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 ...

Old tools that once lived in basements and barns are now quietly selling for hundreds on eBay, especially when they are rare, well preserved, and tied to respected makers. If you know what to look for ...

Defying the consumerist mentality, couple Mike and Mari Subritzky maintain an astonishing collection of ready-to-use vintage and antique hand tools from Australia and beyond. Some have five or six ...

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, ...