Big John! 2,062 Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 This guy has some very serious talent. Enjoy!!! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
762x39pro 5 Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Very cool ! thanks for the link ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NM0 586 Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Great pieces. Really dig the bench. There are many artist/craftpersons that do art from tools. The whole muffler art genre is cool too. Some wrenches don't die. The one in pic just happened to be in my home office ready to do some plumbing while I'm on break. Received it when I was a kid after my Grandfather died. Look at the anniversary date of when it was new. It has helped me put together cars, houses and many sculptures. I can't break it even if I tried (and I've broke many over the years). Good old fashion metal. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sim_Player 1,939 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) When I browse through the thrift stores I always come across "grandpa's old tools" an cheap foreign stuff. The build quality is always night and day. I'll bet other countries make great stuff but, it's just not exported. I read a story about the California Public Schools selling their Vocational Program tools and equipment to China. The story didn't say that they were obsolete or that they were being replaced. This is the state of our country. Tools ARE artwork. Edited December 30, 2013 by Sim_Player Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew Hopkins 1,065 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 when my buddy and I go to garage sales that is what I look for. old hand tool made in the 60s-70 that was made here in the USA. even though they are old and beat up a bit, they are billion times more quality then the crap coming out china 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TIMTIMTIM 57 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) when my buddy and I go to garage sales that is what I look for. old hand tool made in the 60s-70 that was made here in the USA. even though they are old and beat up a bit, they are billion times more quality then the crap coming out china Same here! My family has a friend that does estate sales. I habe got some great deals on old stuff like this. This crap they make today is a joke. Been hoping to come across a gun smith type so I could score some of those types of tools! Edited December 30, 2013 by TIMTIMTIM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOT 3,743 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 That is a lot of old wrenches. WOW. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big John! 2,062 Posted December 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Great pieces. Really dig the bench. There are many artist/craftpersons that do art from tools. The whole muffler art genre is cool too. Some wrenches don't die. The one in pic just happened to be in my home office ready to do some plumbing while I'm on break. Received it when I was a kid after my Grandfather died. Look at the anniversary date of when it was new. It has helped me put together cars, houses and many sculptures. I can't break it even if I tried (and I've broke many over the years). Good old fashion metal. I've got a few old faithful tools that I inherited from my grandfather. I will surely be able to pass them down to my boys. Not that that will mean a hill of shit as the cars these days are retarded to work on. This and my boys don't seem to have the interest in mechanical stuff that I did at their age. That is a lot of old wrenches. WOW. I was too busy looking at the pics to see if they'd mentioned where he sourced all those wrenches. Dude has tens of thousands of wrenches which is more than a few yard sales. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
6500rpm 670 Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Crap Big John, when I saw the title I thought you were talking about guys like me Bet that guy turned a few through the years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunman1 1,753 Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Crap Big John, when I saw the title I thought you were talking about guys like me Bet that guy turned a few through the years. I thought it said old wretches, I was gonna look for my x-wife Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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