Old tools and Old friends

[JamesV]

How many of you guys have old hand tools you have had so long that you think of them as old friends? I have several tools like that, in perticular my old rasp (60's) In my hands that thing becomes alive as it shapes a riser or a limb and I watch in amazment like an old friend you would trust completely. Some of my younger tools I have to watch carefully, they will mess up from time to time.

James.................

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

A lot of my new tools are 30 years old.. Just don't start thinking of old friends as tools, and all will be well.

[reddogge]

I'm in my mid to late 60s and I inherited a lot of tools from my wife's grandfather so they are very old.

When I carved decoys I used a variety of very old small drawknife, modern drawknife, modern spokeshave, modern carving knives, old hatchet, modern files.  Sometimes you can't beat the Germans for producing some nice edged tools.

[Huntschool]

I inherited a bunch of the old...  I am talking pre 1955 Stanley woodworking stuff from my Grandfather.  I have about 12 planes including three rabbit planes, several fine cabnet type hand saws and a bunch of other stuff.

Honestly, when I work with them I can see and feel my Grandfather watching and telling me what to do....  good memories.  I am about 65 and this means alot to me.  Those tools are both my friends and my family...

[JamesV]

I am in my late 60's and I have fond memories of my Dad piddling around his little shop and me helping as a kid, he was a carpenter by trade. He even built a few bows back then although he was never into archery. Most of his personal hand tools were lost to the family upon his death. Thankfully I still have good memories of the days spent in the little shop.

James..................