tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64586456895398101722024-03-14T05:06:11.103-07:00Modern WoodworkingThis blog is all about my interest in woodworking, particularly in regards to modern and mid-century design. It will also house my on-going efforts in refurbing and restoring old woodworking machinery and hand tools, and may go off track occasionally as I see fit.John Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040215463441470962noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458645689539810172.post-56818777043750764182015-02-10T03:49:00.001-08:002015-02-10T03:49:58.975-08:00Rust Hunting in Georgia 2014.04.12<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been a while since I've posted - it's also been fairly slim pickings lately. This is a roundup of several months culminating in April of 2014.<br />
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Most of the items above I found at an estate sale - it was highly advertized and there were many people picking over the large hand tool collection. As usual I went for the less popular, less expensive items. Of particular note are these two routers - the mini I got for $5 and the larger (which is a nicely done patter-maker's router - no idea what I'll do with it as it's huge) was $25. Everything was also discounted about 40% so it was all fairly cheap. I've been looking for a Stanley corner brace for a while and this one works fine.<br />
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The handsaw is interesting in the way the nuts bind (they protrude and are quite sturdy - also the reinforcing plate). About $5 at Goodwill of all places.<br />
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And finally this trio of planes - two knuckles and one rabbit mouth (no cracks on the latter).<br />
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That's it for this installment. With my current work load I'm just not getting out as much as before. I hope to remedy that this year.<br />
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The sofa measures over seven feet in length and is quite comfortable - one thing we found was that much of the seating designed as part of the Mid-Century Modern esthetic is not very comfortable - usually the backs are quite low, more for looks than comfort. This design breaks that trend, slanting both the seat and back to be better form-fitting, more like a sport car seat designed by Ricarro rather than a bench designed by Jed Clampett.<br />
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In any case, as you can see the from photo, this example still had its spectacular chartreuse-yellow or mustard Naugahyde upholstery complete with tears, holes and missing buttons.<br />
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The American walnut base was still in moderately good shape, albeit stained and chipped. You can see a hint of the original label in the middle of the couch above as some white glue residue.<br />
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Also, the torn dust-skirt allowed all the brittle dust-of-ages to bellow out whenever someone sat on the sofa (the original cushions were brittle and basically disintegrating).<br />
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As you can see, the sofa wasn't of much use as-is - we next started on the search for an appropriate material to re-cover. You can see some swatches on the paper in the photos above and below.<br />
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Next we decided on two different upholsterers - one a smaller shop (which we originally used) and then a larger shop (which eventually "fixed" what the first stop did!). But first we ordered the material and then I took the couch apart, using a large tarp to capture most of the crap that was falling out of the dust-shield.<br />
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Doesn't look too bad, right? Well, now look at it in artificial light rather than daylight from the window...<br />
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You start to see some of the flaws in the base and finish.<br />
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And the only thing holding the base on other than the weight, are these four tiny "figure-eight" straps (see above).<br />
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Quick work to remove the four Phillips-head woodscrews.<br />
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I also noted some markings used in the support blocking....<br />
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And you can see some of the other defects to the sofa itself along with the "dusty print" from the base...<br />
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Luckily the springs were still in good shape...<br />
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So off the sofa went to our first upholsterer. The original estimate was 2-3 weeks and we were assured that it would look exactly like the original (only with the new material) - we left several photos for reference and the piping, etc. was noted on the order.<br />
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Meanwhile, I took the base into the shop to see what I needed to work with. I did a quick wash of the whole thing with some #0000 steel wool and mineral spirits, hoping that would take off the dirt and any water staining. Alas, that did very little and I had to resort to light sanding - all done by hand (to preserve as much of the original patina as possible. The cleaning revealed one issue - the corner back joint (left side facing the sofa) had failed, so I had to pry the back apart, clean up the glue and re-glue and clamp. Here's the base in my shop, repaired, cleaned and sanded. <br />
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There was also one other issue, the back had exposed a large area of walnut sap-wood. I'm not sure if it wasn't common practice to steam walnut at that time (60's era) or if they simply sprayed stain to match the woods, but my sanding revealed the lighter color along about 70% of the back. You can see the two differing colors in the photo below (the spar to the right shows the lighter sap wood and the remnants of the original stain).<br />
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So I began the process of color matching the woods - I used dark walnut and mahogany stains as glazes and slowly brushed the mix in, allowing to penetrate and wiping off, until the colors made a good match, stopping right where the sap wood turned into the regular hardwood about two-thirds to the right of the spar. This took 4 applications until I was happy that the colors made a good match. See the results below.<br />
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Finally, I applied a couple of coats of wipe-on oil finish (Watco Natural Danish Oil) to complete the look (slight gloss, sort of a satin finish, close to the original). Here are some images right after application so it's still "slick"...<br />
