Tools for Working on Antique Trunks

BRETTUNS VILLAGE TRUNK SHOP

TOOLS FOR BEATING THE DAYLIGHTS
OUT OF YOUR TRUNK

We offer several tools for working on old trunks, and even a kit of safety gear
to help you keep yourself in one piece while working on trunks.
You can pick up one of our 'Tool Combos' to save a few bucks:

An Essential Prying Tool

Excellent quality prying tool, lifetime warranty from ther manufacturer. These are very handy when removing old nails, parts, tacks, etc.
Keep this in your pocket while working on your trunk; you'll use it a lot. Priced at $10 each, which includes shipping by priority mail. Item code: Prytool
Prying Tool - $10 each, free shipping for USA customers

Don't want to use your credit card online?
No problem - you can call your order in, toll-free, to pay with Visa/MC/Amex: 1-877-532-8424
Or you can print out our order form and mail or fax in your order

Your Best Friends in the Fight Against Rust

These wire brushes mount in your electric drill and really are a big help in the battle against rust.
We sell these as a set of six, as shown in the photo above. Each wire wheel has a 1/4" shaft, which will easily fit most electric drills.

Wire Wheel Set
Price: $15 per set (postage included for USA locations, no other charges or fees)

Soft Wire Wheels

These have fine wire in them and are good for polishing up grimy metal. Not much good for removing rust.
Smaller Drill Brush: Item Code 2"DrillBrush
Price: $6 each (postage included for USA locations, no other charges or fees)

Abrasive Wheels

These brushes fit in your electric drill, and the bristles have abrasive in/on them, like sandpaper.
Very handy for getting rid of rust and sanding wood at the same time.
Has a 1/4" spindle on the back to stick in your drill, and the brush is about 4" in diameter.
Price: $10 each (postage included for USA locations, no other charges or fees)

Make sure you're dressed properly and have the right tool carriers for the job!
High Quality Gear from Duluth Trading!

Designed and Tested by Tradesmen, including Trunk Refinishers

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A Good Wire Brush
Works well for those of you that don't have an electric drill

This handy unit has a sturdy handle and medium-stiff wire bristles.
Very handy when removing rust from trunks and other things.
The wire bristles are stiff, but not too stiff - they won't gouge the heck out of the wood on your trunk.
Item code: WireBrush
Price: $7.50 (includes USA shipping)

A Set of Small Steel, Brass, and Nylon Bristle Brushes For Polishing Metal Parts

These little gems do an amazing job of polishing up all sorts of metal parts. They do a good job of removing rust, but are better suited to the final polishing work -
they bring out a great shine on brass or zinc-rich metals, and they hold up reasonably well. Pack of six includes large and small brushes with bristles of steel, brass, and nylon.
Six Piece Brush Set $12
USA postage/shipping/handling included

Sanding Sponges Make Life Easier

These sanding sponges have a surface that's liike sandpaper, but the sponge is easy to grip and lasts a long, long time. We like these much better than regular sandpaper.
Our package contains three sponges - two rectangles that measure about 4" by 2.75" by 1" (one is 100 grit for rough sanding, the other is 220 grit for finer finishing),
and an angled sponge that's 4-7/8" by 2-7/8" by 1" and is 120 grit - all three are handy when working on trunks.
We use these for sanding the slats and pine boards, all over the inside of the trunk, and on metal parts that have odd shapes.
Sold as a package - one of each of the three sponges in each pack.
Price includes USA postage
Sanding Sponge Pack: 3 for $10

These work Great For Slapping on the Stain and Tung Oil

These polyester stain brushes are our favorite for applying the secret goop to our trunks. They work well, don't drip too much,
hang on to most of their bristles, and clean up easily. We sell these in packs of 5 for $14.00; free shipping in the USA.
StainBrush
5 for $13.85

Excellent Scratch Awl

A good scratch awl is handy for pushing holes into your leather (so that you can hand stitch more easily), but it's also useful for making starter holes for wood nails or screws,
chipping ice blocks off the front steps, or aerating the lawn. This is a high quality awl, hefty, and will help you make many holes over time. Length overall is 6.25 inches.
The exposed part of the metal shaft is 4" long, but the shaft also extends up into the handle about an inch. We lucked into a bumper crop of these. Price includes USA postage.
Awl - $10 each

Don't want to use your credit card online?
No problem - print out our order form and mail it in with a check
or call an order in using our toll-free number: 1-877-532-8424

Utility Knife Extraordinaire!

This is a high-quality utility knife that we love using because it's so easy to change the blades. The knife has a twisty-dial-thing on the side, so when the blade is dull you
don't have to go looking for a screwdriver. Has a compartment inside to store spare blades, and a rubberized grip for, well, traction I guess. It sure is easy to hang onto,
even in a Maine snowstorm. The knife comes with only one blade, so we include a back-up package of ten spare blades that fit perfectly. Made in the USA by Techni-Edge, and made to last.

Utility Knife with 10 spare blades

$12.00 USA shipping included

Don't want to use your credit card online?
No problem - print out our order form and mail it in with a check
or call an order in using our toll-free number: 1-877-532-8424

Like Soldiers in a Parade

Spare Blades

Use these in any standard utility knife. Pack of ten blades in a handy dispenser. Push the button and a blade pops up so you can grab it (carefully, please).

Spare Blades - 10 pack
$4 each, free shipping to any USA location

Don't want to use your credit card online?
No problem - print out our order form and mail it in with a check
or call an order in using our toll-free number: 1-877-532-8424

End Cutters - The Pliers of Choice for Trunk Work

These are useful for pulling out nails and tacks, cutting off old nails, etc. The flat shape of the head is nice because it can be used to
pivot the nail heads out without damaging the wood on your trunk. These measure about 6.5 inches long; just right to fit in your hand.
End Cutters
Price: $12.00 (includes USA postage)

Small End Cutters - The Pliers of, Well, Maybe Your Second Choice for Trunk Work

Just as useful as the nippers shown above, but these are smaller and may fit in your hand a little better.
These measure about 4 inches long overall
Small End Cutters
Price: $8.00 (includes USA postage)

Heavy Duty Cutters

Great for cutting heavy nails or wire. Nice jaws for grabbing stuff, and cutters that go through metal like a legislator goes through money.
Nail Cutters
$12.00 (includes USA postage)

Save Money with our Standard Tool Combo

Get one each of our wire brush set, prying tool, and end cutters. Price includes USA shipping.
Standard Tool Combo
$35.00

Or Go For the Super Tool Combo
Contains one of every tool we sell, plus a Brettuns Village Pen!

This tool kit includes nail cutters, end cutters, tack jacker, 6-piece hand brush set, our 6-piece wire wheel set, 2" stain brush, scratch awl, and a wire brush.
As a fabulous bonus (oh boy!) we'll throw in the rare Brettuns Village Leather ballpoint pen. Some of these even have ink in them.
Super Combo
$55.00
free shipping in the USA

Essential Safety Gear

This is our safety kit, which is designed to help stem the flow of blood, somewhat, from your system while you're working on your trunk. Why are we concerned about your bleeding?
Well, might stain the trunk, of course. In this kit you'll get a pair of safety glasses (these can be worn alone or will fit right over your regular prescription glasses very comfortably),
a pair of foam ear plugs (so that after a day of running the wire brush in your electric drill you can still hear those re-runs of Hee Haw that evening on cable), a dust mask,
a pair of leather/cotton work gloves (these help avoid splinters while sanding), and two pairs of Nitrile gloves (resistant to most chemicals,
so these are useful when applying stain or tung oil to your trunk). These blue Nitrile gloves are the disposable variety, thin,
and probably good for a single use, so we give you two pairs of them just in case.

Now for the disclaimer - Brettuns Village offers these items for your use in protecting yourself against the rigors of antique restoration work. We do not mean to imply or state
here that these items will protect you from harm - that part is up to you. These items are sold merely as a tool for your use in your own responsible work on your own projects.
In other words, we'd rather you didn't sue us if you get the dust mask stuck in your nostril or suffer some other mishap related to the use of this stuff. Be careful at ALL times!

Price includes shipping anywhere in the USA.
Safety Kit - $12.00 per kit, Free Shipping to all USA locations

Don't want to use PayPal?
You can call your order in, toll-free, to pay with Visa/MC: 1-877-532-8424
Or you can print out our order form and mail or fax in your order

Leather Punch

Heavy duty leather punch comes with 6 different tubes for punching holes 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4 and 5 mm in diameter, even in heavy leather.
This tool is machined from solid steel and is 8-1/2" long, weighs a little over one pound. Has a coil spring that works nicely to keep things moving along.

Leather Punch - Big
$28.00
free USA shipping

Don't want to use PayPal?
You can call your order in, toll-free, to pay with Visa/MC: 1-877-532-8424
Or you can print out our order form and mail or fax in your order

Rivet Setter/Splash Tool

Rivet Setting Tool for use with post rivets or tubular rivets (not for use with brass two-part rapid rivets). Punch a hole in the leather or metal, put the post rivet through,
put the pin end of this tool in the throat of the rivet, give it a good whack with the mallet, and the end of the rivet splits into six flower petal sort of things, holds things together quite well.
Very useful for re-attaching hinges or hasps to trunk lid banding. These setting tools are hardened steel and have a long life span -
to make them last you MUST use a nylon or rawhide mallet - NEVER USE A STEEL HAMMER - and a cutting board/pounding pad.

Rivet setters are $15 each, USA shipping included.
Rivet Setter for Post Rivets - RS0302 -

Add an assortment of 100 tubular rivets for $5

Want to know the best thing there is to know about this tool? It's made right here in Maine!

Don't want to use your credit card online? No problem - print out our order form and mail it in with a check, or call an order in using our toll-free number: 1-877-532-8424

Best to use a synthetic or rawhide mallet and a pounding board to set rivets. We sell these tools over in the Leather Craft part of our business.

Don't want to use your credit card online? No problem - print out our order form and mail it in with a check, or call an order in using our toll-free number: 1-877-532-8424

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