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Gravel Road said
This could grow into a huge list.

Hand powered carpentry tools are a must:

Drilling: bit/brace, breast drill, beam machine, bits galore, file to sharpen

Sawing: hand saws- ripping, cross cut, buck saw, hack saw, coping, bow, teeth set/files, pruning saws, hand pruners

Hammer's of all sorts and sledges too.

Post hole diggers, dig bar, pick, round and square nose shovel, hoes, rakes, pitch fork, spades, post pounder, wheel barrows, long handeled fruit picker

Log Jack, axe, maul, wedges, hatchet, pry bars, crow bars,

Yard sticks, tape measures of all types

Chalk line, plumb bobs,

Corn Sheller-hand crank

Juicer-hand crank

Wine Press

push mower/reel mower, push cultivator

Come-a-long(s), mechanical jacks, chain fall, pulleys, block & tackle, jack stands (never use CMU's)

Chains, rope, ratchet straps, string/twine

Manual transit, water levels, bubble levels, framing squares

Ladders: extension, step

Files, punch sets, star drills

Sockets, screw drivers, pliers, wire cutters, tap & dyes, crescent wrenches, wire brushes,

Blow torch, pipe cutter, pipe threader maybe

Hand planes, sharpening stones, spoke shaves, draw knives, knives

Gloves/safety glasses/whistle (to call for help/injury), aspirin (cardiac), boots

Just thinking of what I see when I go in my barn....this can go on and on

great list

hmm, now you got me thinking!