Drill press, chuck keys, table saw, band saw, hand saw, crosscut saw, hacksaw, hole saw, coping saw, jigsaw, reciprocating saw, chainsaw, bench sander, hand sander, bench vise, table vice, extra-large scissors-clamps, pipe clamps, c-clamps, hemostat, large hand drill, small hand drill, vintage hand auger, hand planer, power planer, sanding block, sandpaper, emery paper, large pliers, small pliers, needlenose pliers, channel-lock pliers, open-end wrenches, boxed-end wrenches, large adjustable wrenches, medium adjustable wrenches, small adjustable wrenches, come-along, pulleys, chains, large ratchet set, small ratchet set, precision ratchet set, torque wrenches, pipe wrenches, plumbing sealant, caulk, standard screwdrivers, philips screwdrivers, offset screwdrivers, power drivers, jeweler's screwdrivers, awl, rasps, files, precision files, chainsaw files, ball-peen hammers, claw hammers, sledge hammer, rubber mallet, oscilloscope, VTVM (Vacuum Tube Multimeter), capacitors, resistors, wire solder, solder flux, soldering iron, soldering gun, taps, dies, calipers, gauges, micrometers, precision machinist's scale, 12" ruler, yardsticks, slide rule, calculator, carpenter's square, mitre box, bolt cutters, axe, maul, wedge, mattock, spades, shovels, post-hole diggers, battery charger, air compressor, hydraulic jack, nails of all sizes and types, screws of all sizes and types, bolts of all sizes and types, nuts, wingnuts, plain washers, lock washers, spacers, household oil, machine oil, motor oil, gasoline, kerosene, lubricating grease, herbicide, pesticide, paint, varnish, paint thinner, paint brushes, paint rollers, hoes, rakes, pruning shears, pruning snips, hedge trimmer, leaf blower, car ramps, brake-shoe pullers, spark plug gapping gauge, oil filter wrench, fuse pullers, fuses, grappling hook, ice hook, shoe last, a lock with a key my father made, several locks without keys, a huge keyring full of keys (to the locks? or other things?), large exhaust-fan for shop, heavy pipes for leverage, brazing torch, flint, knives, whetstones...
This was the reason for my absence from the SteemβDiscord continuum the past couple of weeks, which I announced in several Discord communities: my brother came to help clean-out the house where our now-deceased parents lived for over fifty years. The clean-out included parts of a tool shop, tractor shed, and a couple of other outbuildings on the property as well as part of the house. Although we made a lot of progress, there is still more to do, and it has been exhausting, even more so for my brother, who has done most of the hard labor.
The list in the first paragraph is merely someΒ β but not allΒ β of what was found in my father's tool shop and adjacent tractor shed. There were also a large array of very nicely-constructed homemade tools, many of which we have no clear idea what their purpose is, such as the one highlighted in the video below. The only purpose I can guess for this tool is for gaging the depth of holes that were drilled, as there is a set-screw on the side to hold the plunger in place when desired.
There was one mechanism which my brother determined its purpose rather quickly. It is an electric motor mounted to a flat piece of metal, fitted with a pulley on the spindle that was driving a wheel via a belt, which was attached to a saw (for cutting logs) which oscillated back-and-forth by a drive-wheel β the contraption designed and built by my father from scraps he salvaged from
who-knows-where. The mechanism is very clever, actually, and could make short work of cutting logs to the proper length, especially from small trees and branches. It's adjustable, though, to handle a wide variety of diameters.
As probably can be surmised, my father was a hard-working man all his life and the wear on the tools attests to how much they were used. They were cared for, but definitely heavily used for metal-working, wood-working, home repair, auto repair, and so many things. He built the tool shop and the adjacent tractor shed (see photo below) as well as one other outbuilding and a free-standing garage on the current property. He also built the house in which we lived prior to moving to this house.
Although it has been a heckuva lot of work, it has been rewarding to dig through these things and find some gems which we'd never seen previously. It also helped us learn even more about our father.
