Reflecting, I realize that I’ve found a lot of amazing tools in Northern California. I’ve hauled enough iron ~400 miles south to the LA area that compass readings might be affected. Luckily my latest trip up was no different. As they often are, my trip was a bit last minute. I stealthily slipped up and […]
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Dovetail-Slide Piano Maker’s “Studley-esque” Vise
May 14, 2016 – 12:30 am
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By Brian
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Posted in Tools, Trip, Uncategorized, vise
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Tagged don williams, don's barn, dovetail, find, lost arts, maker's, piano, studley, vise
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Rays of Old Tool Heaven
As I was slipping into a old tools slump, I began to wonder: “Is Southern California OT hell?”. The 100°+ heat last week certainly didn’t help. While our local tool meet yielded interesting specimens and many tools finding new homes, the wild was drying up—much like the shrubbery. Today was set apart. At 6:20a the […]