Lucky! My wife hates when I stop when driving down the road, as it means I will be picking up something left on the side of the road! I am always amazed by the stuff people will toss without a second thought about it!
I have a box just like that. Use it as a coffee table. A lot of my dad's tools are in it. He passed in 2004 at 94 yrs of age. He was a Pattern Maker. Wood patterns for metal castings. I loved watching him work when I was a kid. Still miss the smell of fresh cut wood. The tabs on the top that turn hold hand saws. So glad you appreciate it.
Please continue the tradition of using those old classic tools as much as you possibly can! You have some real gems there, and only if those tools could tell the stories of some the jobs that they have done.
That person had no idea what he had ! The bevel guage, the fence pliers, the draw shave , the bits for the brace , the plumb bob, all tell a story a story of a time gone by. Nice find. The person who had this originally was a craftsman, and he knew what quality of tools he wanted and needed to do his craft. That chest was most likely hand made custom by and for the person who owned it to fit his tools and his needs.
It looks like you found your self a gold mine of vintage tools. And it sounds like you do appreciate the tools heritage. Glad you were there to rescue the chest and tools! Hope you enjoy them for many more years.
To me I see 👀 a box 📦 of priceless tools 🔧 including the toolbox, Thank God someone like yourself that knows what it is grabed it before someone else who doesn't know the value of everything there.
This is a great find!!! I have pick up a couple of the tools you have in that box from the dump. All in good condition, just not as many & not in a custom box. More than likely someone ( a craftsman) died or a home was bought & these tool are just thrown out. Skill, tools, craftsmanship from a bygone time 🙁 I am sure you will enjoy working with these tools. Stay well, Joe Z
What a score! I’m 74 and sold tools much of my life therefore I acquired several. My dad was a DIY guy and made a folding storage cabinet for his tools which was given to my niece who does home projects. Thanks for posting! Keep blest and blessing.
Awesome find. The last tool you showed is a Stanley 78 rabbet plane. The iron and fence for it are in the bottom of the chest. The level dates to 1909-1912 based on the Stanley stamping and the Stanley No. 7 plane dates from 1925-1928. That is a very desirable plane especially in that condition.
Yeah I was able to identify the part but never anything that it went to. I don't believe it's the kind of thing that the previous person would have pulled out as it would have been just as old and useless as anything else was to them.
Those pliers under the hammer I can’t remember the name but my grandpa had a set. When he trimmed a house we would use those to pull a bad nail from the soft trim wood. Get a bite on the nail and roll the pliers. It would pull the nail without brusing the wood. Great find.
I own a lot of these tools and still use them. The fold out rule is one of my favorites - I bought it because it was cool looking and had nice brass fittings, but found that it was easier to carry in my apron pocket than a tape measure. I have 3 jointer planes including the #8 which came from my wife's grandfather (a master carpenter). It sat in a box much like this one for decades, and was one of the only tools someone hadn't boogered up in the years since he died. Great find!
I recently gave my nephew a chest that was almost identical to that. It had a wooden top, but the handles on the ends and the interior layout seemed almost identical. It contained all of the exact same tools: folding rule, wooden level, planes, rabbet plane, skirret, saws, auger (brace and bits) identical to yours. ( one exception being that the jointer plane was constructed of wood) It was my grandfather's tool chest, and such an adventure when my dad would unlock and open it. It did not, however, have a tin lid.
that big level is just GORGEOUS, youre a fortunate young man to have come across such a treasure. take good care of that stuff and that stuff will take good care of you.
I love your ambition and respect for this great gift. The Stanley Bailey no7 looks to be in perfect order for it's amount of accumulated use. In worse condition you can find them sold on ebay at $150. The feature I noticed is the handle does not have a broken tip. Not only do you have a fantastic heritage in this box, but in practical terms you could sell this box for over $1000+ shipping. There is an informed comment below about that last tool, the rabbet plane. It does appear as the below comment stated that all the parts are scattered in the box. I suspect it is complete and again, in fine shape. You mentioned that croup of augers, and pointed out the square chuck on the brace. That is where they go. Try to fit them in there patiently or find a YT vid. I am sure you will be elated with the completion of that brace and it's auger bits. This video just got better and better. The detail of the box which was hand made by the owner perhaps around WWII perhaps earlier is priceless. It never ceases to amaze me what people do with items they do not respect or understand, or simply find out of date.
I knew at the time how to use the auger, I had just never seen a two-bit chuck before. All I had ever seen were the standard three bit round shank style. What type it was a part of the carpentry set I received as a child from my master union carpenter grandfather in Wyoming.
Everyone wants to find the mother load, looks like you did. Thanks for sharing, there are some good candidates for restoration in there. Thanks for sharing. Really good find.
Good for you. It's so good to see that you have an appreciation for great things, history, and respect for your elders. God meant for this to be in your hands. You are now the steward of someone's legacy.
