For old time House Bashers only

[Pete999]

pinch nails out of the plastic clips.

Not the same Tel

 

[sparkdog]

Wrong brace then , but it had a ratchet on it & was quite fast going tbrough joists.

 

[Rpa07]

Still have a few of the yellow handled screw drivers knocking about as well! lol I have seen a set of the old wooden step ladders going for a stupid amount on ebay after they were tagged as "vintage" lol

Those yellow handled screwdrivers used to make your tongue go numb if you held them in your mouth whilst working - I think they were made of cocaine!

 

[Pete999]

Anyone know what those old toolbags that Carpenters used, made out of a sort of sacking?

 

[Devonchris]

Anyone know what those old toolbags that Carpenters used, made out of a sort of sacking?

This one?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Faithfull-Carpenters-Tool-No-6-39IN/dp/B0001IWI4M

 

[Pete999]

This one?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Faithfull-Carpenters-Tool-No-6-39IN/dp/B0001IWI4M

Yes that's the beastie, jeez don't believe you can still buy them, might get one just for the memory

 

[Devonchris]

Out of stock. Sorry Pete.
They've not had any in since 1963

 

[Pete999]

This one?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Faithfull-Carpenters-Tool-No-6-39IN/dp/B0001IWI4M

Yes that's the beastie, jeez don't believe you can still buy them, might get one just for the memory

Out of stock. Sorry Pete.
They've not had any in since 1963

Been out of stock for a while then.

 

[Devonchris]

Yes, quite a while. I've just made an enquiry. Apparently some guy out in the middle East called Joseph got the last one.

 

[Squid]

Anyone know what those old toolbags that Carpenters used, made out of a sort of sacking?

Sacking Tool Bag for Carpenters by any chance?

 

[Pete999]

Sacking Tool Bag for Carpenters by any chance?

Yep

 

[7029 dave]

Not sure which one you are talking about...

As an apprentice, you were issued a small leather wallet not much bigger than a pencil case to hold three screwdrivers, cutters, wire strippers and 81's (long nose pliers)...

Later you were issued the larger leather No3 wallet which was actually a very useful size..

The photo above includes the small hand auger, but I recall a larger one which had a metal eye instead of a tee handle and was turned using a screw driver as a lever...

I still have a No3 wallet somewhere, I shall have to dig it out...

Nice bt old case, the subs apps boys got them an installation, I was on external. (81's god yes long nose pliers)

 

[telectrix]

remember these?

 

[Devonchris]

No never seen one of those. Bet that would be worth a bob or two now. Needs a bit of dubbin on though by the look of it.

 

[sparkdog]

The gaffer used to have a toolbag like that, he called it a skep but I don,t think that's right as a skep appears to be a beehive.
A bit different from the fashion posers toolbags of today.

 

[sparkdog]

Oh and no fancy work wear, ex-WD kakai boiler suit.

 

[sparkdog]

And.......a battered old Commer van held together with bits of string.

 

[7029 dave]

And.......a battered old Commer van held together with bits of string.

Yes and hand painted, mine was.

 

[sparkdog]

It was two tone , maroon and rust.
The hand brake didn't work and one day it slipped out of gear and crashed into a farm building, but after a bit of hammering out and a new head light it still soldiered on.

 

[Toneyz]

It was two tone , maroon and rust.
The hand brake didn't work and one day it slipped out of gear and crashed into a farm building, but after a bit of hammering out and a new head light it still soldiered on.

And the farm building?