r/AntiqueTools

1K archived posts · Jan 2015 – Sep 2026

Tools from a different era

r/AntiqueTools

They day that if you really wan't to get to know a man, look in his toolbox. Lets get to know the woodworkers, plumbers, carpenters, roofers, electricians, engineers and mechanics of years past. r/AntiqueTools is a place for you to post pictures or questions about old tools.

Created Jan 23, 2015

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They day that if you really wan't to get to know a man, look in his toolbox. Lets get to know the woodworkers, plumbers, carpenters, roofers, electricians, engineers and mechanics of years past.

r/AntiqueTools is a place for you to post pictures or questions about old tools.

Posting rules:

Follow [Reddiquette] (\http://www.reddit.com/wiki/reddiquette)
Please tag your posts accordingly

[Question] For questions about Antique Tools

[Restoration] For questions/pictures specific to the restoration of old tools

[Picture] For pictures of old tools

Have discriptive titles.

Good Title: [Picture] My Grandpa's old Bench Planes

Bad title: Found some of my grandads old tools

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