Erby Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I don't take too many non-inspection related pictures but sometimes things just grab you. Thought I'd share with y'all. Click to Enlarge 33.28 KB Click to Enlarge 45.16 KB Click to Enlarge 38.98 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Not enough congruity to be someone's actual tools. And there's the turnbuckle in there. When I see tools repurposed as art, it makes me kind of sad. It's like the tools are in jail. My tools wait in their respective spots and I like to think they're eager to be useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Maybe Daddy's inherited tools, certainly not used by the young guy that lived there. Hadn't thought of it that way, but you're right. Tools in jail as art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Chad is right, mismatched and lacking in composition. For framing, I'd prefer a good photo of tools in action or hung above the bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Booth Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 ..........I agree with everyone's sentiments expressed above. Mates to all those tools reside in my shop drawers and see routine use[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 I've still got most of those in my tool boxes. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Simon Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Need a *new* ratcheting screwdriver? This is probably circa 1950, original in-box and never used. In second pict, you can see wooden shipping block still intact on left side of screwdriver. Lemme know if anyone wants to buy. Mille Grazie. Click to Enlarge 46.69 KB Click to Enlarge 54.4 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Erby, I like the framed tools. That is a good way of remembering you father. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Need a *new* ratcheting screwdriver? This is probably circa 1950, original in-box and never used. In second pict, you can see wooden shipping block still intact on left side of screwdriver. Lemme know if anyone wants to buy. Mille Grazie. Click to Enlarge 46.69 KB Click to Enlarge 54.4 KB In my early 20s, I was part of a concrete form crew on some of the tallest buildings in Houston The guy I ran with, was from Anniston Alabama, and was always hired as a GF on these jobs that usually lasted a few months before they cut the whole crew loose. By Monday, we'd be across town and another crew had taken our place. Probably a calculated move to deter complacency. They did it all of the time, to everyone. Anyway, like anyone that age, I didn't have a ton of tools to start with. The GF had taken me under his wing and beat my ass into buying the right stuff to do the job correctly. Since we didn't use screw drivers for anything other than changing a blade on a Stanley knife to sharpen a pencil, They weren't at the top of my list. I always had a nickel with me. One day, the old guy asked where my screw drivers were. I told him I didn't have any yet. He gave me the Clint Eastwood look and walked away. A while later, he came back with one of those in his hand, and asked me If I knew what it was. Not exactly. He said, "It's a YANKEE screwdriver, boy! It's yours now. Don't lose it!" I still have it somewhere. 34 years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 They are nice. I've still got mine...somewhere. I used to use it on the job; people loved the show. Nowadays, 12v impact driver. Light, ergonomic, powerful enough for this gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I have a few of those, inherited, but my favorite gizmo tool is the drill version, the Yankee Handyman. Only got 2 bits left, and one of those is pretty short. The bits snap in with a little groove to hold them. Whose got Yankee Handyman drill bits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I have a few of those, inherited, but my favorite gizmo tool is the drill version, the Yankee Handyman. Only got 2 bits left, and one of those is pretty short. The bits snap in with a little groove to hold them. Whose got Yankee Handyman drill bits? I still have one and use it occasionally. It can get places my Dewalt won't go. You can get replacement bits at Garret Wade. Jim Katen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 When I was a lad, every carpenter I knew owned three Yankee screwdrivers, in different sizes. I had two - a super monster size one and a medium one. I still use the medium one on a daily basis. It's perfect for what I do. I've been through a half dozen different cordless drills & drivers and I still keep one in the car for when I'm facing a bank of 10 panels to uncover. But for the typical home inspection, the medium Yankee (Fulton, actually) is all I need. Click to Enlarge 34.07 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 That's the funniest inspection tool I've seen in a while, Jim. I'd save that one for the fuse panels, I think. [] Thanks for the lead on bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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