Join the conversation on the forum I wanted to build a 2 x 72″ belt grinder. I did a bunch of research and formulated a …

I bought this gutter adze at a flea market earlier this summer. I brought it home and sharpened it. It worked fairly well, but the …

This Shelton plane was manufactured under the US Patent: 1,914,609 by Cornelius J. MacAller – Derby, CT.   The Shelton Plane and Tool Manufacturing was …

This is my make shift back yard red neck coal burning forge. What a learning experience this has been. This is an old wood stove …

I had several of these heavy power hacksaw blades hanging in the shop. I decided to cut one up and make some hook knives. The …

After my initial design and a few days of forging I decided it was time to make some major changes to the forge. I’ve left …

Here is my journey building my propane forge. I’m not looking at this as a coal forge replacement,  but an addition to my blacksmithing tool …

From the collection of Michael Powers This piece of handsaw history was picked up in an auction in Illinois. Hazard Knowles is best known for making …

From the collection of Justin Boesch A very rare Huber and Flickinger Patent Plane (all patent information referenced from datamp.org) US Patent: 145,106 Patent Dates:  …

The stamp ( it’s not an etch) says Cornell Willis & Co There maybe “wood & co” under Willis in the arch. Maybe it got …