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You just have to (HAVE to) wear safety glasses, and be OK with picking a few stray wires out of your beard now and again.

Seems obvious to me, but... small parts. Nuts and bolts, finger screws, crevices where nothing else will reach. Go clean a brass finger knob off a hand plane with your angle grinder and tell me how much skin you still have on your fingertips when you're done, or what county the knob landed in.

Some of my planes got a good workout this christmas, doing a large maple/cherry cutting board. Type 4 #5, type 10 #7 and a newly acquired type 13 #3 All 3 about 100 to 150 years old, and cutting great.

The only multitool I've ever gotten along with is my Leatherman Freestyle (that I found laying around somewhere). It's just pliers and a knife, and is great to have around my neck fishing. Every other multitool I've ever used or owned has found its way to the back of a drawer, glovebox...

My grandparents put a wood stove in their 3 car garage when they built the house in 1970. I believe in WA nowadays, wood stoves in any building that vehicles are likely to be stored (garages, "shops" etc) you cannot install a wood stove. Flammable vapors, as stated. Someone noted that kerosene...

I appreciate the research! I never tried to date it myself. I have considered trying to find any descendants, assuming they're local, and asking if they're interested in having it. I've had it for years and really love it, but if it meant more to a grandchild etc, I'd be happy to turn it over...

It says "Built by H. Gerstner & Sons Dayton Ohio USA" I believe, the tag is a bit worn.

Yes, it's a Gerstner & Sons

How about this one... purchased back about 15 years ago or so off of Craigslist for about $30 (I think) with quite a few tools inside (some of which were real gems) and some paperwork, mostly from the '60's. An old Boeing machinist box (I live a few miles from the Boeing plant), given to their...

I'm jealous, but also a bit confused by the full wrap handle on the OP's 1-51. I thought these bow bars were usually used for cutting stuff that was already laying on the ground, where a full wrap handle added more weight without much added benefit to the saw-er.

10-10 auto I believe (it's not in front of me). As I understand it they sold essentially this same saw for decades with slight changes and varying names. 10-10 auto, mac 10 auto, pro mac etc. I think the group as a whole is generally referred to as 10-10's by most however. She's fairly heavy...

Not near as old and cool, but I got this guy for $8 (5 saws for $40). Carb rebuild, new handle, and a new bar/chain. She's a great cutter.

Told my uncle recently I was going to get rid of my old 4" Craftsman jointer because it takes up too much space and I never use it. I said I was just going to pick up a couple hand planes for the rare occasion I need to do that (and of course, they're also much more satisfying). He told me to...

Aside from guys at work borrowing tools... honestly, I really don't lose stuff. I might set it down, not move an inch, and spend 10 minutes looking... but I always find it.

Flap wheels when you want it to look nice, grinding disc when you want it done fast, sandblaster if you already have a decent sandblaster and aren't in a huge hurry.

The obvious first choice, as I'm sure you know, is to break your chip. Deeper cuts with higher feed rates. Obviously, not always an option. Big ol' stick welding gloves are the best for cleaning long gnarly stringers out of the bed. Get yourself a 55 gallon drum for chips, and skip the shop...

I've had an Everlast TIG/stick/plasma for about 8 or 10 years. My only complaint is the inability to turn off the pulse on the TIG setting. You can turn the frequency/"time on" up to the point you don't even know it's pulsing... but it still bugs me. I don't think that's an "issue" with newer...