I admire your passion for not only the tools but the tool box itself. If not for you there's a good chance these beautiful and still highly functional tools would end up in the landfill. Creating with your own hands it's something that's sadly a thing of the past. Why they ever took shop classes out of public schools I'll never understand. Creating is gratifying. But creating with 100% hand tools is a whole different story. It's incredible what used to be built back then with not a single power tool. You definitely won't be the only person watching this video. I promise you that. You should sharpen the iron up on that no. 7 and take some shavings. Theres nothing more satisfying. Puts the mind at ease. Have fun with your great find. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the view. We have scrappers that come through our neighborhood fairly regularly. It was not a trash or recycling day so I believe they were hoping somebody pick it up like a scrapper. They will be used it's just a matter of when and on what.
That box is basically a crate. I've seen tool boxes with inlays and raised panels. They're still not worth spit even then. As far as to why shop classes are gone in schools now you're really not preparing students for the modern world teaching them those kinds of things. You're better off teaching them how to be an influencer.
My grandfather had two smaller boxes containing the same tools. He was a carpenter. He carried the boxes on his shoulders to the trolley stop then rode to the stop nearest his job site worked all day then went home and started over the next day. He carried those boxes back and forth every day until he was able to buy a used car.
An absolutely awesome find! If you're not a woodworker, it would still make an amazing display...a veritable living history! Being a hand tool woodworker myself, you have an excellent opportunity to explore your interest/skill!
I'm only a woodworker in as far as anyone project requires. It's a functional display. The chest has its own "furniture dolly" and now lives right next to the door to my garage for easy access to the tools inside. It doubles as a bench for me, and is a permanent fixture in my mind next to my garage stereo and toolbox. It's visible in that condition in one of my most recent videos re my aforementioned stereo.
As a journeyman carpenter/ fine woodworker that’s a fantastic find. I still use some of those tools to build furniture. Most of the ones I have are from my grandpa.
Hi from the UK, what a find, some real craftsman's tools there, many of which I still use in my daily work, do some research and you will find out what each and everyone is for, all still usable. You are a lucky man to make such a find, maybe pass the tools you won't use on to someone who will. Thanks for posting
''Leonard Bailey was a designer and plane maker who patented several designs for hand planes in the mid 1800s. In 1869, Stanley Rule & Level bought seven patent rights to Leonard Bailey's designs'' Nice find. My uncle was a collector and got me into the carpentry business. One of the nicest people you could ever meet. I just retired after 42 years.
Yes sir, that’s definitely a work man’s tool box. When I saw the plane at the bottom I got so excited. Jackpot! 🎰 You should go back and give him a little something. I would consider it a crime to take it for free.
That is one hell of a find! I have every one of those vintage tools except for the ‘punch’, which I believe might be a standing saw set, nor do I have the vintage plumb bob which I noted is a Keen Kutter…a great tool maker from back in the day. All those tools are still very useful. But the thing I really love is the tool chest itself. I have made a few of them, but there’s no way to replicate the patina on that thing. Outside of my block planes the #7 jointer plane is my most used. I was a professional carpenter for 42 years and I can remember when starting out some of the old timers had chests and tool caddies just like this. That thing was waiting for you to come and pick it up. I believe that.
Thanks. I seem to have two camps of comments, those that see I appreciate and want to use the tools, and those who think I am completely clueless as to what I have and think the tools are better off with someone "who will use them" assuming uming I won't. Projects take inspiration, money, and time.
@@kludgescraftsplus8631 You seem to have a very good grasp on what all those tools are used for. Since the internet came along a whole world of tool geeks & enthusiasts has exploded onto the scene along with many books…not that there wasn’t that world previously. But TH-cam has taken it to infinity and beyond. Everyone is going to have their own opinion and many become “armchair experts”. Truth is, a trade like this with hand tools such as you’ve acquired takes a lifetime to learn and master. The power tools used in the building trades nowadays perform very good work in a fraction of the time it used to take. But how many of those workers know how to perform the same with simple hand tools like the ones found in your video? Some do…(don’t get me wrong lest I offend), but many who are considered journeymen today, don’t. What I noticed more than anything is that you have a great appreciation for your find. Besides….most of us are envious as hell. It would have really turned me green if there had been a huge find of old quality chisels…..my favorite. That drawknife is a beauty by the way. If you can see it, I’d love to know the maker.
@@JerrySmith-ih9rd it is a "T.H.Whitberry,razor blade" #11, and has a fantastic edge on it. I spent 3 years as a manager in and honest to goodness knife store in Houston about about 13 years ago. On top of selling knives I also professionally sharpened them, and this is a well-honed edge. My only regret is that it does not have some sort of edge guard, if I ever come across in a appropriately old piece of wood I my construct one.
Awesome find!! I have several of these chests, one belonging to my grandfather. I use one in my family room as a coffee table which has a message burned into the lid, from a son to his father. The son made it for his father as a Christmas gift back in 1897. Some came with their tools while others were empty. I have one in my shop, which clients always ask about.
