antiques vintage TOOLS farm cottage pub cottage

Stored away in the attic for years This is an antique wooden T-handle gimlet / hand auger drill (a little hand tool for boring small holes in wood). Year made (approx.): 1890This style of T-handled gimlet is typical of that period. Used by carpenters and cabinetmakers to drill small pilot holes in wood so nails or screws could go in without splitting the timber. What it can be used for now: Still works as a little hand drill for craft work, green woodworking, furniture repair, vintage tool school college progjects, rustic cottage tools Lovely as decor in a vintage workshop, cottage kitchen, garage, man cave or pub wall with other old tools. vintage gimlet, antique hand auger, wooden T handle drill, pilot hole tool, carpenters tool, cabinet makers tool, rustic workshop decor, vintage shed decor, man cave tool, pub wall display, Irish cottage decor, old woodworking tool Would make a unique Christmas Gift or treat yourself!! Tralee town viewing anytime 0873728988 can be delivered!!