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Wrench Forum / Re: Blackhawk Free Wheeling Ratchet
« Last post by Yadda on August 17, 2025, 07:29:22 PM »Neat!
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Wrench Forum / Re: Blackhawk Free Wheeling Ratchet
« Last post by Lewill2 on August 17, 2025, 06:30:18 PM »Interesting, I don't recall seeing one of these before.
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Wrench Forum / Blackhawk Free Wheeling Ratchet
« Last post by lptools on August 17, 2025, 06:12:45 PM »I dug this out today while looking for something else. I always thought it was a quick release ratchet , but the button is actually the shifter/selector for forward and reverse. The patent info refers to this as a Gearless Ratchet , turns smoothly , and quietly! Stamped Free Wheeling Ratchet .
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General Discussion / Re: Penncraft Socket Set - who made it?
« Last post by Bill Houghton on August 11, 2025, 12:44:48 PM »J C Penney. Surname, not coin.
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General Discussion / Re: Penncraft Socket Set - who made it?
« Last post by Lewill2 on August 10, 2025, 07:03:29 PM »They were sold by J. C. Penny but I don't know who the maker was.
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General Discussion / Stanley 675 Swivel Base Bench Vise
« Last post by lptools on August 10, 2025, 03:42:20 PM »Hello , All . Does anyone here collect the Stanley Bench Vises ? Looking for a close-up of the Swivel Base assembly! Attached photos show what l am looking for!
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Woodworking Forum / Re: Large Square
« Last post by tzins on August 10, 2025, 11:10:40 AM »I decided to offer it for sale on Facebook Marketplace.
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Woodworking Forum / Re: Large Square
« Last post by Bill Houghton on August 09, 2025, 06:52:46 PM »The shape and knurling of the nut for the blade clamp is distinctive from one manufacturer to another. But I don't know where online you could find a chart pointing you in the direction of who made that. It's a truly neat tool; wouldn't have broken my heart to have found that in an estate sale.
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Woodworking Forum / Re: Large Square
« Last post by p_toad on August 09, 2025, 03:05:25 PM »wish i could tell you who and where, but i haven't a clue...sorry. it IS a nice tool though. 
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6 Inch & Under Club / Re: Saw and file handles
« Last post by Yadda on August 09, 2025, 01:46:35 PM »All of them are probably over 100 years old. The third handle is patent pending. The patent was granted in 1884.