Thanks for sharing it's nice to see they've maintained their history through family. I wish this guy had cared enough to know more about what he put to a curb, but I guess that's why it was there.
What an amazing treasure chest you found! That is the stuff dreams are made of! Besides the monetary value of it, I am surprised anyone could really just put that to the curb. Please make some more videos about the tools!
That's fantastic. I've slowly gathered most of those tools and put them back into use. While they aren't plastic and don't make much noise, they are still very relevant for the craftsman and can perform tasks that can't be effectively done with regularly available tools today. However, all those tools were made with industrial revolution machinery and were probably all patented - so in his day were the regular thing for a workman to carry around. Nowadays he'd have a small jobbox full of plastic and lithium.
This is almost exactly the type of thing. Same tools and all that I inherited from my dad. I quite literally have an exact duplicate of nearly everything there.
Being as I feel the excitement in your comments, I don't expect to find them on a curb anywhere. Thanks for taking the time to watch my video sir. I check out everybody who comments, and clearly you've got a few more views than me. I guess I know what I'm watching tonight.
It's funny how somebody's reaction to an event becomes static in a video, like things are unchanged since then. Why it is that people seem to think not knowing the specific original history of a tool or its historical name is the same thing is not recognizing the tool for what it is and what it does. I have a number of crafting videos where I have demonstrated a variety of skills and problem solving, but only this video seems to get the attention. But I am a people watcher generally speaking so observing the comments over time has been entertaining.
What a find! If you think about it that box is a freedom box. I bought some of the shears you have and they enabled me to do tin work...they also cut everything including paper. I figure the repairs I did with it returned the price a thousand times..give that box some oil and some attention and it will last another 100 years...time may come when you will need those tools as the modern alternatives might not be functioning..
Bailey is the original and Stanley bought Bailey. So Stanley kept putting Bailey's name on tools Stanley made. There are Bailey planes Stanley didn't make. Not many but they're out there.
If those are saw keepers in the lid, and I thought the same, then what are the slits in the front uprights? Perhaps other larger saws or blades, who knows.
I think you're both right. I'd say there were probably a couple of back saws that hung up under the top. Then the slots inside would have held his hand saws and panel saws. I love this stuff. The older the better
I have an old Craftsman tool box that my dad used for work. When I got it, it was empty and rusted. I scrubbed the rust off, put about five layers of clear coat on it, and it now has a place of honor on a book shelf next to my computer.
I like finds like these! At the end when you pulled the smaller plane, it looks like there’s another box under that small planer. Also, there’s a TH-cam channel called Acorn to Arabella which is a wooden boat channel and he uses all those hand tools everyday. Maybe if you wanted to pass them off to someone that would still use them, you could give it a consider.. Great find and great job showing all of us!! Cheers
I'm fairly confident that given the day of the week was not trash nor recycling, it was put out with the intent of our locus scrappers picking it up. They frequent the area. I would hope they have since enough to know something's worth more than the cost of its steel.
So good that the box has found someone who will carry it on, assuring it's survival for (hopefully) many, many years. My dad had similar tools, and I used a drill like that you found, of his, as a boy. Limited by my own strength and skills, I must admit, when dad got his first Black and Decker electric drill it was a godsend.
Thanks for sharing this with us. What a blessing to you. It will only increase in value as you learn to use these tools. Try watching some of Paul Seller's videos on TH-cam.
That is an AMAZING score! Especially the plane and the Witherby drawknife. I have a Witherby, and it does nice work. I also have my father's old brace and augers and a couple of his planes and coping saws and other tools. Enjoy them and put them to good use. I love my power tools for speed and efficiency, but there's a whole different level of enjoyment and craftsmanship that comes only from using hand tools.
I would think the keepers in the lid were probably for (tennon) saws - the keeper fitted through the handle and was locked in place by twisting a movable tab.
Sales can be sharpened, and their wooden handles, replace. Sales so not wear out. These tools are priceless I've used planes like that to edge a board and trim a swollen door. Sure you can do the same with your $1000 electric model.
I do not understand your use of the word "sales" in this context. I cannot find any term that refers to the blade of a plane as a "sale". But, yes all blades can be sharpened with the proper tools and know how.
My great grandfather was born in 1879 in Weisenmuller, Russia. He was a Volga German. He came to the US in 1913. He was a carpenter. I have two of the planes he made out of wood.
My dad had some of those tools the stick ruler he always used one in the days when we in the uk 🇬🇧 were inches and the last plane is a rebate plane l have one from my dad’s tool set which is a wooden rebate plane and it’s for a left hand person still working beautifully wow what a treasure box of tools 😊
That Stanley Bailey pattern #7 plane is AWESOME. No cracks in the tropical Rosewood furniture, Lateral adjuster, japanning in good shape, and a rust free smooth sole. $100 - $150 at least, maybe more.
