Jordan's tools

Last fall I met up with Jordan Holland to grab a meal and get some tools from him that he wanted to go to Wheaton Labs.  The lunch was delightful and the pile of tools was amazing.  The first picture shows most of them, a sewing machine is noticeably absent.  Most of them were razor sharp which is unusual for tools at WL.  I tried out the red axe and it was kinda scary how much wood it would chop in one swing.  The big one person saw cut really fast.  I never got a chance to test it on a full size log but I bet it would compare favorably to the cordless chainsaws.

Since I've spent a little time at WL, I know that occasionally some expensive tools get mixed up with the tools that get a bit more abuse.  Like the adze will occasionally end up with the pick axes.  So on my day off I made a tool storage board that is up on the couch balcony.  I'd guess that 80-90% of the tools on the tool board are Jordan's.  Thanks Jordan!

If anyone is trying to think of antique tools that we need at WL to add to the pile, hand augers in the 1/2", 3/4", 1.5" and 2.0" range would be excellent.  We already have 1" and 1.25".  And log dogs would be a nice addition as well.

Mike, I like the hooks for the axes/adze, with the "beard" below to keep the handles organized! They never hang straight on just a peg. I'll have to remember that for my next toolshed reorganizing, hopefully this fall.
Other details like the turn buttons for the saw handles are a nice nod to the carpenter's tool chests of old.

Thanks Kenneth!  There were three more adzes that got handles after I took the pic so it's more full now.  

I'm not sure how many earthquakes they get there but I wanted to make sure the stuff wouldn't easily fall off.  The containment for the hand planes is rather elegant if I dare say so myself...

Thanks Jordan and Mike!  These are amazing!  

We're gonna get a LOT of use out of these!

The spokeshave was my new favorite tool.  Once you get a shape roughed out on the shaving horse, you can shave it down in deliberate increments with the spoke shave until you're at the right size.  Very cool.  For reference, they're in the little "gun rack" in the bottom center.  The middle sized one worked best for me.

I love that board. It looks fabulous with those wonderful tools on it. How have you constructed it? Are the support blocks just screwed in from the back, or is it more sophisticated?

I also think this tool board is awesome. You made a beautiful and useful display!

It makes me want to take them down one at a time, get a job done, clean the tool up and properly oil it before returning it to it's designated place.

I luckily found a pile of matching barn boards under the drill press and there were just enough to do the job.  They were 2' long and I needed a 4x5' board.  They're screwed to the pole barn truss, not connected to each other.  So I laid them out and placed the tools on them. Then I figured out each support system and slowly attached each one to the boards.  Once I was done, we took the boards up and screwed them to the wall.