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Jim wrote: "And along the way I give my kids and grandkids tools for Christmas. I gave my toddler granddaughters toolboxes one year and I add things as they get older. They like getting tools."
Jim, this is wonderful!
About half of my chisels, planes, marking gauges, burnishers and scribing points were given to me by my grandfather, great uncle and two wonderful old friends. I remember them when I pick up these tools and often feel their kindness, encouragement and love as I work.
This is what you are giving your grandkids, a love that will be with them for many decades!
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You're right, Ed. I did the same thing for our son and daughter when they were young. I gave them good quality tools, which I suspect have disappeared from my son's ownership, but my daughter uses them and has added a lot more in her shop. I'm pleased that both of them are fearless when it comes to diy projects.
I only have a set of Craftsman V series 1/2" sockets with the accessories still together in the original case from the 60s, from my father. I have a 1/4" Craftsman BE socket set in its original metal box, which is from the 30s-40s, from my father-in-law. They may have been the catalyst for the excessive collecting of old tools. eBay is my nemesis. I'll pass the sets to my kids some day.
Jim