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Took a different way home a while back and found a honey hole marked with a
small sign.
Not sharing this one guys. I haven’t had a chance to look at everything yet. 
I did manage to scrape up enough cash for a couple tools. One of them is a Topps
Framing Tool.
It has a bevel gage type adjustable wooden bar on the side. 
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There are engraved charts on each side of the blade that weren’t apparent until
I cleaned up the blade.
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I also picked up a Yankee North Brothers No. 41 push drill. I have seen several
of these in the wild but usually in too rough a shape to consider a user.
I had never known that there was bit storage in the handle until after I bought
it and spun the knurled collar under the handle. The handle popped open and it
held 8 bits.
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oogle.com/u/0/115986798754245019244/posts
There are spaces for 10.
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oogle.com/u/0/115986798754245019244/posts

I’ll be going back there again. 

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248131	David Nighswander <wishingstarfarm663@m...>	2014‑05‑24	Found a new old hunting ground
Took a different way home a while back and found a honey hole marked with a small sign. Not sharing this one guys. I haven’t had a chance to look at everything yet. I did manage to scrape up enough cash for a couple tools. One of them is a Topps Framing Tool. It has a bevel gage type adjustable wooden bar on the side. https://plus.g oogle.com/u/0/115986798754245019244/posts There are engraved charts on each side of the blade that weren’t apparent until I cleaned up the blade. https://plus.g oogle.com/u/0/115986798754245019244/posts I also picked up a Yankee North Brothers No. 41 push drill. I have seen several of these in the wild but usually in too rough a shape to consider a user. I had never known that there was bit storage in the handle until after I bought it and spun the knurled collar under the handle. The handle popped open and it held 8 bits. https://plus.g oogle.com/u/0/115986798754245019244/posts There are spaces for 10. https://plus.g oogle.com/u/0/115986798754245019244/posts I’ll be going back there again. Sent from Windows Mail
248133	Ed Minch <ruby@m...>	2014‑05‑24	Re: Found a new old hunting ground
Very interesting tool. Ed Minch On May 24, 2014, at 10:09 AM, David Nighswander wrote: > One of them is a Topps Framing Tool. > It has a bevel gage type adjustable wooden bar on the side. > https://plus .google.com/u/0/115986798754245019244/posts
248152	John Ruth <johnrruth@h...>	2014‑05‑25	Re: Found a new old hunting ground
Why do you suppose Hart's Framing Tool never caught on? Looks like a great design. John Ruth Sent from my iPhone On May 24, 2014, at 11:49 AM, "Ed Minch" wrote: > Very interesting tool. > Ed Minch > > > > > > On May 24, 2014, at 10:09 AM, David Nighswander wrote: > >> One of them is a Topps Framing Tool. >> It has a bevel gage type adjustable wooden bar on the side. >> https://plu s.google.com/u/0/115986798754245019244/posts > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > OldTools is a mailing list catering to the interests of hand tool > aficionados, both collectors and users, to discuss the history, usage, > value, location, availability, collectibility, and restoration of > traditional handtools, especially woodworking tools. > > To change your subscription options: > http://rucku s.law.cornell.edu/mailman/listinfo/oldtools > > To read the FAQ: > http://swingleydev.com/archi ve/faq.html > > OldTools archive: http://swingleydev.com/archive/">http://swingleydev.com/archive/ > > OldTools@r... > http://rucku s.law.cornell.edu/mailman/listinfo/oldtools