Awesome find! That folding rule is a gem. The brass bound ones are worth more and the brass bound long ones are even better. That No 7 was beautiful. The sole was shiny and the handles were perfect. That sliding t bevel with the Stanley Sweetheart decal was very nice as well. What you called a hand drill is a bit & brace. That's a nice stout one you have. I'm glad you got it before the garbage man. ☺️👍
So with a furniture hammer he could place tacks. The No 7 plane shows he could join planks. The brace will hold the auger bits very well and the press is most interesting as it could be used for inserting eyelets or perhaps punching leather. He expected to prepare timber from the saws he carried and plumb bob and level would presumably be used on North American house building. The Rabbit plane shows he could inset wood or glass etc. A man of consummate skills connected with carpentry and joinery. Now you have a whole new vision to let how to use those tools and create some simple projects with the. So the skill lives on. Go on, it is part of your history and now you must make the best of it!
I bought a carpenters chest that was kind of similar at a sale a lady was having after her father had passed away. Unfortunatly someone had gotten the planes and saws but there was a lot of cool tools still in it. Great find
Good fine! Glad it got a good home. It's amazing what people throw away. I can understand people have no use for it, and you can't keep everything. But don't they see enough value in it to at least give it to the local goodwill store?
Did you check the internal & external dimensions to see if there could be a hidden compartment? Unlikely but, since looks to have been modified you never know. Great find! BB
It would kill me to have these go to collectors, rather than hand tool users. Please consider carefully to whom you sell, if you do. The Stanley Bailey pattern 7 is a really good find, as are the rules and especially the draw knife in such great condition. The bob is also special. The rabbet plane is not part of another tool but rather a really nice, useful tool that makes perfect sense, considering the other tools in the box. This was likely originally the tool box of a joiner or cabinet maker. And it looks like the original blade is sitting in the bottom of the toolbox. The holders in the top probably held specialty saws that wouldn't seat in the till, perhaps bow or coping saws. Great find; wish I'd made it.
I have an old tool chest, it kicked around my shop for a couple years. I turned it sideways, and mounted it on the wall as a shelf, using the top as a door. I think the original builder would be happy with the repurpose.
One man’s junk is the treasure I love.
Lucky!
My wife hates when I stop when driving down the road, as it means I will be picking up something left on the side of the road!
I am always amazed by the stuff people will toss without a second thought about it!
My father did the same thing. After Hurricane Ike- you would not believe the things he found.
Awesome find. Just because the are old doesn't mean they are useless. Just wipe them down and enjoy.
I am so glad you found and rescued this tool chest. The man who owned it used and valued it.
I have a box just like that. Use it as a coffee table. A lot of my dad's tools are in it. He passed in 2004 at 94 yrs of age.
He was a Pattern Maker. Wood patterns for metal castings. I loved watching him work when I was a kid. Still miss the smell of fresh cut wood.
The tabs on the top that turn hold hand saws. So glad you appreciate it.
Thanks so much for taking the time to post a comment and share your story.
Please continue the tradition of using those old classic tools as much as you possibly can! You have some real gems there, and only if those tools could tell the stories of some the jobs that they have done.
I don't even have the words. Good for you for saving those. You are very fortunate to make such a find.
That person had no idea what he had ! The bevel guage, the fence pliers, the draw shave , the bits for the brace , the plumb bob, all tell a story a story of a time gone by. Nice find. The person who had this originally was a craftsman, and he knew what quality of tools he wanted and needed to do his craft. That chest was most likely hand made custom by and for the person who owned it to fit his tools and his needs.
Thanks for the response, I appreciate the date ranges. I'm not sure I still believe that the top is lead, it's too stiff most likely it's tin.
@@kludgescraftsplus8631 A magnet will tell you. Sheet steel is my guess.
@@geobrown9413That's exactly what I did, it is not modern galvanized steel, and neither lead nor tin are magnetic.
It could be zinc. That was used for basins and weatherproofing smaller structures in the 1900s.
@@RCake it seems I need to buy a pencil set, check out this video on determining metals. th-cam.com/video/FMLth2HLiqE/w-d-xo.html
It looks like you found your self a gold mine of vintage tools. And it sounds like you do appreciate the tools heritage. Glad you were there to rescue the chest and tools! Hope you enjoy them for many more years.
That was a fantastic find and kudos to you for rescuing it
To me I see 👀 a box 📦 of priceless tools 🔧 including the toolbox, Thank God someone like yourself that knows what it is grabed it before someone else who doesn't know the value of everything there.
I guess I can add this to the list of things that will never happen to me. Cool video!!!
This is a great find!!! I have pick up a couple of the tools you have in that box from the dump. All in good condition, just not as many & not in a custom box. More than likely someone ( a craftsman) died or a home was bought & these tool are just thrown out. Skill, tools, craftsmanship from a bygone time 🙁
I am sure you will enjoy working with these tools.
