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150+ year tools? That almost excludes the entire Stanley catalog.

• jlewallen 12y ago
  Definitely not many tools that old :) You can find handsaws from the 1700's and get them working again, for example. Not that I do. I like to work wood, not tools (at least for now).
  • saalweachter 12y ago
    Do you know any good references on old tools? I trawl a lot of yard and estate sales, but stay away from most tools because I don't know if they're still safe/serviceable (eg, chipped hammers I know are Bad). The only thing I feel comfortable buying right now are vices and clamps, because it's pretty easy to give them a spin and see if they still move freely, and you can always use another clamp.