Despite being 130+ years old, it works perfectly. The brace from my grandfather is, I think, the oldest tool I own and I always get a kick out of using it on a project. To that end I have cleaned off rust as needed, cleaned and lubed chucks and ball-bearing palm pads, and sanded the wooden parts down to clean wood then applied shellac and wax. All are in the lineup to be used for projects as needed, and all have been used by me at one time or another. While I've gone a bit overboard in aquisitions, I don't see these as collector's pieces. At bottom are a 10-inch Worth (made by PSW), a 10-inch Bell System North/Stanley, and finally a 12-inch Stanley 921. The three on the right are by Fray: a 7-inch all-metal Spofford style, an 8-inch ratchetless 508, and a 10-inch 106 with pewter rings on the rosewood wrist, plus a rosewood palm pad.
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(Despite an 1895 patent date, that chuck can lock tight onto round-shank drill bits and hex-shank drivers as well as traditional four-sided tapered tangs.) The 8120 (with the fat chuck) is a Samson which I disassembled the chuck and replaced all its ball bearings. Manual Hand Drill and Brace and Bit Buyer’s Guide for Woodworkers Which manual hand drill and brace drill do you need for traditional woodworking with hand tools I cover antique hand drill, brace and bit drill, and other old hand drill options.
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ANTIQUE OLD VINTAGE DRILLS BIT BRACES FINE RARE DRIVER TYPE. New Listing Vintage Millers Falls 10 Bit Brace Hand Drill 732 Universal Jaws NOS. Browse our daily deals for even more savings Free shipping on many items. In the photo, the five across the top are all 10-inch PSWs: models 102, 102, 152, 1002, and 8120 my grandfather's is at top left. Get the best deal for Brace Bit from the largest online selection at eBay.ca. For example, driving a screw or countersinking or just making more than holes in one size. I bought a second 102 because I found in use that it helped to have more than one brace if a project involves more than just boring a hole.
He must have bought it second hand because it was made around the time he was born (late 1880s) the patent date on the pin-selector ratchet is December 30, 1884. I got it from my mother's father who worked as a handyman in boatyards along the coast north of Boston in the years after the First World War. Pre-drilling holes for screws, pegs or nails helps projects come together seamlessly and reduces the risk of cracking or splintering boards. My "collection" began with a 10-inch Peck, Stow, & Wilcox model 102. But I have just 11 braces, so there's only two bars, and I put spacer blocks on top of the bars to keep them from snagging each other. I use a version of that system, with the horizontal bar spanning joists in the basement (my workshop is down there).
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