Collecting old tools for the sake of oldness doesn't interest me much, but when they can be used to meet a need in the shop, I'm delighted to work with them. Despite being 130+ years old, it works perfectly. The brace from my grandfather is, I think, the oldest tool I own and I always get a kick out of using it on a project. To that end I have cleaned off rust as needed, cleaned and lubed chucks and ball-bearing palm pads, and sanded the wooden parts down to clean wood then applied shellac and wax. All are in the lineup to be used for projects as needed, and all have been used by me at one time or another. While I've gone a bit overboard in aquisitions, I don't see these as collector's pieces. At bottom are a 10-inch Worth (made by PSW), a 10-inch Bell System North/Stanley, and finally a 12-inch Stanley 921. The three on the right are by Fray: a 7-inch all-metal Spofford style, an 8-inch ratchetless 508, and a 10-inch 106 with pewter rings on the rosewood wrist, plus a rosewood palm pad. (Despite an 1895 patent date, that chuck can lock tight onto round-shank drill bits and hex-shank drivers as well as traditional four-sided tapered tangs.) MAGBIT 303DLX.FILE MAG303 Auger Bit File. The 8120 (with the fat chuck) is a Samson which I disassembled the chuck and replaced all its ball bearings. Mazmer Wood Drill Bit Set - Auger and Spade Drill Bits for Wood, Long Inch Bits, Bore Brace Hand Drill - Perfect for Woodworking and DIY Projects (Auger Drills) 11.97 11. In the photo, the five across the top are all 10-inch PSWs: models 102, 102, 152, 1002, and 8120 my grandfather's is at top left. Thank you for supporting our Channel through the belo. These bits (read Chris Schwarz endorsement here) cut fast and clean, clear the chips efficiently, and stay sharp for a very long time. For example, driving a screw or countersinking or just making more than holes in one size. Many of our videos are comedic & satirical & not intended to cultivate antisocial or unlawful behavior. Anyone who has tried the Japanese-made WoodOwl Tri-Cut drill bits knows how great they are. I bought a second 102 because I found in use that it helped to have more than one brace if a project involves more than just boring a hole. He only has enough NEW-OLD stock to put together two complete drill. He must have bought it second hand because it was made around the time he was born (late 1880s) the patent date on the pin-selector ratchet is December 30, 1884. Ernie, our master hand brace restorer, is liquidating his stock of brace drill bits. I got it from my mother's father who worked as a handyman in boatyards along the coast north of Boston in the years after the First World War. My "collection" began with a 10-inch Peck, Stow, & Wilcox model 102. But I have just 11 braces, so there's only two bars, and I put spacer blocks on top of the bars to keep them from snagging each other. I use a version of that system, with the horizontal bar spanning joists in the basement (my workshop is down there).
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