, and wrenches.
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The Best Things Antique Tools
- Offering high quality used and collector tools specializing in molding planes and British metal planes.
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Mark Rees Tools
- In addition to being historians of old tools, Jane and Mark Rees offer both rare and usable tools of all trades for sale.
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Woodplanes From The Past
- Devoted to the restoration of quality woodplanes, primarily Bailey and Stanley, and offering a variety for sale.
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ToolRestoration.com
- Restoration and preservation of woodworking tools, unique wooden objects, and artisan crafted pieces.
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Global Antique Tools
- Unique and rare antique and collectable tools from all of the trades.
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John Page's Antiques
- A substantial collection of antique tools for sale as well as a variety of other collectables such as art glass, china, and toys.
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British Woodworking Tools
- Specialists in antique British tools purchased from source.
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Rosewood And Brass Antique Tools
- An online place to buy, sell, or trade specializing in planes and cabinet scrapers. Plus a comprehensive information source on the Stanley Bed Rock plane and other tools.
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Old Woodworking Machines
- Devoted to information on the history, restoration and use of vintage woodworking machinery developed through contributions by many enthusiasts of antique iron.
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Workingtools.com.au
- Buy and sell antique, collectable, useable hand tools, and scientific instruments. Based in Tasmania and will ship worldwide.
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Jon Zimmers Antique Tools
- Antique and collectible planes, levels, braces, edge tools, and rules for sale including a variety of books on antique tools.
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The Galoot's Progress
- A gathering place for old tool obsessed individuals featuring regularly updated information and links.
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A Millers Falls Home Page
- A company history and description of tools manufactured by the Millers Falls Company from the mid-1860's until the closure of its Massachusetts operation in 1982.
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Southwest Tool Collectors Association
- Promotes the collection, care and use of antique and collectible tools. Links, membership information, events and sample newsletter.
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Rose Antique Tools
- Historical information about several hand tool makers.
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Zangobob's Blow Torch Heaven
- Information about gasoline blow torches for collectors and enthusiasts.
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The Old Tool Nut Journal
- Monthly publication of old, antique tools of all trades featuring calendar of events and other useful information including tools for sale and old tool research.
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Rockwell Tools
- For avid tool collectors interested in antique power tools, this site is designed for collectors of antique Rockwell® power tools.
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Early American Industries Association
- EAIA membership information, Antique Tool Collecting and related information.
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Mid-West Tool Collectors Association
- Dedicated to the study, preservation and understanding of the early tools, implements and devices used in homes, shops, on the farms and on the seas, and to a better perception of the industries and crafts in which these tools were used as well as the craftsmen who used them.
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TOOLTALK
- Preserving Arts and Skills of the Trades (PAST) is a collection of people who love old tools and history. The online place to learn about the tools and trades that made America.
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Pacific Northwest Tool Club
- For those interested in collecting & use of old tools.
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Society For Preservation And Study of Wooden Planes
- Organization for historical study of wooden planes and study of antique wooden plane makers. Research on antique tool history.
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The Hardware Companies Kollectors Klub
- Informational site for collectors interested in tools and related items from vintage hardware companies including Simmons (Keen Kutter); Shapleigh (Diamond Edge); Winchester, Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett(OVB), Belknap (Blue Grass), and Stanley.
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CRAFTS of New Jersey - Antique Tool Collector Organization
- For those anywhere in the world who collect, use, display, or sell early tools or implements. Publish a newsletter, The Tool Shed, and sponsor several tool-related events each year.