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Now for the horror story. I spent about a leisurely week getting the base right while the rest was off to the upholsterer. So the base had plenty of time to harden-up, since the first upholsterer had the sofa for 9 weeks! And when we went to look at it, it looked more like something for the boudoir of some prostitute than the original couch - just horrible. Extra padding was added to the back giving it this over-stuffed appearance, the side piping was centered with this open seam where it attached to the base, the buttons were crooked and the worst thing, the top of the back had angles along the two edges. It was really awful, and all we got were excuses that "it was the only way it could be done" etc. Basically, the first company did a rush job and ignored all the notes and photographs left as reference. After a couple of attempts at fixing the mess, this first upholsterer just gave the sofa back to us with a "good riddance" - we next took it to the larger upholsterer, <a href="http://www.cornupholstery.com/index.php" target="_blank">Corn Upholstery</a> in Tucker.<br />
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Corn provided some input on what they could do to "fix" the first mess and in about a week we got this back:<br />
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It's a vast improvement over the first upholsterer, and they were able to fix everything without patching-in any extra material. They did a really fantastic job - we won't be taking any similar projects to anyone else from now on. Now for more photos...<br />
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The GWA booth was near the center of the large room down the main entrance. We had many items on display and also had stations for lathe and scroll saw work with volunteers in attendance. For the first time Ricky Alexander and some others set up notebook computers and demonstrated the work the SketchUp SIG has been getting into. We've found that doing these shows is a great way to meet new people, discuss new methods and garner potential members. Here are the photos I took at the show.<br />
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GWA Member Ted Baldwin doing a demonstration at the Woodworkers' Guild Booth...<br />
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In the main lobby area was this table for the "Show Off Showcase" - not many entries this year...<br />
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New signage at the GWA booth this year - normally we're against the wall so this year we chose to do tall vertical banners...<br />
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Hans Meier at a scroll saw station...<br />
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Steve Carmichael's fantastic "Kiss" weathervane...<br />
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Some puzzles by Karl Taylor...<br />
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GWA founder Ron Brown had his own booth this year...<br />
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Some beautiful club-made boxes (Rob Brokaw I believe, featuring a bit of marquetry)...<br />
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A whimsical intarsia piece...<br />
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-- JohnJohn Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040215463441470962noreply@blogger.com06400 Sugarloaf Parkway #100, Duluth, GA 30097, USA33.9939889 -84.0920376999999928.4719543999999978 -125.40063169999999 59.516023399999995 -42.783443699999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458645689539810172.post-55678264036260689192013-04-28T10:45:00.001-07:002013-04-28T10:45:23.116-07:00GWA Field Trip to the Greenville Woodworkers Guild ShopOn March 9, 2013 my woodworking club, the Gwinnett Woodworkers Association (GWA) embarked on a field trip and shop visit to Greenville, South Carolina. I was very excited to visit this very large club (over 500 active members) as I had heard much about the shop (they own their own building!) and auditorium(!) where they held demonstrations and classes.<br />
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This is the shot of the extensive paper library, with books and periodicals in abundance. They also have DVD copies of their classrooms in a separate library. Materials can be reviewed on premises only.<br />
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We filed into a large conference room where members of GWG went through various aspects of the club. President Buzz Sprinkle did the introduction, Aubrey Rogers and John Roberts provided some history that lead to the current size of the club and the club's involvement in community projects. Wayne Comstock covered the events leading to the current Education Center work. We then began the tour...<br />
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The entry to the club is actually on the side and not through the storefront façade. There are examples of work (see the table below) done by club members as well as lists of organizations that the club works with and call-outs to past contributors.<br />
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You exit the entry and enter the shop through double doors at the end of the hall - but along the way...<br />
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You pass one of several classrooms - this one features lathes setup for turning classes...<br />
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The shop itself is quite massive - I tried to get most of it in this shot, but without a wide-angle lens I'm not sure if that's possible.<br />
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There's a fairly large lumber room with good, furniture quality lumber available for club members. This is also one source of income for the club (the prices were quite good).<br />
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Along the back wall of the club is these RAS and panel saw setups...<br />
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They have some fairly nice equipment, like these two Oliver machines. The club likes to purchase equipment that's rather significant with the idea that it could supply equipment that most homeowners wouldn't have in their home shops. Most members use what they need in the shop then finish up at home. Great idea I think, especially in lumber preparation...<br />
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There's also a dedicated First Aid station, complete with defibrillator (the shop overseers are all trained in the use of the latter). Also I should mention that you have to go through a bit of safety training before you can use any equipment, then be checked out on each machine - they keep very good records before allowing anyone to use the equipment.<br />
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I really liked this large miter station...<br />
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And of course they have some great dust collection - note that even with people using the equipment that there is little dust...<br />
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Dovetail station tucked behind a wall...<br />
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Wide-belt time saver...<br />
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A couple of bandsaws (hi Gary!)...<br />
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And a couple of REAL bandsaws...<br />
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There were several dedicated lathe stations...<br />
