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This is a miner's candle holder called a Sticking Tommy or Tommy stick. My great-great-grandfather William Eaton was a surveyor and miner who spent most of his life in Minnesota and Alaska. I have a lot of his tools now.

A Sticking Tommy was pretty much in every 19th Century miner's tool kit. About 10", with different hooks to mount or carry a candle. Today, they've become popular for hobby blacksmiths to make, but this one is a fairly finely crafted example.

#CoolTool #AntiqueTools

This is a miner's candle holder called a Sticking Tommy or Tommy stick. My great-great-grandfather William Eaton was a surveyor and miner who spent most of his life in Minnesota and Alaska. I have a lot of his tools now.

A Sticking Tommy was pretty much in every 19th Century miner's tool kit. About 10", with different hooks to mount or carry a candle. Today, they've become popular for hobby blacksmiths to make, but this one is a fairly finely crafted example.

#CoolTool #AntiqueTools

Your Home's Lifetime Tool Companion 🛠️

Step back to an era of enduring craftsmanship.
This Goodell-Pratt Home Companion is a lifetime of essential tools.

#goodellpratt #homecompaniontoolset #vintagetools #antiquetools #classictools #toolkit #woodworking #handtools #retroad #vintagead #oldadvertisement #edwardianera #1905advertisement #turnofthecentury #madeinusa #homeimprovement #diyhome #qualitytools

Your Home's Lifetime Tool Companion 🛠️

Step back to an era of enduring craftsmanship.
This Goodell-Pratt Home Companion is a lifetime of essential tools.

#goodellpratt #homecompaniontoolset #vintagetools #antiquetools #classictools #toolkit #woodworking #handtools #retroad #vintagead #oldadvertisement #edwardianera #1905advertisement #turnofthecentury #madeinusa #homeimprovement #diyhome #qualitytools

Your Home's Lifetime Tool Companion 🛠️

Step back to an era of enduring craftsmanship.
This Goodell-Pratt Home Companion is a lifetime of essential tools.

#goodellpratt #homecompaniontoolset #vintagetools #antiquetools #classictools #toolkit #woodworking #handtools #retroad #vintagead #oldadvertisement #edwardianera #1905advertisement #turnofthecentury #madeinusa #homeimprovement #diyhome #qualitytools

Your Home's Lifetime Tool Companion 🛠️

Step back to an era of enduring craftsmanship.
This Goodell-Pratt Home Companion is a lifetime of essential tools.

#goodellpratt #homecompaniontoolset #vintagetools #antiquetools #classictools #toolkit #woodworking #handtools #retroad #vintagead #oldadvertisement #edwardianera #1905advertisement #turnofthecentury #madeinusa #homeimprovement #diyhome #qualitytools

Your Home's Lifetime Tool Companion 🛠️

Step back to an era of enduring craftsmanship.
This Goodell-Pratt Home Companion is a lifetime of essential tools.

#goodellpratt #homecompaniontoolset #vintagetools #antiquetools #classictools #toolkit #woodworking #handtools #retroad #vintagead #oldadvertisement #edwardianera #1905advertisement #turnofthecentury #madeinusa #homeimprovement #diyhome #qualitytools

You might need it sometime. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #AntiqueTools

You might need it sometime. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #AntiqueTools

I've completed the restoration on the antique Disston 26" crosscut saw I posted last week (https://aus.social/@trib/110347299475161860).
This saw was is a pretty rough state when I got it home, with a heavily rusted blade, broken handle, and rusted fittings.
I decided to repair the broken handle rather than make a new one. It has gone pretty well, with the handle now solid after rough sanding back and re-assembly with a combination of strong Gorilla Glue wood glue and both light and heavy cyanoacrylate. Initial sanding was with 80 grit, with finishing in 180 grit and then a coating of linseed oil. The split nuts were sanded back with 80 grit and then finished with 220 grit.
While I still need to source a larger split nut for the maker's mark hole, the saw is ready for service and cuts well, though it might need a quick sharpening and for the teeth to be set correctly.
I'm very happy with this result; the other tools I've picked up can now join the project list. Lots learned this time around!
More pics of the process on my Insta - https://www.instagram.com/p/CsVVP58yssv/
#restoration #antiquetools

I've completed the restoration on the antique Disston 26" crosscut saw I posted last week (https://aus.social/@trib/110347299475161860).
This saw was is a pretty rough state when I got it home, with a heavily rusted blade, broken handle, and rusted fittings.
I decided to repair the broken handle rather than make a new one. It has gone pretty well, with the handle now solid after rough sanding back and re-assembly with a combination of strong Gorilla Glue wood glue and both light and heavy cyanoacrylate. Initial sanding was with 80 grit, with finishing in 180 grit and then a coating of linseed oil. The split nuts were sanded back with 80 grit and then finished with 220 grit.
While I still need to source a larger split nut for the maker's mark hole, the saw is ready for service and cuts well, though it might need a quick sharpening and for the teeth to be set correctly.
I'm very happy with this result; the other tools I've picked up can now join the project list. Lots learned this time around!
More pics of the process on my Insta - https://www.instagram.com/p/CsVVP58yssv/
#restoration #antiquetools

This Proto screwdriver has been on my keychain most of my adult life. My father gave it to me, and it may have come from his father. I rarely use it as a screwdriver any more, but it's endlessly useful as a pry tool and for splitting open the tape on shipping boxes. I use it multiple times a week.

#tools #antiqueTools #dailycarry #heirlooms #UsefulYiddishPhrases

This Proto screwdriver has been on my keychain most of my adult life. My father gave it to me, and it may have come from his father. I rarely use it as a screwdriver any more, but it's endlessly useful as a pry tool and for splitting open the tape on shipping boxes. I use it multiple times a week.

#tools #antiqueTools #dailycarry #heirlooms #UsefulYiddishPhrases