tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post5419182661509633572..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Punches, Pliers And CalipersAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-71841697990012207932012-02-01T05:13:09.450+00:002012-02-01T05:13:09.450+00:00Seriously? Your father built my grandmothers chair...Seriously? Your father built my grandmothers chairs AND my sisters display cabinets?<br /><br />:)<br /><br />sorry Alan, I couldn't resist, nearly everything I see seems to always look familiar. It'd be spooky to you too if I could show you pictures of the first things seen first, and how eerily they resemble as if were twins to the second sightingwhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685473418191606910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-17814929963822647682011-11-16T19:16:46.512+00:002011-11-16T19:16:46.512+00:00What a terrific shot.What a terrific shot.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-57862245376465881672011-11-15T14:09:02.127+00:002011-11-15T14:09:02.127+00:00what a comforting sight....great photo!what a comforting sight....great photo!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-26621258170746369382011-11-15T04:31:52.623+00:002011-11-15T04:31:52.623+00:00Jenny beat me to it. A great photo, but a little ...Jenny beat me to it. A great photo, but a little too tidy to be a real workbench, I think.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-12787034488673729572011-11-15T04:28:55.525+00:002011-11-15T04:28:55.525+00:00The tools of another age are extremely interesting...The tools of another age are extremely interesting. They had very primitive methods to make these tools. Every tool was an individual product.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-82948370006147870232011-11-15T02:17:55.319+00:002011-11-15T02:17:55.319+00:00Call me crazy, I know, but I really have fun in th...Call me crazy, I know, but I really have fun in these kinds of places, and learning about stuff that I had no idea ....is the table or that chair (especially)for sale by chance?! Just kidding, but what beautiful items all of them, thanks for sharing it!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-59059428457997960652011-11-15T01:51:35.241+00:002011-11-15T01:51:35.241+00:00Lovely work area..a real delight back in the day....Lovely work area..a real delight back in the day...I saw horse stuff too:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-14293210516618156642011-11-14T23:29:35.801+00:002011-11-14T23:29:35.801+00:00Ah! That brings back memories! Great place for sle...Ah! That brings back memories! Great place for sledging, Shibden Park (talking snow here, not cricket). And for rowing, and for riding on miniature trains...Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-62814118612378113962011-11-14T22:34:35.526+00:002011-11-14T22:34:35.526+00:00Blimey I was wondering about a Chippendale chair i...Blimey I was wondering about a Chippendale chair in the workshop! But actually it's a bit too artful to be a real one, where are the old WD40 cans? :)Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-73386774449832490422011-11-14T22:30:09.054+00:002011-11-14T22:30:09.054+00:00A Very Good Photo Alan! Even though it wasn't ...A Very Good Photo Alan! Even though it wasn't your work bench, the photo is yours to treasure!Michael and Hannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231212221228037889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-66246261906119197822011-11-14T22:18:09.253+00:002011-11-14T22:18:09.253+00:00There something so endearing about old well-used h...There something so endearing about old well-used hand tools. Your dad sounds a bit like mine - whatever you had a need for, he had stashed away somewhere in his garage-cum-workshop. Mostly in old rusty tins that once contained National Dried Milk..jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-24105692738002411902011-11-14T21:48:46.290+00:002011-11-14T21:48:46.290+00:00What a busy picture! Fascinating. I'd love to ...What a busy picture! Fascinating. I'd love to handle all of those tools and imagine the uses they have been put to; the hands of all the skilled craftsmen plying their trades.<br /><br />Funnily enough, as soon as I saw it, I made the connection with your brother!Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-10800977046214697892011-11-14T21:48:45.811+00:002011-11-14T21:48:45.811+00:00What a busy picture! Fascinating. I'd love to ...What a busy picture! Fascinating. I'd love to handle all of those tools and imagine the uses they have been put to; the hands of all the skilled craftsmen plying their trades.<br /><br />Funnily enough, as soon as I saw it, I made the connection with your brother!Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-29066599477810225722011-11-14T21:20:18.907+00:002011-11-14T21:20:18.907+00:00Our old barns are filled with such things. My FIL...Our old barns are filled with such things. My FIL was an avid lover of horses.<br /><br />It made for a lovely photo and a wonderful read. :o)<br /><br />God bless and have a fantastic week!!!Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175389676508928061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-13719382033437163912011-11-14T19:23:29.980+00:002011-11-14T19:23:29.980+00:00All that wood and leather - lovely!All that wood and leather - lovely!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-5399407275622663242011-11-14T19:23:11.891+00:002011-11-14T19:23:11.891+00:00I love the table itself, with all its notches and ...I love the table itself, with all its notches and grooves.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-65265111258743406562011-11-14T19:19:57.138+00:002011-11-14T19:19:57.138+00:00Love old shops- the tools fascinate me.Love old shops- the tools fascinate me.Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-20278732917402850642011-11-14T18:25:16.655+00:002011-11-14T18:25:16.655+00:00It makes for a great shot. Sometimes the older to...It makes for a great shot. Sometimes the older tools can be a puzzlement into their actual use.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-60004246322113816432011-11-14T17:11:32.367+00:002011-11-14T17:11:32.367+00:00The horses have it; this definitely looks like a t...The horses have it; this definitely looks like a tack shop. I did a good bit of leather work in my hippy past, and I recognize the tools of the trade.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-83399499365836860622011-11-14T15:06:19.695+00:002011-11-14T15:06:19.695+00:00A little bit of social history; traditional skills...A little bit of social history; traditional skills that are probably now in short supply.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-11080549810930202462011-11-14T14:21:46.418+00:002011-11-14T14:21:46.418+00:00In keeping with the tone Chairman Bill has set, th...In keeping with the tone Chairman Bill has set, this is a horse of a different color. <br /><br />Love these kinds of photos, though. Hopefully, it's not a Little Shop of Horrors.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-78477250734334212322011-11-14T14:11:02.033+00:002011-11-14T14:11:02.033+00:00I'd comment, but I'm a bit hoarse myself.I'd comment, but I'm a bit hoarse myself.Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.com