Stay well, Joe Z
What a score! I’m 74 and sold tools much of my life therefore I acquired several. My dad was a DIY guy and made a folding storage cabinet for his tools which was given to my niece who does home projects. Thanks for posting! Keep blest and blessing.
This was trash to someone because they were blind, but it is definitely gold.
Thank you for sharing.
Lucky fellow! I can't imagine someone putting that out in the trash!
Awesome find. The last tool you showed is a Stanley 78 rabbet plane. The iron and fence for it are in the bottom of the chest. The level dates to 1909-1912 based on the Stanley stamping and the Stanley No. 7 plane dates from 1925-1928. That is a very desirable plane especially in that condition.
At 4:00 I spotted a Stanley 45 part - cam adjuster. That means there was once a 45 in there.
Yeah I was able to identify the part but never anything that it went to. I don't believe it's the kind of thing that the previous person would have pulled out as it would have been just as old and useless as anything else was to them.
@@kludgescraftsplus8631 Same person that grabbed the saws probably got the 45/55.
That’s not a Stanley 78 that’s actually a sargent 79 more uncommon and decorative nice find. The file handle is also nice
@@sawyersway you beat me to it. Hopefully he found the fence for it.
Those pliers under the hammer I can’t remember the name but my grandpa had a set. When he trimmed a house we would use those to pull a bad nail from the soft trim wood. Get a bite on the nail and roll the pliers. It would pull the nail without brusing the wood. Great find.
Wow what an amazing find ! Definatly your gain !! Have fun with them
What a wonderful find ! Thanks for sharing.
I own a lot of these tools and still use them. The fold out rule is one of my favorites - I bought it because it was cool looking and had nice brass fittings, but found that it was easier to carry in my apron pocket than a tape measure. I have 3 jointer planes including the #8 which came from my wife's grandfather (a master carpenter). It sat in a box much like this one for decades, and was one of the only tools someone hadn't boogered up in the years since he died.
Great find!
Those were used, cared for, and loved.
You have some very nice tools there. Clean them, sharpen them, and learn from them.
Your a lucky dog !!! Great find !!! Love this kinda stuff!
Thanks 👍
I recently gave my nephew a chest that was almost identical to that. It had a wooden top, but the handles on the ends and the interior layout seemed almost identical. It contained all of the exact same tools: folding rule, wooden level, planes, rabbet plane, skirret, saws, auger (brace and bits) identical to yours. ( one exception being that the jointer plane was constructed of wood)
It was my grandfather's tool chest, and such an adventure when my dad would unlock and open it.
It did not, however, have a tin lid.
I would have paid good money for a couple of those tools. Great score.
That's a box of memories for me of my father and grandfather. Thanks and so happy they have a great new home. Wonderful!
What a wonderful find! Please keep it in tact and preserve the history.
I think things end up where they are supposed to be. Cool video.
VERY COOL FIND!!! Good for you friend!
that big level is just GORGEOUS, youre a fortunate young man to have come across such a treasure. take good care of that stuff and that stuff will take good care of you.
I love your ambition and respect for this great gift. The Stanley Bailey no7 looks to be in perfect order for it's amount of accumulated use. In worse condition you can find them sold on ebay at $150. The feature I noticed is the handle does not have a broken tip.
Not only do you have a fantastic heritage in this box, but in practical terms you could sell this box for over $1000+ shipping.
There is an informed comment below about that last tool, the rabbet plane. It does appear as the below comment stated that all the parts are scattered in the box. I suspect it is complete and again, in fine shape.
You mentioned that croup of augers, and pointed out the square chuck on the brace. That is where they go. Try to fit them in there patiently or find a YT vid. I am sure you will be elated with the completion of that brace and it's auger bits.
This video just got better and better. The detail of the box which was hand made by the owner perhaps around WWII perhaps earlier is priceless.
It never ceases to amaze me what people do with items they do not respect or understand, or simply find out of date.
I knew at the time how to use the auger, I had just never seen a two-bit chuck before. All I had ever seen were the standard three bit round shank style. What type it was a part of the carpentry set I received as a child from my master union carpenter grandfather in Wyoming.
@@kludgescraftsplus8631 I had not handled one of those braces for 50? years. I have some augers actually, I need a brace. You got a fine gift, Sir!
Everyone wants to find the mother load, looks like you did. Thanks for sharing, there are some good candidates for restoration in there. Thanks for sharing. Really good find.
To me it feels like a rescue.
sweet find. Some people just don't know the value of things. Glad you do. Some nice pieces in this chest.
I don't think it's all worth very much. Not nothing though. Probably could have gotten a C note for it on Craigslist.
Glad you saved it!
So much great stuff in that box.
Good for you. It's so good to see that you have an appreciation for great things, history, and respect for your elders. God meant for this to be in your hands. You are now the steward of someone's legacy.
I appreciate that
I admire your passion for not only the tools but the tool box itself. If not for you there's a good chance these beautiful and still highly functional tools would end up in the landfill.
