It followed me home (Part 2)

Nbrackett said:
Went “picking” in my dad’s basement so this was all free but he did ask me to hang this maul for him.

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I'm pretty sure you also found yourself a little French Bulldog. Or was it with you before you went down in the basement? :D

"It followed me upstairs. I was making a steak."
 


This was found today. A truly “new in box” Stanley marked yankee drill. From the Stanley logo on the box and drill I’m guessing it is a later 50’s maybe early 60’s model. Unfortunately no bits with it but I have a nice stock pile of them in some drawer somewhere. Also two 8” drawknives. One is a pexto and the other is a Bridgeport tool co. Thanks for lookin!
 
Nbrackett said:
She’s my little buddy. She’ll go with me anywhere I let her.
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Cute dog.

Reminds me of my pitbull buttercup, except she's about 65lb and doesn't exactly fit everywhere she wants to be.
We can't actually occupy the same space like she thinks she can.

And that's not a bad little tool haul for free.
The maul looks like a decent user for your dad too.
 
No pics for a couple days until I get home from vacation but in between being sick and feeling like I ate a bag of Haribo sugar free gummy bears I managed to stop by a huge antique store. Somehow in the middle of the Mojave Desert I pulled off a miracle (and overpaid for it) and picked up a 4lb plumb crosspein sledge, a possibly salvageable 4lb plumb axe with a beautiful handle that was the reason for the purchase, a broad axe in serious need of repair and a handle (hint hint Square_peg. Pleeaase?), and a made in Maine timberjack that I can't remember the manufacturer of. All that for about $100. And while I was writing this I was upstaged by jblyttle who probably got all that for $100. Oh well. P.S. Nice hammer-adze and sledges.
 
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That Connecticut nearest the middle has *all* of my attention.

Saw in question a pattern maker's saw? On phone I can't even see if it has teeth lol
 
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That's what it was! I spent a while trying to remember the name of that saw. By the way, what's up with the welded head jb?
 
Brian-There was a time, in the not so distant past, when there were no cordless drills (also, no computers, ipads, smart phones, twitter, face book, etc.) if you can believe that. So, as a young carpenter, you always had your hammer and awl, and if your were screwing things together all you needed to carry was a Irwin screw starter and you were set. Now about the old days, when dinosaurs wore nail aprons, if you were a young carpenter you could go to your local lumber yard ( no Home Depot or Lowes in these ancient times) and if you needed advise, guidance, your hand saw sharpened, etc., there were old retired carpenters working part time to help you. No bone head employee who wouldn't know his/her ass from their elbow. I sure miss those days!
 
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