1957 Craftsman Series Tablesaw

As I have mentioned previously I have inherited some fantastic vintage tools. This is not one of them, but they have led me to this gem.

When I was young I watched my grandfather plane and run boards through the joiner. These heavy pieces of machinery were just that when I was young. Now that I'm older I realized that these tools have an identity and a very specific styling from the post World War II era when American industry was booming

After some research I found a catalog that had an image of all of the tools from that model year. The year was 1957 when Sears had this available in their catalog. It is also the same year as the joiner and planer that my grandfather passed down to me.

When I found this saw it was in rough shape at he stand and the body had surface rust and the mechanisms did not move freely. After a number of hours disassembling, sanding, priming, painting, reassembling, and lubricating it was ready to run.

Introductions

Hi all and welcome to my blog. Allow my to introduce myself. My name is Jason and I a manufacturing engineer with a garage shop. My garage shop is my sanctuary of sorts, a place where my ideas can flow and I can create whatever pops into my mind. Along with this creative space I have an interest in vintage tools, improving shop organization, and overall ingenuity.

I've started this blog to share my interests, ideas, thoughts and also get feedback from those who follow me.  We've all seen those “Do It Yourself” programs where someone is building a 3000 square foot garage shop with all the right tools, organization, and lighting. This is for the people out there who have to work in a basement, a small garage, under a carport,  or in a 2 car garage you still have to park in. This is for the average individual, carpenter, woodworker, and hobbyist that cannot afford the perfect garage shop and all the latest, most expensive tools.

So with this new creative outlet I’ll be sharing the vintage tools I have, where to find tools that are affordable, organization, projects and thoughts about my creative sanctuary. With this though I would like to get feedback, comments, thoughts, ideas. I want you to share about your projects, vintage tools, and what you are doing in your shop as well. If you have a thought on a topic please feel free to reply back, ask questions, or just say hi. So hit the reply button and leave a few words. Thanks for following.