This was in a pile of junk at the flea market. It was at one time a box for a socket wrench set. I’m going to guess 1905-1920. It’s broken in half and is missing a piece. A little gluing and clamping. Okay, so my dovetailing looks like it was done by a drunken beaver [...]

In 1877 some guy named Laroy Starrett invented the combination square. Where would we be  without them ? Probably right where we are now but  making things would be a lot harder. Where would this L.S. Starrett Co No 94 combination square be without me? Probably rusting away in the bottom of  some plastic container. [...]

A lovely flea market Sunday morning. Plenty of ratchets to choose from.  I grabbed a long handle, 3/8″ drive by Snap-On. There was another by Mac, but the drive plug had shattered so only a small jagged chunk of it was left. I wonder how that happened. Anyway, the Snap-On seemed okay. It’s only issue [...]