Creating with your own hands it's something that's sadly a thing of the past. Why they ever took shop classes out of public schools I'll never understand. Creating is gratifying. But creating with 100% hand tools is a whole different story. It's incredible what used to be built back then with not a single power tool.
You definitely won't be the only person watching this video. I promise you that.
You should sharpen the iron up on that no. 7 and take some shavings. Theres nothing more satisfying. Puts the mind at ease.
Have fun with your great find. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the view. We have scrappers that come through our neighborhood fairly regularly. It was not a trash or recycling day so I believe they were hoping somebody pick it up like a scrapper. They will be used it's just a matter of when and on what.
That box is basically a crate. I've seen tool boxes with inlays and raised panels. They're still not worth spit even then. As far as to why shop classes are gone in schools now you're really not preparing students for the modern world teaching them those kinds of things. You're better off teaching them how to be an influencer.
My grandfather had two smaller boxes containing the same tools. He was a carpenter. He carried the boxes on his shoulders to the trolley stop then rode to the stop nearest his job site worked all day then went home and started over the next day. He carried those boxes back and forth every day until he was able to buy a used car.
An absolutely awesome find! If you're not a woodworker, it would still make an amazing display...a veritable living history! Being a hand tool woodworker myself, you have an excellent opportunity to explore your interest/skill!
I'm only a woodworker in as far as anyone project requires. It's a functional display. The chest has its own "furniture dolly" and now lives right next to the door to my garage for easy access to the tools inside. It doubles as a bench for me, and is a permanent fixture in my mind next to my garage stereo and toolbox. It's visible in that condition in one of my most recent videos re my aforementioned stereo.
As a journeyman carpenter/ fine woodworker that’s a fantastic find. I still use some of those tools to build furniture. Most of the ones I have are from my grandpa.
I have not seen great tools in a long time. I too would appreciate the quality and the work these must have done over the years it served it's owner.
Amazing find!
Thanks
Hi from the UK, what a find, some real craftsman's tools there, many of which I still use in my daily work, do some research and you will find out what each and everyone is for, all still usable. You are a lucky man to make such a find, maybe pass the tools you won't use on to someone who will. Thanks for posting
nice find. It took me years to find the same collection
''Leonard Bailey was a designer and plane maker who patented several designs for hand planes in the mid 1800s. In 1869, Stanley Rule & Level bought seven patent rights to Leonard Bailey's designs''
Nice find. My uncle was a collector and got me into the carpentry business. One of the nicest people you could ever meet.
I just retired after 42 years.
Very informative. I have made a relatively short video on this plane. Close-ups, after having disassembled it for cleaning. Thanks for stopping by.
That no. 7 is amazing!
Fabulous treasure! Thank you for saving it & sharing!
I used some of those tools in my youth. They used to live in my Dad's similar wooden tool chest.
Great find enjoy.
Yes sir, that’s definitely a work man’s tool box. When I saw the plane at the bottom I got so excited.
Jackpot! 🎰
You should go back and give him a little something. I would consider it a crime to take it for free.
So glad you were in the right place at the right time. You seem to have the appreciation for it that he should have had.
I have a fondness for the longevity of useful things, they inspire me to achieve the same in myself.
That is one hell of a find! I have every one of those vintage tools except for the ‘punch’, which I believe might be a standing saw set, nor do I have the vintage plumb bob which I noted is a Keen Kutter…a great tool maker from back in the day. All those tools are still very useful. But the thing I really love is the tool chest itself. I have made a few of them, but there’s no way to replicate the patina on that thing. Outside of my block planes the #7 jointer plane is my most used. I was a professional carpenter for 42 years and I can remember when starting out some of the old timers had chests and tool caddies just like this. That thing was waiting for you to come and pick it up. I believe that.
Thanks. I seem to have two camps of comments, those that see I appreciate and want to use the tools, and those who think I am completely clueless as to what I have and think the tools are better off with someone "who will use them" assuming uming I won't. Projects take inspiration, money, and time.
@@kludgescraftsplus8631 You seem to have a very good grasp on what all those tools are used for. Since the internet came along a whole world of tool geeks & enthusiasts has exploded onto the scene along with many books…not that there wasn’t that world previously. But TH-cam has taken it to infinity and beyond. Everyone is going to have their own opinion and many become “armchair experts”. Truth is, a trade like this with hand tools such as you’ve acquired takes a lifetime to learn and master.
The power tools used in the building trades nowadays perform very good work in a fraction of the time it used to take. But how many of those workers know how to perform the same with simple hand tools like the ones found in your video? Some do…(don’t get me wrong lest I offend), but many who are considered journeymen today, don’t.
What I noticed more than anything is that you have a great appreciation for your find. Besides….most of us are envious as hell. It would have really turned me green if there had been a huge find of old quality chisels…..my favorite.
That drawknife is a beauty by the way. If you can see it, I’d love to know the maker.
