Ok, I have some photos. This is not everything. I still have to go through the chisels, the bits (I know I have some center bits and spoon bits for chair makers) and assorted stuff.
As you can see in the first picture, I have marking tools, including my oldest, a sliding bevel I believe is late 18th-early 19th-century. Also in that picture some whetstones from a local quarry that was active in the mid-19th-century. (I'll tell you the story for free). In the same picture are some clamps, some shellac flakes, a couple of interesting planes, a Detroit Twist Drill Co. drill gauge and some aluminum winding sticks.
In the next picture I've got lots of planes. The woodie on the far right is a very special one. Anyone who was active in the Old Tools forum (Galoots!) in the late 90's will remember Steve Knight and his Knight toolworks. He made these amazing wooden planes for a fairly short time. He used super quality wood and amazing, massive irons hardened to RC 62 so they take a super sharp edge and hold it well.
This one I had made for me. I'm keeping my Ipe jack plane from him, but I already have another jointer that is amazing, so I'm letting this one go. It's mostly made of laminated rock maple and is a sweet jointer plane. it's also a beauty.
The #4's include a couple of Stanleys (including a Sweetheart), a Miller Falls and a couple of Sargents. All are intact, just need some sharpening to get going. The #6C and #7C are a Miller Falls and a Sargent made for early Craftsman brand. I have more wooden planes besides these. Most interesting one of the wooden planes is the large H. Chapin complex molding plane. The wood is in good condition and the iron is near new.
There's also the Ohio Tools wooden scraper plane that you see in my avatar. To round it out are a couple of big wood jointers and a wonderful little German scrub plane with a fabulous laminated Peugeot Freres iron.
In the last picture are five different saw sets, all work, and some saws, including a Disston D-8, an Atkins that needs some de-rusting, and even one of the last Disston saws made, a Teflon-coated saw made after Disston was bought by H.K. Porter. This came from my late father-in-law's house, and he worked for H.K. Porter for a while in the 60's. I've not seen another, but then I haven't really been looking. It does seem to be rather slick. Kind of a curiosity for the Disston collector who's looking for something different.
And the last picture shows my Craftsman combination plane made by Sargent. This is in great condition. You can see that all of the blades are there, and most still have the factory grind on the bevels. This has seen very little use, and is complete, including instructions. A great way to get a complete combination plane for less.
That should at least give you an idea of what's for sale. The prices will be good. I'm motivated to sell.
If you're looking to get into hand tools, or to move more towards them, I've got a lot of great stuff to get you kitted out. If you already use them, there are still some great tools here I'm sure you could use.
The sale will be at 9:30 am Saturday, Nov. 7th. (no early sales).
I'm just south of Southpoint Mall in Durham, on Timber Wolf Dr.. Signs on the day of the sale will direct you off of Fayetteville or Massey Chapel Rd.
And remember, there will also be very nice women's clothing and costume jewelry there as well. My mom was a professional who owned her own business and traveled the world. She liked nice things. She had to go into memory care this summer and we're helping to dispose of some of her five walk-in closets of clothes and costume jewelry. And who know what else we may decide to put out?
Whatever it is, this will not be your typical garage sale stuff.
Oh, and I'm putting my whole scrap pile out for first-come-first-serve free wood. There's everything in there from SYP, to Cherry, a lot of maple, hard maple, some joinery examples, and who knows what else. All dry as a bone as all of my wood and tools have been kept in a climate controlled room in the house. (why there's so little rust on anything)