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#1
What's-It Forum / Re: No idea
Last post by geneg - January 01, 2026, 05:34:49 PM
Carvers or engravers wouldn't have so many ends alike.  I just remember that my parents had a nut set made of a hollow log with a bunch of picks stored in drilled holes around the perimeter. The fact that 7 of yours appear alike (from set of 8?) and 2 are different also seems to support this.  Again,, the handles look too wimpy for shop work.
 
I went to Google with a search to confirm my thought.  I don't have a google account, so I can't attach the link.  Following google lens search to etsy- they show up as a German nut pick set with bone or ivory handles. 
#2
What's-It Forum / Re: No idea
Last post by amecks - January 01, 2026, 08:21:47 AM
Maybe sculpting,,,as in clay?
#3
What's-It Forum / Re: No idea
Last post by geneg - December 27, 2025, 03:17:00 PM
Nut picks?  Something domestic instead of shop oriented.
#4
What's-It Forum / No idea
Last post by Sudsy - December 27, 2025, 02:09:51 PM
Bone handles
Initial thought was gravers, but the handles would never hold up to that
Now I'm thinking antique dental tools (just a guess cause they look terrifying)

#5
Woodworking Forum / Re: 6-Inch Bar Clamps
Last post by oldgoaly - December 23, 2025, 09:39:30 PM
I got a couple of them, never looked that closely at them. Guess I will next time I go to use them. :embarrassed:
#6
Woodworking Forum / Re: Hand Planes
Last post by Bill Houghton - December 23, 2025, 10:03:30 AM
If you're planning to use that Stanley 75, you might consider adding a palm rest: cut a small piece of suitable hardwood scrap to fit behind the cutting iron where it sticks up, taller than the top of the iron and hanging out a bit behind the plane body.  Then shape it, where it will tuck into your palm, into a rounded, smooth shape.  I found it near impossible to grip this plane without the top of the iron attacking my hand; with the palm grip, you can get a comfortable one-hand grip on it.
#7
Woodworking Forum / 6-Inch Bar Clamps
Last post by Yadda - December 21, 2025, 05:40:24 PM
These 6-inch bar clamps are similar,  but not the same.  The top clamp is a Brink and Cotton No. 30.  The middle is a Stanley Handyman No. H157.  The bottom one is another Stanley H157, without the Handyman stamp. The Handyman tools are often identified by the red and blue painted surfaces. The Handyman series also tends to be lower quality, homeowner oriented tools. They work, but there are better options.  On the other hand, they are also considered collectible.  This was part of the toolbox clean out buy last weekend.
#8
Woodworking Forum / Re: Hand Planes
Last post by Yadda - December 21, 2025, 01:21:38 PM
Nice find!
#9
Woodworking Forum / Re: Hand Planes
Last post by d42jeep - December 21, 2025, 07:58:47 AM
I found this little guy a few weeks ago at an estate sale. I sent the pictures to my oldest friend, a retired carpenter. He told me that his was one of the first tools he bought as an apprentice.
-Don
#10
Woodworking Forum / Re: Hand Planes
Last post by Jim C. - December 20, 2025, 01:20:43 PM
Yes sir!  For two bucks I'd say the price was right.

Jim C.   :smiley: