None of my family or friends can figure out why I'm excited to get these for my birthday. Have a few lighting projects in my future.2yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/Tools
LPT: If you have an elderly extended family member who needs help with moving/projects around the house, help them because it's theright thing to do. Also, because every once in awhile they say things like I can't work in my shop anymore, if you need any clamps you can have all of mine.5yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/Tools
My second favorite team during football season after breakfast cleanup. Mix of large and small block logos, but all vintage Griswold.5yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/castiron
I'm sure I'm the last one to know this, but Caspar Babypants has had an interesting career.2yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/daddit
NTD: Sick in bed, and my wife shows up with these to replace the Ryobi drill I finally killed yesterday after 10 years of homeowner work.5yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/Tools
Picked up this idea here I think. My 3 year old wants to work with Daddy in the shop. Gave him a coping saw, and let him use his tools and one of my braces on this pink foam while I worked, since he isn't strong enough to work wood yet.5yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/woodworking
Love this little guy. Got it new about a month ago and my wife and I have been on the keto diet. Keto may be the best thing that ever happened to my Cast Iron.6yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/castiron
Picked this up from the sawyer today. Came from a Live Oak that fell on our property this winter. Now to stare at it longingly for a few months to a year and second guess myself a million times about what to make with it.4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
Thought I would jump on the old tools bandwagon. My late-1890s cast iron and brass pocket/line level.5yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/Tools
Found this set digging around in my Step-Dad's toolbox. It's a 20pc 3/8 drive S-K set still wrapped in plastic.4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/Tools
My wife found me some new dividers at an antique store. Banana for scale.2yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
Volunteered to sharpen the church construction mission team's chisels. Thought they had two or three. Turns out they have 15 and they all look like this or worse. Oh well, practice makes perfect, right? <Sigh>3yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
Found these and considering fixing them up. One appears to be a Stanley 110 block plane and the other I'm not sure about. These would be the first two planes I ever used.6yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/woodworking
Finally filled out the lineup. Time to finish building my woodshop and build a proper plane till.4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/woodworking
First piece I have ever milled from rough stock. It came from an old door that had been junked. Either Mahogany or Sapele or something like that. Over the next few days, I'll turn it into winding sticks a la Paul Sellers.4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
70s vintage Craftsman chest just given to me. If you can restore it, you can have it.6yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/Tools
Just upgraded my work holding x1000. Thing has been in a box since Father's day 2019.3yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
My completely stock, non-turbo '14 Forester doing Forester things in Big Bend.6yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/SubaruForester
What's that one tool you thought you were going to use ALL THE TIME but almost never actually pick up? Mine is this guy. My Narex corner chisel.4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
No 4 Type 11 that I got for $5 today in Fredericksburg, TX. I *think* it'll clean up nicely.4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
Trying to figure out how to join this panel to a board on each end. Thoughts? (Details in comments)4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
Anybody have a good guide for smoke wrenching stuck screws? Working on this jaw insert and I'm not making progress. Any ideas would be awesome.3yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/HandToolRescue
I know have bench hooks, including the ugliest sliding dovetail in all of Christendom.4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
NTD: Finally upgrading from my acetate handled Craftsmans I bought in high school 20 years ago and snagged a pair of combination pliers while I was at it.4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/Tools
Type 11 No. 4 ready to be tuned/sharpened. *Almost* caught up with my backlog of stuff to clean up.4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
They're not without issue, but I now have a pair of winding sticks based on the Paul Sellers winding sticks videos.4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
My first ever milky way shot. I also obviously need masking/Compositing Tips as the mask is hot garbage.5yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/LandscapeAstro
NTD: Nothing fancy, but definitely not nothing. Now to figure out what to do with it.4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/Tools
It is hideous, and terrible, and took me way too long, but it's finally done and I am better now than I was when I started.4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
Found growing in the yard today in a shady spot under Live Oak trees in north San Antonio, TX. About a hand's breadth across. What is this?3yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/whatisthismushroom
Is this going to end up square? If not, how do I get it there? Cutting edge is not square, but the back edge of the bevel is. Once I grind it all down, will the front edge be parallel to the back edge? Geometry isn't my strong suit.4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
What do we know about Cast Iron made in Colombia? The pour spouts are HUGE compared to Lodge, which I like. The finish seems smoother, but not like a vintage pan, and they're lighter than a comparably sized Lodge.5yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/castiron
Coming Down From Balanced Rock, Big Bend National Park, TX [6000x4000] [OC]6yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/EarthPorn
Sunset over the Guadalupe River Valley, Spring Branch, TX [4898x3265] [OC]7yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/EarthPorn
Is there likely to be pitting under that rust in the middle? I expect it's probably just surface rust that'll knock off easily, but the darker areas of rust worry me.6yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/castiron
5 1/2 type 12 arrived today. Now I am only missing a 4 1/2, a 6, and a 7 to fill out my lineup from 3 to 8 with fractionals.5yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
Drove an hour and a half to Buda, TX to grab this wartime No. 5 off Craigslist for $20. She's sitting in evaporust right now just waiting to be shiny and pretty.5yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
Finished rehabbing this monster and I am now the proud owner of a dead flat sawhorse. More flattening to come.5yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
Is this a BSR Red Mountain, and is it worth $8 as my first vintage piece/restoration attempt?6yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/castiron
NTD: My 20+ year old Stanley Powerlock finally gave up the ghost after being dropped for the bajillionth time. Snagged this 2 pack for $20 at the Orange Box. One for the house and one for the shop.4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/Tools
Tips for how to ensure success with these kinds of shots. this one ended up out of focus.7yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/photocritique
Tool like 5 minutes to build and freed up a BUNCH of space in my tool well. I have a tiny, unfinished shop that still needs tool storage.4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
ITAP of Benning Road Metro Station, Washington, DC [OC] [6000x4000]7yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/itookapicture
First step of a three-piece panel glue up. There will be another piece of maple like the one on the right added after this. Never glued up a panel before, wish me luck!4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
Rehab in progress. Still a couple of stubborn rust spots to clean up, I need to get the fence freed up from the rod, and get the nicker off. Any tips for seriously stubborn stuck parts?5yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
Bench hook project: attached the fence for the top in a Dado cut with a chisel and router plane. Would like to attach the hook part with a different technique just for the practice. Recommendations?4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
So, I thought Makita Gold was supposed to be good? These three bits went from brand new to like this just putting 12 2 screws through wood sheathing and into studs with my Makita impact. What should I buy instead?4yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/Tools
On the hike to delicate arch, Arches National Park, UT [OC][3000x4000]7yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/EarthPorn
u/oldtoolfool turned me on to the existence of this drill. Missed out on his, but found one on eBay for the same price shipped. His looked nicer though...5yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/handtools
What is my Abode app storing? Why does it have 1.45GB of user data? That seems... excessive.5yr ⋅ cwcollins06 ⋅ r/Abode
