The Family Tools
Third generation Local One IATSE Stagehand, photographing the tools of my father and grandfather and telling their stories.
12/23/2023
Vulcan Plow Co, #95. My father was forever coming home from some flea market somewhere and holding out a tool like this and quietly saying “Seano, look what I found….only $2!” And then he’d cackle like he got the deal of the century.
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11/18/2023
Unlike my father and grandfather - who were both theatrical carpenters, I am a theatrical electrician. This means an entirely different set of tools for an entirely different skill set and time...I carry hand tools as well as diagnostic tools for lighting networks. This is the crescent wrench I carry with me, pictured without the lanyard it's always attached to when I'm working at heights over other stagehands. I did the "whipping" myself, which is the black trick line handle…both for comfort as well as to personalize it.
06/19/2022
Happy Father’s Day! Thinking of my father and grandfather today, I decided to make my images available for sale….so you can buy images from The Family Tools! Hopefully I’ll sell enough to actually print this f*cking book! Images are available at listed sizes, but can be made much bigger should you desire. I can also print on metal or wood, just DM me and ask. Link to my shop is in my profile. Let me know what you think!
05/06/2021
Two views of a gorgeous Barrel B**g Auger. Swipe 👈 for details and to see just how long I’ve been shooting these tools...........
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