Anyone out there collect old hand tools?  

I have a large collection of hand tools that go back from the mid 1800's to the 1930's. I didn't start out collecting them, but rather I inheirited them from my uncle. I like them but do not display them, for the most part. My fascination with them is because they're more primitive than what we have now. I do a lot of work with wood projects, and they are all still useable and in good condition. Once when I was constructing a gate for the horse corral I couldn't find any of my modern tools that would bore a hole into the hard wood of the fence post I was trying to attach the gate to. I dragged out an antique hand drill, and although time consuming, did a much better job of it in the end. I love tools, but the old ones I have are especially dear to me because they were used by my relatives in their trades, and when they were building this house and out-buildings.