@@JerrySmith-ih9rd it is a "T.H.Whitberry,razor blade" #11, and has a fantastic edge on it. I spent 3 years as a manager in and honest to goodness knife store in Houston about about 13 years ago. On top of selling knives I also professionally sharpened them, and this is a well-honed edge. My only regret is that it does not have some sort of edge guard, if I ever come across in a appropriately old piece of wood I my construct one.
@@kludgescraftsplus8631 That’s what I’ve done with all mine. I’m quite a geek/stickler for sharpening & honing myself.
Congratulations on a wonderful find. You'll have many fruitful hours to come. Cheers from Australia.
Thanks 👍
Awesome find!! I have several of these chests, one belonging to my grandfather. I use one in my family room as a coffee table which has a message burned into the lid, from a son to his father. The son made it for his father as a Christmas gift back in 1897. Some came with their tools while others were empty. I have one in my shop, which clients always ask about.
Thanks for sharing it's nice to see they've maintained their history through family. I wish this guy had cared enough to know more about what he put to a curb, but I guess that's why it was there.
you made a very fortuitous find, and I am happy for you. lots of things there I would dearly love to have in my shop.
Absolutely amazing
What an amazing treasure chest you found! That is the stuff dreams are made of! Besides the monetary value of it, I am surprised anyone could really just put that to the curb. Please make some more videos about the tools!
That's fantastic. I've slowly gathered most of those tools and put them back into use. While they aren't plastic and don't make much noise, they are still very relevant for the craftsman and can perform tasks that can't be effectively done with regularly available tools today.
However, all those tools were made with industrial revolution machinery and were probably all patented - so in his day were the regular thing for a workman to carry around.
Nowadays he'd have a small jobbox full of plastic and lithium.
Wow what a find are you going to restore them love to see video on that be happy be safe
This is almost exactly the type of thing. Same tools and all that I inherited from my dad. I quite literally have an exact duplicate of nearly everything there.
Being as I feel the excitement in your comments, I don't expect to find them on a curb anywhere. Thanks for taking the time to watch my video sir. I check out everybody who comments, and clearly you've got a few more views than me. I guess I know what I'm watching tonight.
I’m a 75 year old women and I watched it twice! Clean the tools up and show us how they were use! I started refinishing furniture after my retirement.
After he finds out what they are ...
It's funny how somebody's reaction to an event becomes static in a video, like things are unchanged since then. Why it is that people seem to think not knowing the specific original history of a tool or its historical name is the same thing is not recognizing the tool for what it is and what it does. I have a number of crafting videos where I have demonstrated a variety of skills and problem solving, but only this video seems to get the attention. But I am a people watcher generally speaking so observing the comments over time has been entertaining.
I am astonished htat someone would do that to such a fine tool collection.
What a find! If you think about it that box is a freedom box. I bought some of the shears you have and they enabled me to do tin work...they also cut everything including paper. I figure the repairs I did with it returned the price a thousand times..give that box some oil and some attention and it will last another 100 years...time may come when you will need those tools as the modern alternatives might not be functioning..
What a spectacular treasure chest.
Stanley Bailey is definitely the original and a No. 7 is a treasure!
Bailey is the original and Stanley bought Bailey. So Stanley kept putting Bailey's name on tools Stanley made. There are Bailey planes Stanley didn't make. Not many but they're out there.
Those are old saw keepers on the lid most likely. Very cool... the story these old things tell is fascinating to me.
If those are saw keepers in the lid, and I thought the same, then what are the slits in the front uprights? Perhaps other larger saws or blades, who knows.
@@kludgescraftsplus8631 could be chisels... Carpenters used a lot of very sharp tools that needed to be kept edge down and protected
I think you're both right. I'd say there were probably a couple of back saws that hung up under the top. Then the slots inside would have held his hand saws and panel saws.
I love this stuff. The older the better
I have an old Craftsman tool box that my dad used for work. When I got it, it was empty and rusted. I scrubbed the rust off, put about five layers of clear coat on it, and it now has a place of honor on a book shelf next to my computer.
I like finds like these! At the end when you pulled the smaller plane, it looks like there’s another box under that small planer.
Also, there’s a TH-cam channel called Acorn to Arabella which is a wooden boat channel and he uses all those hand tools everyday.
Maybe if you wanted to pass them off to someone that would still use them, you could give it a consider..
Great find and great job showing all of us!! Cheers
Nice find.
Great find, glad that you found them, and they did not end in a land fill.
I'm fairly confident that given the day of the week was not trash nor recycling, it was put out with the intent of our locus scrappers picking it up. They frequent the area. I would hope they have since enough to know something's worth more than the cost of its steel.
That’s an awesome find. I kind of feel like you should drive back to that house to make sure it wasn’t a mistake.
At the one minute mark I mention that I went and knocked on the door to ask about the trunk before taking it.
Wow! The Uncle must have been turning over in his grave. Then you came along. It deserved to go home with someone that would appreciate it.
