“What’s the oldest device you’ve got that you simply by no means need to substitute?”
Avi Hadad
An 8” Lägler Hummel. A dependable machine that could be a pure work horse. Each few years, it wants slightly TLC or a minor half alternative and that’s it. As somebody who doesn’t have a number of crews, it’s all the time a plus to have a device that activates each time you want it. It’s been by way of so much and isn’t exhibiting any indicators of slowing down.
Mike Osborn
I’ve a Stanley #12 scraper. Again within the mid-80s, my accomplice and I had been doing a job in Lengthy Seaside, California, and have become pleasant with a person who lived close by and had been strolling by the jobsite all week. He requested my title and once I informed him, it turned out that he used to work for my grandfather. He ended up giving me a pristine, flippantly used Stanley #12 scraper. It has rosewood handles, a rosewood base on it, and it’s a spectacular device. He mentioned he labored for my granddad in all probability about six months doing handscraped flooring and he determined it wasn’t for him. I’d say the scraper was from possibly the mid-to-late twenties, however I couldn’t say for certain. I’ve taken it out on some jobs to assist me now and again, however it’s extra of a souvenir.