Old Tools
by Ruth, 2 February, 2018, 2 comments
We all have a favourite tool we use in the woods – perhaps a hammer with a particularly comfortable handle, a spade gifted by a loved one when you bought your wood, or possibly an old tool picked up from a boot fair or passed down from an older generation that does the job better than its modern equivalent. A recent visit to my Uncle David’s farm in Leicestershire started me thinking about older tools – and how small woodland owners are likely to use a mix of old and new – tools that simply are best suited to the job in hand.
A great collector of old farming tools, my Uncle David has amassed an incredible collection of tools and implements from the last few decades of farming. What started as an interest has developed over the years into a passion and his collection is occasionally opened to local groups who can enjoy and learn about these tools.
Here is a selection from the collection, some of which may look very familiar, others of which have a very specific purpose.
This hinged hooked tool (pictured above) was used to pull logs up onto a saw bench. Read more...
