She Caught The Katy

And Left me a mule to ride.

While I have had a busy couple of months shooting militaria, I have recently had a bit of a break, and I was able to shoot some woodworking tools from the estate of a man who’d recently passed. As is sometimes the case, the surviving wife has asked us to sell his tools.

I know nothing of the man, but I do know that he had excellent taste in his tools; he only bought the best! When I say, “the best”, I mean the shelf above the top shelf.

Is this not a gorgeous, fucking tool?

Usually, if the words, Fucking Tool, pass my lips, or fingers, I am describing someone in unsavory terms, in this case, it’s a superlative.

The company that made this plane is, Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, from, Rockland, Maine (I believe). Here is their website.

This company goes overboard when it comes to paying attention to detail, just browse through their website, to get an idea of the lengths to which they will go. That attention to detail is evident in the quality of the tools that they make.

Recently, I wrote a piece about fake Leicas, and I think that I mentioned that you can feel the difference between the real and the fake camera just by holding it (them) in your hand; the same can be said for Lie-Nielsen tools.

You can get a Craftsman wood plane from Sears and that plane will do the job, certainly, but you won’t feel as good about what you are doing, as you would when you use this plane.

Here is another beauty, that comes with its own holster!

This plane is one quarter of the size of its big brother, but it is made with just as much attention to detail.

Made with only the best materials, no part of this tool was overlooked. Every surface is smooth, every edge has been polished; nothing is superfluous. As far as woodworking tools go, the lie-Nielsen’s are the equivalent of Leica, or Hasselblad cameras.

It’s nice to get a change of scenery.