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Gaspé dresser

I remember looking up to see my granny opening the...

Fastening tools – grandpa’s tool kit part 6

Fastening tools from the early...

Surfacing tools – grandpa’s tool kit part 5

Even today the cabinetmaker’s trademark is the bench plane. While...

Laying out, measuring & testing tools – grandpa’s tool kit Part 4

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Felling, splitting & chopping – grandpa’s tool kit Part 3

Tools used at the turn of the 20th century to...

Securing and preparing tools – grandpa’s tool kit part 2

Tools of the 19th century used to secure and prepare...

Grandpa’s tool kit – part 1

19th Century rural Canada woodworking tools. What a voyage of discovery...