Your Heirloom Tools

[thundermug]

Show off the tools & boxes that were passed on to you and will be handed down to later generations. The stuff you will never sell. If the tool has a story to go with it, even better.

These are leather working tools made and used by my great grandpa. He was a cobbler. I think we still have his shoe anvils as well. The hammers are probably long gone. I don't use these much, but I have used them.
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He filed nails to a fine edge and stuck them in wood handles, some of which he carved himself.
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[RivennHewn]

I love the engraving on this old hammer.

It's kind of worn off on the other side.

Thinking of finding somebody to refresh it, but I'd hate to have them screw it up.

 

[ZRX61]

My step dad sent me an old tin full of assorted reamers. Painted on the side of the tin were the words "Reamers, ***".
I still laugh every time I look at it. I'll post a photo tomorrow

 

[AnsteadEH]

My dad left me his bigass inch drive sockets and breaker bars. The smallest sockets are 1.5 inch and go all the way to 3.5 inch. He was a diesel fitter mostly on caterpillar gear from the 1970s. No use to me but I will never part with them. He also left me all his other regular mechanical tools which get good use and have been a great addition to my collection. 2 yrs later my father-in-law died and left me his tools. Some very good ones from his many years at GM here in Australia.

 

[KCarGuy]

I wish I could take some photos, but it would be alot.
My Grandfather Bought me my first set of Craftsman tools when I graduated 8th Grade in 1967.
When He passed, all his tools were passed down to me.
When my Father passed, I got all his tools also.
Then a Few years ago, my Father-in-law Passed, and all his tools were passed down to me.
I have Told my Son that All those as well as mine...are all His one of these days!

 

[pauls_workshop]

Show off the tools & boxes that were passed on to you and will be handed down to later generations. The stuff you will never sell. If the tool has a story to go with it, even better.

These are leather working tools made and used by my great grandpa. He was a cobbler. I think we still have his shoe anvils as well. The hammers are probably long gone. I don't use these much, but I have used them.
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He filed nails to a fine edge and stuck them in wood handles, some of which he carved himself.
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Those are really neato! Love the craftmanship he had to make his own tools. The ground reverse nail head scraper is a neat idea. Sometimes I need a really small scraper, and I just might copy that one! - Paul

 

[ZRX61]

As promised:

 

[Hpozzuoli]

My family started as an Arco station back in the 50's. We converted to Sunoco in the mid 80's the sold it in the early 2000's. I have tons of stuff from my granddad and dad, but my favorite is this wire caddy. It's a Silver Beauty brand with a pull out drawer. I still use it to this day because there isn't any wear and tear associated with it.

 

[Hpozzuoli]

Here's the drawer. I have the original crumpets it with as well. It was made in Chicago.

 

[doodah man]

This screwdriver and hammer were given to me by my grandfather about a year before he passed away. He told me that he made them as a project while in machinist's school. The screwdriver is engraved "1940". He was a machinist all his life and ran "Art's Fix-It Shop" in Onalaska, TX until age 81 when he couldn't get around anymore. The man could design and build anything. At some point shortly before he closed up the fix-it shop he was helping build a water tower for the local fire dept.

 

[rt dak]

I have all my grandfather's tools on my mom's side. Including the ones that he used to build his house that I now live in. I have some of grandfather's tools on my dad's side, my dad has the rest. I also have some of my dad's tools.

I don't sell any of my tools as it is but I wouldn't even think about selling any of the ones that were passed down to me.