Welcome to the Rocky Mountain Tool Collectors

Rocky Mountain Tool Collectors (RMTC) is a regional club incorporated in Colorado as a non-profit corporation. There are no specific geographical boundaries; however, its regional character is intended to make communications among its members easy.

The purpose is to promote the collection, restoration, study, and understanding of the tools of early trades and crafts and to share this understanding with interested people and institutions.  Members’ interests cover all areas and trades, from carpenter & cooper to wainwright & wheelwright. Some members specialize in collecting tools of one trade, or even one brand of tool, while some have collections that are more general in nature. But having a collection is not a requirement for membership; all you need is an interest in old tools.

2026 Meeting Dates

RMTC 2026 Meeting Schedule Colorado Meetings January 4th Red Rocks Community College March 15th Westminster Pres Church - Ft Collins (1709 W Elizabeth St) May 17th Centennial Community Center July 12th Al Nelson's August 29th 2026 Annual Meeting, Boulder County...

Member Cliff Fales receives Award!

One of our distinguished, long-time members has received an award from one of the Denver TV stations. The award is in recognition for his decades long work in supporting a major community organization. Cliff Fales has received the “Denver 7 Everyday Hero” award” for...

2026 RMTC Annual Meeting

Here it is, what we have been waiting for! Information regarding the Rocky Mountain Tool Collectors 2026 Annual Meeting. In the download links below, you will find the registration form, the agenda, and Richard Juday's instruction for using PayPay to pay for...

Flag Pole Lathe – free to A RMTC Club member

In Albuquerque. This lathe is from Bill Mcdougal's collection, and is in the care of Dave Fessler (davesstf@gmail.com). It has the capability to be assembled into a very large capacity lathe. He is ready to move it on to another member. Free in Albuquerque!

Sharpening with Richard!

Sharpening with Richard!

At the 15th March 2026 meeting of RMTC, Richard Juday gave a talk on how he does sharpening.  He opened with the comment that RMTC already has the largest head start of any group he might address on the topic, and thus the talk should be regarded as relating to his...

2025 Annual Meeting Info

RMTC 2025 Annual Meeting Agenda September 6th, 2025 Boulder County Fairgrounds, barn A 9595 Nelson Rd., Longmont, CO 80501 Doors open at 9:00 for setup. Sales start at 10:00 Presentation 11:30 to 12:00. Program: Dennis Scheel Lunch break 12:00 to 1:00. Sandwiches,...

2025 Meeting Dates

Next years meeting dates for Colorado and New Mexico Meetings announced.

December 2023 Newsletter

Link to download the latest newsletter in PDF document format: December 2023 Link to download the latest newsletter in Word format: December 2023_1