So good that the box has found someone who will carry it on, assuring it's survival for (hopefully) many, many years. My dad had similar tools, and I used a drill like that you found, of his, as a boy. Limited by my own strength and skills, I must admit, when dad got his first Black and Decker electric drill it was a godsend.
That is cool, high quality stuff!
Thanks for sharing this with us. What a blessing to you. It will only increase in value as you learn to use these tools. Try watching some of Paul Seller's videos on TH-cam.
Man that is so cool
That is an AMAZING score! Especially the plane and the Witherby drawknife. I have a Witherby, and it does nice work. I also have my father's old brace and augers and a couple of his planes and coping saws and other tools. Enjoy them and put them to good use.
I love my power tools for speed and efficiency, but there's a whole different level of enjoyment and craftsmanship that comes only from using hand tools.
Find of a lifetime.
Cool find. Probably a little to heavy for a coffee table. Great tools for wood projects using old school skills.
The reason it caught my eye was because I'm specifically looking for a heavy mass that I can make into a taller table for use with my turntable.
I would think the keepers in the lid were probably for (tennon) saws - the keeper fitted through the handle and was locked in place by twisting a movable tab.
Sales can be sharpened, and their wooden handles, replace. Sales so not wear out.
These tools are priceless
I've used planes like that to edge a board and trim a swollen door. Sure you can do the same with your $1000 electric model.
I do not understand your use of the word "sales" in this context. I cannot find any term that refers to the blade of a plane as a "sale". But, yes all blades can be sharpened with the proper tools and know how.
Great find mate. 👍🇦🇺
Thanks 👍
My great grandfather was born in 1879 in Weisenmuller, Russia. He was a Volga German. He came to the US in 1913. He was a carpenter. I have two of the planes he made out of wood.
My dad had some of those tools the stick ruler he always used one in the days when we in the uk 🇬🇧 were inches and the last plane is a rebate plane l have one from my dad’s tool set which is a wooden rebate plane and it’s for a left hand person still working beautifully wow what a treasure box of tools 😊
What a find. The guy who threw it out had no idea what he had. Would like to see the tool ox restored.
I think he may have known what he had. He had a box of old tools. Which mostly are not too useful today.
That Stanley Bailey pattern #7 plane is AWESOME. No cracks in the tropical Rosewood furniture, Lateral adjuster, japanning in good shape, and a rust free smooth sole. $100 - $150 at least, maybe more.
Awesome find! That folding rule is a gem. The brass bound ones are worth more and the brass bound long ones are even better. That No 7 was beautiful. The sole was shiny and the handles were perfect. That sliding t bevel with the Stanley Sweetheart decal was very nice as well. What you called a hand drill is a bit & brace. That's a nice stout one you have. I'm glad you got it before the garbage man. ☺️👍
So with a furniture hammer he could place tacks. The No 7 plane shows he could
join planks. The brace will hold the auger bits very well and the press is most interesting as it could be used for inserting eyelets or perhaps punching leather. He expected to prepare timber from the saws he carried and plumb bob and level would presumably be used on North American house building. The Rabbit plane shows he could inset wood or glass etc. A man of consummate skills connected with carpentry and joinery. Now you have a whole new vision to let how to use those tools and create some simple projects with the. So the skill lives on. Go on, it is part of your history and now you must make the best of it!
You are a lucky dude
I bought a carpenters chest that was kind of similar at a sale a lady was having after her father had passed away. Unfortunatly someone had gotten the planes and saws but there was a lot of cool tools still in it. Great find
Good fine! Glad it got a good home. It's amazing what people throw away. I can understand people have no use for it, and you can't keep everything. But don't they see enough value in it to at least give it to the local goodwill store?
Jealous thats all i can say I AM JEALOUS LOL what a great find mate
Did you check the internal & external dimensions to see if there could be a hidden compartment? Unlikely but, since looks to have been modified you never know. Great find! BB
It would kill me to have these go to collectors, rather than hand tool users. Please consider carefully to whom you sell, if you do. The Stanley Bailey pattern 7 is a really good find, as are the rules and especially the draw knife in such great condition. The bob is also special. The rabbet plane is not part of another tool but rather a really nice, useful tool that makes perfect sense, considering the other tools in the box. This was likely originally the tool box of a joiner or cabinet maker. And it looks like the original blade is sitting in the bottom of the toolbox. The holders in the top probably held specialty saws that wouldn't seat in the till, perhaps bow or coping saws. Great find; wish I'd made it.
I would say it is over a thousand dollar in easily sellable collectible tools. And some other veri interesting piecws of history.
You are one lucky guy.
You have to give that gentleman some money.
I have an old tool chest, it kicked around my shop for a couple years. I turned it sideways, and mounted it on the wall as a shelf, using the top as a door. I think the original builder would be happy with the repurpose.
Don’t forget the level in the top tray. Older wooden ones have a value.
Very nice!
I wonder what work the previous owner did?