Hi! I’m an avid woodworker and tool collector. For over 20 years I owned and operated a custom furniture and cabinet manufacturing company and two retail stores. I’ve spent over 15 years teaching furniture and cabinet making classes for a local high school, vocational training program, community college, and a university industrial technology program. I’ve been buying, restoring, and using woodworking machinery and antique hand tools since I was a sophomore in high school.
Over the years, I’ve torn apart and rebuilt dozens of vintage machines and woodworking tools. I’ve gathered hundreds of old tool manuals, owners guides, company advertisements, and catalogs and I’ve taken thousands of photos along the way.
As a woodworker, my interest is in old woodworking tools. My shop if full of them and I also have a collection that I recently inherited from my dad. I’m in the process of going through them and weeding out the duplicates and ones that I really want to keep. I don’t have room for all of them so I’ve been selling them off a little at a time. Before I do, I’m taking photographs and taking a lot of the research my dad did on his tools and adding that information to this website.
VintageOldTools.com is a way to share information and resources about woodworking tools and machinery. What began as a hobby in my youth and turned into a vocation in my adult life is now coming full circle as it serves as a wonderful hobby again now that I’m retired.