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12 July 2014 at 6:54 pm #59368
My father-in-law has an old carpenters chest similar to the one below. From what I understand it has all the tools and isn’t in great condition, but it also isn’t falling apart. He told me to make him an offer. Does anyone have a good starting point I can go from?
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You must be logged in to view attached files.12 July 2014 at 7:30 pm #59371if its as full as this one it could cost you a fortune ,a price all depends on what tools and the condition of those tools
Crikey! What a potential find.
Don’t worry about the state of the tools think of all the fun fettling and whittling them tools back into use. I’m so envious of your opportunity.
If I wasn’t so far away I’d even take your wife off your hands to get the tool chest(Joke)
Maybe your could sell your wife back to him in exchange for the tools (Another joke)
Perhaps the best way to negotiate is to give him the bill of the labour restoring them against the sell price then he’ll owe you a 100 bucks
Either way hope you work out a great deal
Still envious 😉13 July 2014 at 10:49 am #59387Is the chest in the photo the actual chest or is it similar to it?
if not the actual chest would need to see the tools that are in your farther-in laws chest , it will be the quantity, quality and condition of the tools more than the chest that would determine the value13 July 2014 at 4:48 pm #59389It is just an example. He lives in Ohio and I live in Washington State (opposite side of the country). He is going to take inventory and send me pictures. I guess I will go from there
29 July 2014 at 1:10 am #59841[quote quote=59370]He should be give it as a dowry for marrying your wife.
[/quote]He must have liked the joke because he did just give it to me!
The chest itself wasn’t in the best of condition, and most of the tools inside were old rust wrenches, screw drivers, etc… But included were
* Two Stanley #4s One pre and one post WWII
* A Stanley 71
* A few draw knives with “1848” listed on them. I’m not sure what they are yet
* There is an old Stanley combination plane, but it is in pieces. I passed on that for now just because I have no use for it, and I wouldn’t know how to assemble it.
* A plane that I will have to post pictures of when I get it. I am not sure what it is, but the bottom can flex by turning a few knobs
* a few hand tools (gouge, chisels, marking gauges, etc..)
* many other little treasures.So to save shipping, he is just sending the few tools I wanted. The box and the rest stay put. I’ll have to post pictures when I get them!
29 July 2014 at 1:21 pm #59866joe you have struck gold with that little lot the plane that flex’s sounds like a compass plane and will come in very handy for chair seat and a lot of other tasks,the stanley conbination plane is one you want in you arsenal also never refuse old tools even if you get them to practise taking them apart and setting them back up even the chest might be worth having sent over as you could use it as a project in its own right all adds to the skill building good luck. Eddy
29 July 2014 at 2:41 pm #59873never refuse old tools even if you get them to practise taking them apart and setting them back up
I agree, but I didn’t want to be too greedy. Maybe I’ll ask him to include the combination plane. I just hope it is all there 🙂
Oh, and yes after seeing pictures it is a compass plane. I assumed it was for doing chairs and benches but I didn’t know what to call it.
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