SHEFFIELD -- A spoon bit brace, wooden shovel, mud shoes for horses; these were a few of Milt Barnum's favorite things. For nearly 50 years, the late Sheffield native collected nearly 1,000 kitchen ...

Wood planes, such as this vintage Stanley Bedrock model owned by Warren George of Metairie, are one of the most popular categories in tool collecting. THE PIECE: a vintage Stanley Bedrock planer, from ...

Antique tools are more than just relics of the past — they can also be resold for surprising amounts. While not every screwdriver or hammer will be worth a lot, some of these historical tools were ...

Brothers George and Henry Landis collected all sorts of tools that 18th- and 19th-century Pennsylvania German farmers used in the past. Their collection is the foundation of Landis Valley Village & ...

Francis Nicholson is America’s first documented planemaker. It’s believed he was the first planemaker to imprint his name on ...

Thousands of handcrafted antique tools that a retired woodworking teacher spent decades collecting but never used are worth more than $35,000. Roy Turnage, 88, spent years adding to his haul that ...

A treasure trove of antique tools a retired woodwork teacher crammed into Tesco bags and every corner of his home has earned him more than £35,000 at auction. Roy Turnage has spent decades adding to ...

Across sheds, garages, and old workshop drawers, tools that once felt utterly ordinary are suddenly turning heads. Collectors and craftspeople are chasing pieces built with real steel, hardwood, and ...

In 2007, Paul Zlotoff bought 180 acres in South Hero with an RV park, a marina, a defunct convenience store and a farmhouse that belonged to a member of the Allen family — yes, those Allens. The site, ...

CASTLE ROCK — Most woodworkers use tools to create their works of art, but for Mel Miller the tools themselves are the main attraction. Miller has been collecting antique tools for nearly 25 years, ...