Thousands of handcrafted antique tools that a retired woodworking teacher spent decades collecting but never used are worth more than $35,000. Roy Turnage, 88, spent years adding to his haul that ...

Francis Nicholson is America’s first documented planemaker. It’s believed he was the first planemaker to imprint his name on the tools he created. Nicholson lived from 1683-1753 and this wooden plane ...

Sealaska Heritage Institute is incorporating a traditional Native carving method into the building of the Walter Soboleff Center in Juneau. Wayne Price is a Tlingit carver from Haines. He’s using an ...

Old tools that once lived in basements and barns are now quietly selling for hundreds on eBay, especially when they are rare, well preserved, and tied to respected makers. If you know what to look for ...

What once sat forgotten in garages and toolboxes is now catching the attention of collectors. Old-school tools, especially ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From rare 19th-century leather working tools to mid-century woodworking handplanes, these finds tell the story of craftsmanship ...

In 2007, Paul Zlotoff bought 180 acres in South Hero with an RV park, a marina, a defunct convenience store and a farmhouse that belonged to a member of the Allen family — yes, those Allens. The site, ...

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