formariz 11,849 #1 Posted March 25, 2023 Now that I no longer do any work outside of house , little by little I am emptying my van of tools and work related stuff. Van is equipped with anything and everything I could possibly need on a job site. One of items in it, is a clever old tool box given to me by my good friend Ed Deveau, which belonged to his father a master shipwrights. He used this box in the 40’s in the shipyards after he came back from war. I am fortunate to have most of his tools and every once in a while Ed comes over with some more. It’s a very simple clever design which is able to contain a surprisingly large quantity of tools and keeps them organized readily visible when needed Been sort of cannibalizing it since I stopped working , so now I decided it’s time to take it from van. Missing tools will be replaced and then box and it’s contents passed on to one of my grandchildren. I have taken great pride and joy in using this box since I started working for myself many years ago.Many of the tools were his ,some actually made by him. 3 5 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daddy Don 887 #2 Posted March 25, 2023 Great story and a great looking tool box with all the tools. Keepsake for sure. Take very good care of it. May be one of a kind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger R 434 #3 Posted March 25, 2023 That is so awesome. The stories that could tell if it could. A valuable relic to have and hold onto 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,849 #4 Posted March 25, 2023 Forgot the most important part. Original owner and user framed with his clamp over a plane which he also made. 5 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sailman 1,125 #6 Posted March 26, 2023 Very cool! The old shipwrights were truly artisans at their craft. Known a few in my day and learned all I could from them. Unfortunately, it is a dying art form. Glad to see you preserve such a great piece of history. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyLittrell 3,827 #7 Posted April 11, 2023 What a cool piece of history!! It made me wonder just how long plywood has been around and surprisingly but not surprised I guess, is that it dates back to the Egyptians. Randy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,849 #8 Posted April 13, 2023 (edited) On 4/11/2023 at 6:21 PM, RandyLittrell said: What a cool piece of history!! It made me wonder just how long plywood has been around and surprisingly but not surprised I guess, is that it dates back to the Egyptians. Randy Yes plywood has really been around a long time. In the 40s and 50s it really took off in the furniture industry. In that period exquisite pieces were made using bent plywood that are still very much looked for. Edited April 13, 2023 by formariz 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
