Carpentry Tools

Broadax
1998.23.2
Broadax head
Broadax head with one flat side and a single beveled blade for right hand use. Broadaxes were used to hew a flat plane on a log or to make square timbers.... View Full Record
Hatchet, Hewing
1991.98.5
Frank DeKelver's broad hatchet
Broad hatchet with one flat surface enabling blade to swing flush along a surface for shaping, dimensioning, and smoothing wood. It is possible this tool was used in the building of the F. J. DeKelver's Exchange Hotel in the village of Pike.... View Full Record
Hatchet
1991.98.15
Frank Dekelver's Half Hatchet.
A half hatchet with a blade at one end and a hammer head on the other. The blade is notched for pulling nails. It is possible this tool was used in the building of the F. J. DeKelvers Exchange Hotel in the village of Pike.... View Full Record
Hatchet, Claw
0011.10.11
Claw hatchet
Claw hatchet with doubled flared head and a claw at the opposite end for pulling out nails.... View Full Record
Drawknife, Carpenter's
1991.98.3
Frank DeKelver's drawknife
Drawknife with two hand carved handles and with what appears to be a blade forged by a blacksmith. It is possible this tool was used in the building of the F. J. DeKelver's Exchange Hotel in the village of Pike.... View Full Record
Drawknife
1991.98.4
Frank DeKelver's draw knife
A drawing knife with a fourteen inch slightly curved blade and two slightly turned down wood handles. Draw knives are used to shape wood by removing shavings. The knife is drawn toward the user. The narrow blade assists in creating concave or convex... View Full Record
Spokeshave
1991.99
Wooden drawknife
A wooden spokeshave with three and one-half inch metal beveled blade that is moved up and down by tapping the tangs to regulate the depth of cut.... View Full Record
Drawknife, Chamfering
1999.9
Chamfer knife
The chamfer knife has one wood handle and one steel. It was used to chamfer the edges on the ends of barrels.... View Full Record
Saw, Bow
1999.5.1
Bow saw
With a bow saw tension is applied to the blade by twisting the cord at the top of the saw and securing the wood rod to the cross brace. The saw blade was easily turned making it easy to cut curved surfaces.... View Full Record
Saw, Frame
1991.57
Turning Saw
The frame saw later has a wing nut on a rod at the top of the frame to adjust the tension of the blade. The saw has a wood frame. A frame saw was used to make intricate cuts in woodworking or carpentry.... View Full Record
Saw, Hand
1991.98.10
Frank Dekelver crosscut handsaw
Crosscut carpenter handsaw with wood handle.... View Full Record
Saw, Woodworking
0011.11.6
Shapleigh No. 150 handsaw
Handsaw with blade of spring steel with six points per inch designed for ripping boards lengthwise with wood handle.... View Full Record
Plane, Jack
2004.16.2
A. C. Bartlette jack plane
Plane consists of a wood block with a mortise cut across the center of the body to hold cutting blade. Cutting blade is held in place with a wood wedge. The jack plane is used for straightening the edges of boards, sizing stock, or jointing edges.... View Full Record
Plane, Smoothing
2004.16.3
Smoothing plane
A smoothing plane is bench plane that was used for the final finish on a wood surface. The cutting edge is usually slightly curved to prevent gouging the wood.... View Full Record
Plane, Jointer
1991.98.2
Baldwin box plane
Plane consists of a wood block with a mortise cut across the center of the body to hold cutting blade. Cutting blade is held in place with a wood wedge. The long length of a jointer plane is designed for straightening the edges of boards. It is pos... View Full Record
Square, Carpenter's
1991.98.8
Frank DeKelver's carpenter's square
Steel carpenter's square marked in inches on both sides and arms of square used to lay out a square or right angle.... View Full Record
Level, Carpenter's
0011.11.12
Pocket level
Pocket level with screw for quick attachment of a carpenter's square or straight edge.... View Full Record
