From dusty hand planes to leatherworking tools, these old-school pieces may be surprisingly valuable. Here are ...

Thousands of handcrafted antique tools that a retired woodworking teacher spent decades collecting but never used are worth more than $35,000. Roy Turnage, 88, spent years adding to his haul that ...

Francis Nicholson is America’s first documented planemaker. It’s believed he was the first planemaker to imprint his name on the tools he created. Nicholson lived from 1683-1753 and this wooden plane ...

Sealaska Heritage Institute is incorporating a traditional Native carving method into the building of the Walter Soboleff Center in Juneau. Wayne Price is a Tlingit carver from Haines. He’s using an ...

In Art Yager’s thinking, there’s no tool like an old tool. And he should know. He’s 86, and he’s been enthralled with tools since he was a boy helping his father, a carpenter. Like other collectors of ...

In 2007, Paul Zlotoff bought 180 acres in South Hero with an RV park, a marina, a defunct convenience store and a farmhouse that belonged to a member of the Allen family — yes, those Allens. The site, ...

I have been a long-time lurker over at OWWM.org, a forum dedicated to the love of old woodworking tools, and its sister site, VintageMachinery.org. After my 9-year-old son watched a few woodworking ...

Discover how to make woodworking tools that truly work using scrap wood and hand tools, no lathe required. Improve your ...

Antique tools are more than just relics of the past — they can also be resold for surprising amounts. While not every screwdriver or hammer will be worth a lot, some of these historical tools were ...

Drooping branches swing low over the roof top of the Tison Tool Barn. The pine beams and logs that were used in making the structure are stained with age. But, inside the barn is housed a collection ...