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Hi @MikeRock - For the machinery, probably? I doubt I'll find any larger pieces, but it's possible. For the remaining hand tools/materials/etc, definitely not. I would estimate probably half or more is yet to be uncovered. There are many boxes we haven't even been able to get to yet because they're buried. I'm going to be on site this coming weekend to take better pictures of the machinery and a number of other tasks... Another challenge is that there are just as many (or perhaps more) woodworking tools intermingled. It's not always immediately clear which medium some of the tools are meant for since there appears to my untrained eye a some small degree of overlap. We have already filled 10 (or was it 12?) 20 yard dumpsters of trash/junk, removed 4 junk cars, a least 1 entire uhaul's worth of food... One main goal I have lately is to continue making space so that we can organize items better. ------------------- For those suggesting an auction... this is agreeable to us for any items we cannot easily find local demand for. I would assume there are certain auctions that specialize in leather items? I'll look up some local auctioneers and try to work my way to some results that way but wasn't sure if there were main auctions that happen that I could try to connect with. I'm sure I can find some by searching online too, I just haven't got there yet. I do appreciate everyone's input and condolences.

Hi all, My dad was a leathersmith for 40+ years and amassed a small factory's worth of machinery, tools, materials, etc. I grew up helping him in his shop and gained an appreciation for the craft. His specialty began with shoe/saddle repair and ended with belts. At his peak he was selling to LL Bean and several other notable places. Sadly, he passed away last year after a long battle with cancer and I inherited his remaining leather business with no documentation. I have taken a different route in life and am now looking for guidance for how to best approach sorting through things and liquidating. I thankfully don't have any timelines or deadlines to deal with but it would be great to be finished in about 1-2 years. I'd like to approach selling items with respect for what he collected and to find the balance between treating items fairly as inheritance (which will be split with family) while also being generous. Unfortunately, the leather business is intermingled with a wide variety of other items he collected/hoarded, making cataloging the entirety of the items essentially impossible. I do have knowledge of what many of the items are (except some of the hand tools) but next to no knowledge (without research) for what items are actually worth. Links for pictures are at the bottom for a rough idea. Where possible, I'd like to avoid the scenario of selling items to the parties informing me of the value. It's not that I don't trust people, but overall I don't think that approach is necessarily wise for anyone to take (plus I don't want to feel dumb). All that being said, my general thoughts on how to approach this task is to start with machinery and then separate remaining tools/materials once more room is available to organize. I figure the machinery takes up the most space and is probably the most straightforward to sell. I probably need to start a spreadsheet with major items/model numbers/etc. I would be able to compensate someone knowledgeable (with cash and/or items) for assistance in this overwhelming journey I've found myself on (I'm located in western NC, USA). Does starting with the machinery sounds like the best course of action? I might make a single post with just machinery with model numbers/etc for help identifying items/pricing. Any advice or guidance is sincerely appreciated! Pictures: Machinery: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cAMMJHLHLwIatfd6NWshuhtOKhmNizzW?usp=sharing Tools/materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1G9RfW8Y20XO3B92jhouMHvOa1S9L-yaG?usp=sharing