The handmade items are just a small fraction of Buck's massive collection, most of which does not fall into neat categories. There's a corner overflowing with blacksmith tools, including an outsize pair of bellows. There are harnesses and hames for horses, and yokes for oxen, dating to a time before tractors. There are shelves of carpenter's tools, including an awesome selection of planes. There are antique tractors, pieces of a locally-built farm wagon, and farm implements in every state of repair.
"I had this building put up because the house was full, and the farm buildings were all full," he says. "I got some stuff in other places, but all the best stuff is here."
While many of the items were saved by Buck himself, others have come from auctions and donations.
Buck is happy to show off his collection, but visitors should make an appointment. A sign-in book by the door of his museum is testament to the many people who have stopped to visit what
has become a piece of Maryland history.
Ethel Gladhill, Buck's wife of 67 years, has her own view of her husband's hobby.
"I thought he was off his rocker when he started it," she says. "I never thought it would expand to where it is. He gets stuff from all over... books and such. It's sharing a common interest. But it gives him something to do, and gets him out of the house. It's cheap entertainment."
Jill Teunis is a freelance writer who has lived in Damascus, Md., for 35 years. She enjoys writing about communities, their residents and history.