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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Nolatoolguy on August 17, 2013, 10:46:09 PM

Title: Saved from the dump
Post by: Nolatoolguy on August 17, 2013, 10:46:09 PM

I haven't been hitting sales these past weeks as school is expensive. Luckily my tool fix has been solved for the week. 


If some of you remember a while back I helped a elderly lady clean her husbands garage. All of his woodworking tools were auctioned off. She since passed and the family gave me these before they were taken to the dump.

(http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz141/nolatoolguy/image_zps95306c8d.jpg) (http://s822.photobucket.com/user/nolatoolguy/media/image_zps95306c8d.jpg.html)

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I also got a ton of wood and hardware. The real jackpot is all the hardware, I have to back tommorow with my truck to pick it all up.

Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: Papaw on August 17, 2013, 11:00:04 PM

Great haul, and you deserve it for the help you were to her.

Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: oldtools on August 18, 2013, 02:30:27 AM

WOW!! great haul, great tools, please show photos of hardware when you get them...

Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: fflintstone on August 18, 2013, 07:48:29 AM

sweet!

Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: Branson on August 18, 2013, 09:33:34 AM

Wow!  A great reward for good deeds.

Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: lbgradwell on August 18, 2013, 10:17:17 AM

I'm liking those Herbrand DBEs...

Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: bonneyman on August 18, 2013, 12:31:39 PM

Very happy for you, sir!

It's a great day when one saves vintage chrome form the scrap heap.

Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on August 18, 2013, 05:32:35 PM

That Crafty Toolbox is a treasure. Must be from right after WWII when they stopped using the underlined logo. I thought that all of that style had red backgrounds.

Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: Nolatoolguy on August 18, 2013, 10:27:30 PM

Thanks guys, the hardware and wood was alot for me. Most of it was nice hardwood boards, mostly walnut and cherry, and then there was a stack vermeer three feet high. The family previously threw all the hardware in buckets an bins. I had a truckbed full of containers of screws, nails, hinges, etc. then a few buckets on the trailer. Most was new in the package. I have no real use for 25lbs of 3/4 inch brass wood screws. You can tell he liked to buy his hardware in bulk, lol. I took multiple loads to a guy I know who does custom woodworking. He made a deal with the family and I got a portion as well along with I kept just tiny bit for myself.

Here is some wood, most of the bottom stuff is destin for a bonfire later this week.

(http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz141/nolatoolguy/image_zpsa46b3c51.jpg) (http://s822.photobucket.com/user/nolatoolguy/media/image_zpsa46b3c51.jpg.html)

(http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz141/nolatoolguy/image_zps506471ca.jpg) (http://s822.photobucket.com/user/nolatoolguy/media/image_zps506471ca.jpg.html)

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Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: Nolatoolguy on August 18, 2013, 10:30:16 PM

Sorry for the poor qaulity pictures, there from my phone.

(http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz141/nolatoolguy/image_zps31200cd6.jpg) (http://s822.photobucket.com/user/nolatoolguy/media/image_zps31200cd6.jpg.html)

(http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz141/nolatoolguy/image_zps39ff42a6.jpg) (http://s822.photobucket.com/user/nolatoolguy/media/image_zps39ff42a6.jpg.html)
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It all cleaned up well after dusting the wood off its really got a nice grain.

Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: oldtools on August 19, 2013, 03:23:50 AM

WOW!! beautiful wood..

Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: lauver on August 19, 2013, 11:08:00 AM

Quote from: lbgradwell on August 18, 2013, 10:17:17 AM

I'm liking those Herbrand DBEs...

+1, very nice set of vintage Herbrand long and short pattern DBE's; excellent wrenches.

The Crafty chest is a very worthy piece too and looks to be in pretty good condition with a nice patina... in other words, a KEEPER.  The Crafty logo on the front cover was used between about 1945-1959.

Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: fflintstone on August 19, 2013, 01:50:26 PM

Nice wood!
I lost 2/3rds of all my premium wood in fire #2

Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: OilyRascal on August 19, 2013, 04:59:53 PM

I'm drooling over the hardware.

Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: HeelSpur on August 19, 2013, 08:35:10 PM

Its hard to tell how much value you have in the hardware, screws,& nails.
Fasteners have really gotten expensive over the past few years, better hang on to them.

Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: rusty on August 19, 2013, 08:38:44 PM

Fasteners nothing, if those are original vintage screen etched brass hinges and roses, they are worth INSANE money....

Title: Re: Saved from the dump
Post by: Papaw on August 19, 2013, 09:24:24 PM

I bet you can turn those for a profit, Neil.