After combing through rusty piles of unloved apparatuses from years past, in shops dedicated to all things decrepit and threadbare, I'll post here the gems I unearth for resurrection and reinstatement. Brought back from their long slumber just in time before succumbing irrevocably to the inexorable invasion from their natural enemies: air and water.
Pretty cool compound joint shears. Fairly lightweight, made of stamped steel, about 12.5″ long. I don’t know what that badge attached to the center joint is for, it…
Really nice, very heavy duty shears. Same construction quality one can expect from tools made by Schollhorn. William Bernard sold the patent for his parallel-action pliers to the William…
Someone wore away part of the finish on the handle with their unrelenting shearing. And the blade is perfect. A testament to good craftsmanship. H.K. Porter is another…
Seymour Smith was a Connecticut company, started in 1866 until they were bought by Vermont American in 1985. These pruners are great. A bit finicky to restore ones…