Level, Plumb
0011.11.18
Brass plumb level
Brass plumb level with steel tip and removable brass knob at top to attach string.... View Full Record
Level, Carpenter's
0010.5
Carpenter's level
Wood level with brass ends, brass plate to hold level in place, and press plate with adjusting screw.... View Full Record
Toolbox
0011.11.22
John Beck's toolbox
Toolbox with wood handle to carry tools to work site.... View Full Record
Square, Bevel
0011.11.4
Sliding "T" Bevel
Sliding "T" bevel with rosewood handle, brass tipped with brass adjusting screw and steel blade.... View Full Record
Square, Try
0011.11.5
Try square
Brass lined rosewood handle with graduated steel blade.... View Full Record
Plane, Plow
0011.11.23
A. C. Bartlett's plow plane
A. C. Bartlett plow plane with set of 7 blades made by the Sandusky Tool Co.... View Full Record
Plane, Tongue and Groove
0011.11.7
Set of tongue and groove planes
A matched set of two hand planes; one created a groove and the other a tongue; the tongue cut on one board fits into the groove on another to perfectly join the two board together.... View Full Record
Plane, Hollow
0011.11.8
Molding planes
Set of four hollow molding planes.... View Full Record
Plane, Rabbet
0011.11.9
Rabbet planes
Set of two rabbet planes.... View Full Record
Bit, Gimlet
0011.11.11
Gimlet with wood handle
Gimlet bit with wood handle and a screw thread and cutting blade at the tip for drilling a small hole to start screws.... View Full Record
Drill, Hand
0011.11.3
Ratcheting bit brace
Ratchet bit brace with ten inch sweep, wood head and handle. Ringed ratchet controls direction that bit turns.... View Full Record
Bit, Drill
0011.11.10
Auger bits
Set of auger bits starting with a number 4 to a number 16 used to bore holes in wood. The tapered four sided ends were designed to fit a hand bit brace.... View Full Record
Saw, Keyhole
1991.98.14
Frank DeKelver's keyhole saw
A keyhole saw with a wood carved handle and a triangular blade for cutting circles and curves in wood. It is possible this tool was used in the building of the F. J. DeKelvers Exchange Hotel in the village of Pike.... View Full Record
Divider
0011.11.13
Divider
Metal divider with graduated scale with a fine adjustment and a set screw to hold pointed arms in place.... View Full Record
Gauge, Marking
0011.11.14
Wooden marking gauge
Wooden marking gauge with brass thumbscrew, brass plate on head, and steel marker on end of arm.... View Full Record
Rule, Folding
0011.11.19
Lufkin Folded Ruler
Wood folding rule with brass ends and an inlay brass six inch brass rule with steel spring joints. Numbers are black lettered with every 16 inch multiple marked in red.... View Full Record
Slick
1991.98.6
Frank DeKelver's slick
A wood slick with a slightly curved blade and a hardwood socketed handle. A slick is pushed by bracing the handle against a shoulder or upper arm to make fine paring cuts. Slicks were used for timber framing. It is possible this tool was used in the... View Full Record
Chisel, Woodworking
0011.11.15
John Beck's chisels
Six woodworking chisels with square edges and wood handles some with steel ends and one with a brass end.... View Full Record
Gouge, Woodworking
0011.11.16
John Beck's gouges
Set of three woodworking gouges with wood handles.... View Full Record
Mallet, Carpenter's
0011.11.1
Hickory carpenter's mallet
Hickory square headed mallet with mortised handle.... View Full Record
Mallet, Carpenter's
0011.11.2
Rawhide carpenter's mallet
Carpenter's mallet with round head made of rolled rawhide leather with wood handle.... View Full Record
Puller, Nail
0011.4
Suregrip nail puller
Suregrip No. 56 cast iron nail puller.... View Full Record
Plane, Combination
1997.26.2
Stanley combination plane
A combination wood plane that originally came with a set of eleven cutters that enabled it to be used as a plow, dado, filletster, or rabbet plane.... View Full Record