I think most ‘do-all’ type things end up doing nothing. Perhaps the Plierench was different though. They remained in production for many years and most of the ones I’ve seen were well used. The one on the left was beaten into submission by someone and no longer works. It will live out the rest of [...]

I like hammers. I have quite a few of them and would like quite a few more. I got the hammer below this weekend at the flea market. A common method of selling used tools at the flea is to spread a blanket on the ground, dump your wares on it and let people rummage [...]

My favorite antique store is in an old textile mill. It’s a co-op with probably around a hundred dealers, each of whom rents a booth or a display case and fills it with junk (antique or not).  I try to stop in once a month. On my last trip I remember two men in front [...]