Hans A. Muller wrote:
> First, let me introduce myself: Hans Muller

Hi, Hans! Welcome to the Porch!

> My grandfather was a cabinet maker,=20
 > unfortunately most of the wooden parts
> of his tools were used to keep warm and
 > cook sugar beets during the winter of 1944 - 45.

Ouch. Condolences on both the loss, and the neccesity
for the loss.

> About knowing tools: one of the best buys I made was the =93Dictionary =
of tools=94
 > by R.A.Salaman (ISBN 004-621-020-2).

> It helped me to find the name and use of unknown
> objects and to reconstruct some of my grandfather=92s tools,
 > and make reproductions of other tools.

Wondrous! I'm a big fan of restored, modified, or
shop made tools (as are others on the list).

Modified:
http://www.georgesbasement.com/mkno4scr.html
shop-made:
http://www.sydnassloot.com/bbuckner/tools.htm
mine:
http://www.geocities.com/plybench/bowsaw.html
http://www.geocities.com/plybench/scratch.html

I'm sure we'd all love details and/or pictures :-)

     BugBear