The Beauty of Antique Tools

The tool kit Norm assembled, which, once tuned up, will rival the collection in any craftsman's workshop
(counter-clockwise from bottom left):
• A set of chisels
• An adjustable wrench
• Sliding T-bevel
• 3-foot level
• Hacksaw
• Spoke shave, which once did just what the name implies—shave curves onto wood wheels and spokes. Still great for rounding over sharp edges on a table or box
• 1-foot level, for tight places
• Plumb bob, which is hung by a string with a tip that drops to a point directly below, creating a plumb line
• Whetstone, for sharpening chisels
• Router plane, for committed hand woodworkers, as it requires planing away a little bit of wood at a time as you move the tool through a groove in a board
• Scribe, to get trim or cabinets to fit tightly; curved-claw hammer
• Straight-claw hammer, handy for stabbing into roof shingles if you ever find yourself sliding off a roof
• Clapboard gauge, for locking onto a board that's already been nailed up
• Folding ruler
• Yankee screwdriver, which is a spiral racheting driver that turns with a push of the handle
• Ripsaw, for tearing through wood grain lengthwise
• Monkey wrench
• Hand drill, from the 1870s
• Brace, which is a form of drill that has been around for more than five centuries
• Try square
• Classic wooden toolbox