Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.

with apologies to Ogden Nash...

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Fairalloy wrench

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  Here's a wrench made by Fairmount just about the time that the use of chrome molybdenum and vanadium was becoming popular among toolma...

CB900F Resto-mod

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Resto mod looking good.  The style looked good on the 400 twin too, but no one is resto-modding them...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Datsun, Suzuki and Revell

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  Not the GSXR truck promotion, but this is also only in black and white...
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Spring tension gauges

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These gauges were used to measure and set spring tension on contacts touching another contact in a electro-mechanical relay.    P.K. Neuses ...
Monday, September 21, 2026

Lark Finalwrench

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  AI is suggesting this was a Whitworth wrench made by Thomas Smith & Sons in Birmingham. b ut it's actually a standard 1/2- 9/16...

Monday Mystery, big hook thingy

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 This comes out of rural Maine, looks like blacksmith-made it so it could be part of any sort of old farm or logging machine but the 4 bolt ...
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Sunday, September 20, 2026

No prince of darkness jokes please

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  They're trying!
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Sidecar Sunday

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Seen at the 2026 CVMG Rally .
Saturday, September 19, 2026

The times are a'changin...

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  The four masted Star of Shetland passes underneath the partially constructed Golden Gate Bridge on September 19, 1936, as it is towed outw...

One of my vices is vises, York 125

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The York 125 is a heavy duty vise with a 5" wide jaw made in the Czech Republic, probably between 1934 and 1956. Rumour has it the shap...
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