As I moved around I slowly accumulated a pile - the problem was that everything was priced fairly high and I'm basically a cheap bastard (or bottom feeder if you will). I already have so many tools it's hard to justify buying unless the price is fair to super cheap. Anyway, this is what I ended up with:
1. Rosewood, brass bound level priced at $30 - this is the nicest level I've ever run across "in the wild" and the price seemed very fair - obviously used but not abused. Marked Stratton Brothers, Greenfield Mass dated late 1800s.
2. Two rosewood handled gouges.
3. Two Split-nut Tenon Saws (one at about 15 tpi, the other around 12) at $15 each marked Sheffeld England
4. Large Starrett compass - got this as it was well made and one of the largest I've ever seen - got home and then noticed the manufacturer.
5. Two 14" Delta Drill Press spindles (mortise and shaper).
6. Extra Long Delta Lathe Rest (this was $10!)
7. Delta Motor condom (never know when you might need one!)
8. Stanley aluminum bodied min-router
9. Jacobs chuck key
10. Wire and thickness gauge
11. Small bag of ebony and rosewood scraps
12. Small pile of teak (looks to have been salvaged from a bench or something but already cleaned up/planed to 1/2" or so)
Like I said, I got the stuff relatively cheap but not totally bottom-feeder priced - the pile was $130. The most interesting thing in my opinion was the level, but the extra long tool rest isn't something you come across every day.
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