Our September meeting will feature Bruce Johnson, a descendant of the Hermon Chapin family. During the meeting he will talk about how the connection between his family to Hermon Chapin occurred, the history of Union…
This month’s meeting in McLean Va. will feature Carl Maples, who has been making and restoring furniture or many years. He has been volunteering for the last 20 years at the Burrell Morgan Mill historic…
The May 2026 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, will be SUNDAY May 17. Start time is 9:00am The theme will be our very popular “member highlights” Once a year we encourage members to take…
Consignment lots have now been finalized and cataloged. There are over 200 lots consisting of almost 600 items. The Auction will be held at the Damascus Show starting at 1pm on Saturday, March 14. Click…
PATINA is currently accepting Consignments for the 2026 auction in March 2026. We accept vintage/antique tools from virtually all aspects of the tool spectrum. We are looking for good quality user/collector woodworking, mechanics, machinists and…
Join us Sunday September 14 for our bi-monthly meeting and featured talk by Eric Benson, avid collector of early American try squares and sliding bevels. As always, tailgating will start around 9am. A mini-auction will…
We are very pleased to announce that our July program features Chris Swan, Senior Conservator, Wooden Artifacts, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The idea to invite Chris was sparked after reading various tool forums where so many…
On Saturday March 15, 2025 the Annual Tool Show and Auction was held in Damascus, Maryland. The weather was cool and cloudy but that did nothing to stop the hundreds of shoppers and sellers who…
Some of the items to be auctioned include multiple Stanley 113 compass planes; multiple Stanley 45’s with cutters; a Sargent 1080 with cutters; Stanley A6 aluminum plane; Stanley Bedrock 604, 605 & 606; many Vintage…
Club member Dave Kerley won the raffle for a tool chest made by the late Tom Law that was purchased at our Damascus Annual event then donated to our group by a gracious buyer. The…
