I didn’t go to an actual tool museum but it may as well have been. The other day we visited some friends of the family and my dad’s good friend took us for a tour of the property. A lot has changed since the last time I’ve been there. It’s always so neat to see the projects he’s worked on, of which he’s had lots. He’s one of those guys that will take something if it’s free and will stop at just about every garage sale he sees. Needless to say he’s accumulated a lot of things. If I had to guess I’d say he uses maybe 25% of it and the rest is displayed on the walls. It’s pretty neat to look around if you’re into these sorts of things (I am so I found it fascinating). He has over 50 antique chainsaws and that’s just one of his collections. Among them are butchering tools, lumberman tools, and machine shop tools.

Initially we went into the shop to see all of the chainsaws but I soon found my self getting a little collection of my own. He knows I make jewelry and was pulling things out that I might be able to use and that he has no use for. It was pretty awesome. I got some new drill bits, an antique electric hand drill, a antique paper cutter, and a tiny hand drill of sorts (pictured below). I can see how all of these tools are inspiring to him because my mind was racing while we were looking around. I mentioned to my dad on the way home that I would like to learn to weld over the summer. Why not right?