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 …

Samuel Oxhandler’s design, patent #D137,230, for a bench plane was done for the Sargent Company of New Haven, Connecticut. It was later cited as a …

  Here is my modest collection to date of Ohio Tools Block Planes. I think it covers a wide spectrum of what you’ll find for …