These are some of the miniatures Dad made. These farm tools were built from memory and are things he used when he was a young man working on his Dads farm in Ohio. Some of you may remember things like these and disagree with me on what they represent or do. If you have information you would like to share, please send it to me. I am going from my memory of what Dad told me some years ago. 

Many of you have been to Cactus Forest and have seen these items. For those of you who have not had that pleasure, please enjoy some of Dads work. This is a small representation of what he has done and more will come as I get pictures and get them arranged. Next time I get home, if I have the time, I will take digital pictures as these are old and in less than good shape.

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A Buckboard	Used to spread gravel on the road.	Notice the bottom boards can be pulled out so the gravel falls through.
Load this up with hay.	This wagon was used to haul logs.	For when there was snow on the ground.
After the thaw you used this go get in the fields when they were still muddy.	All farmers were expected to help keep the roads in good shape.	Making butter, the Dinner bell and Beating the rugs at spring cleaning.
Buzz saw.	Cider press	A couple of Harrows.
Hewing logs, wheel barrow and sharpening wheel	Hog butchering	Early lathe and a rope making machine.
Used to get logs out of the woods.	Making cider	Scoop and plow
Drag rocks out of the field. Another harrow and a machine to gather corn into hills.	Snow plow and a winch that could be driven by a mule.	Wash day.

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