1920's shipwright's tools

[whats wrong with you all]

So as turns out, my great grandfather was a shipwright! I found these tools (amongst some other, less interesting ones) in the garage in his old tool box.

I'm planning on removing the rust and oiling the wood and using them again eventually, just thought I would share and see if anyone knows a bit more about them than me!

Link to pictures here

 

[sycamour]

Hi, Pics or descriptions would be a good place to start.

 

[whats wrong with you all]

Hi, Pics or descriptions would be a good place to start.

Hi, Try clicking the link.

 

[Stew]

Hi, Try clicking the link.

I thought about it but the way you have written the link to be all your text, it made it look like a spam link to me so I haven't yet.

 

[ged]

These any help?

http://www.oldtools.co.uk/tools/Wooden_Planes.html

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=stillson+wrench&qpvt=stillson+wrench&FORM=IGRE

 

[whats wrong with you all]

I thought about it but the way you have written the link to be all your text, it made it look like a spam link to me so I haven't yet.

I promise it isn't! That is a good point though, I'll make it look a bit less spammy.

 

[whats wrong with you all]

These any help?

http://www.oldtools.co.uk/tools/Wooden_Planes.html

Well it didn't help identify what make the planes are, but was very interesting all the same, thanks!

 

[bilmo-p5]

The red tool looks like a Swiss Army Knife.

There's something stamped on one of the plane blades which may identify the maker of the blade. Your great grandad might have made the plane bodies himself.

 

[whats wrong with you all]

The red tool looks like a Swiss Army Knife.

There's something stamped on one of the plane blades which may identify the maker of the blade. Your great grandad might have made the plane bodies himself.

Yeah, but I can't read it yet because of rust which is annoying. Going to stick the blades in a electrolysis bath this afternoon, so shall have more pictures then!

 

[sandbender]

Thanks for posting, I wouldn't have thought a Stillson wrench would be that old, but wikipedia tell me they have a history going back to 1870. Nice family heirlooms, I have my fathers manual hand drills and look forward to using them again when the oil runs out.