Carpenter's Tools

Carpenter's Tools

Bogwater Jim
Lafayette, NJ 07848

973-383-6057

As simple carpenter's tools get more colorful, more clean-edged, more slick...the more I like the old ones. There are brass-hinged wooden rulers with their numbers nearly worn off and mahogany-handled squares inlaid with brass designs, along with chunky, old handsaws that seem too sweet to ever threaten a piece of wood.

Arranged in haphazard or organized fashion, these manly old everyday buddies give you a world of interest at bargain prices.

When you feature these craftsmen-made artifacts, it is easy to see that they are not ordinary at all, but individual, personal and extremely beautiful.

Bogwater Jim
Lafayette, NJ
973 383-6057

After unloading the container last Tuesday, we took a breath, and upon opening on Thursday, we realized we could have used even more fresh merchandise. A number of familiar faces showed up to get the "best pickings" for their shops or homes. It seemed like zinc-top tables and zinc wirework furniture (old school lockers, shelves, racks) were the hottest items. Even the little plant pots (see photo) are zinc. We just love this material. It's serious, yet soft in color and feel and, we think, "modern with a heart". Can't wait to go and unearth more of these pieces, which generally date to the 1950's. They are quirky, useful and best of all.............affordable.

-Karen