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Close up of the Yates American Bandsaw tag...<br />
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Note the Navy shipyard tag still accounted for on this Yates bandsaw...<br />
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Scroll Saw and Overhead router stations...<br />
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Blum hinge cutting station..<br />
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Floor standing mortiser...<br />
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Assembly tables...<br />
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Sharpening station...<br />
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Pipe and Bessey clamp racks...<br />
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I really liked the kids room - they do simplified classes for children to promote woodworking...<br />
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My favorite room overall was the handtool room - it was full of workbenches in various states of completion as part of a class...<br />
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Hold-down Fasts...<br />
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Entering the auditorium - lunch was provided...<br />
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I believe they said they could seat 300...<br />
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And they have had some significant guests at the guild...<br />
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Before leaving we had a summary session and learned a few things about club management. The review was lead by current president Buzz Sprinkle. We also discussed the process and advantages of becoming a 501 (c)(3) corp. Wayne Comstock discussed the various club activities (picnics, holiday parties, etc.). And finally, the shop and library operations were explained by Mac Bowman.<br />
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-- JohnJohn Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040215463441470962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458645689539810172.post-69157019488748271902013-03-03T06:01:00.000-08:002013-03-03T06:01:35.907-08:00Rust Hunting in Georgia 2013.01.17Both the sales and the local finds on rusty tools have rather dried-up for me as of late so I've been slow to post. The items today are actually from a couple of sources, both a local sale and a nearby junk shop - as usual the prices were extremely cheap as I'm truly a bottom-feeder (as I've noted before).<br />
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In the photo above you'll see two files at the top along with an awl in the lower left and a small flat file. I picked all those up at an estate sale. I really got them for the handles more than anything - something about a brass ferrule and old-fashioned turning that does it for me. Also, I've found that you can never have too many handles. Less than $5 bucks so super cheap.<br />
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The rest was found at my favorite junk shop and probably most of you would have passed on the bulk, especially the mechanic's tools.<br />
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The Husky 1/2" ratchet caught my eye as it was so well made - I've found you can never have too many of these - seems like I lay them down and can't remember where I've left it, so having extras is a good thing. This one has an interesting rotating direction lock - not sure of the era but before they were available at Home Depot for sure.<br />
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I'm a sucker for good quality Craftsman tools (interestingly, it's my understanding that much of the mechanics tools marked and sold by Sears as Craftsman were produced by Husky so there's a theme here) - these box-end wrenches are great for tight areas and were too cheap to pass up. The nut driver at the top is MAC and the little punches are great for tiny pins or nails - also too cheap to pass up.<br />
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The last thing I found was the Millers Falls tempered rule - it has a little edge corrosion but should clean up fine - this is another one of those things you can't have too many of - a good accurate rule with easy-to-read marks - invaluable in the shop.<br />
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I've found just a handful of other things which I'll roll forward into another post.<br />
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-- JohnJohn Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040215463441470962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458645689539810172.post-71915604792788189692012-12-23T08:13:00.000-08:002013-01-21T04:17:31.806-08:00Seldon Bailey No 5 Patent PlaneIf you've been following along, you know I managed to pick up an unusual metal hand-plane at a local yard sale. I posted about this in <a href="http://modernwoodworking.blogspot.com/2012/10/rust-hunting-in-georgia-20121006.html">my last blog post</a>, however for convenience here are a few images:<br />
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I only had a few facts to go on: <br />
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<li>The plane body is unmarked</li>
<li>Tote and knob are both rosewood</li>
<li>The blade adjuster has an unusual raising feature.</li>
<li>There's an extra cap which is secured via a cam-lock lever</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">The blade is marked "Bailey Tool Co" in an arch
across the cutter, with a medieval looking axe and Patent 1871 beneath.</span></li>
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In any case, I posted the images above to the old tool group to see if I could fine out any more info. I suspected from my own searches that this plane was an early Leonard Bailey plane. I received a couple of replies identifying the plane but the best answer I received was from tool collector Josh Clark who wrote:<br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yup,
it's a Bailey Tool Co. jack plane all correct and proper and actually in not
too bad condition. This plane was made in Woodsocket, RI by Seldon Bailey &
Co., not Leonard, though Leonard did get involved at some point ca. 1878 and the
whole thing gets confusing. You can see the various patents for the plane here: <a href="http://datamp.org/patents/search/xrefCompany.php?id=534"><u><span style="color: blue;">http://datamp.org/patents/search/xrefCompany.php?id=534</span></u></a>
If you have an interest in mechanical stuff, the blade adjusting mechanism is
really cool- it's a work drive that has a very very fine adjustment tolerance,
much finer than a standard Stanley plane. Cool stuff. Nice find.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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So this blog post is basically about taking some detailed photos and getting them online (I found one photo of a similar plane, a number 4, that was shown on a For Sale page but marked as sold).<br />
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I very carefully dissembled the plane to give it a good cleaning, using only mineral spirits:<br />
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Here are some details shots of the blade adjusting mechanism:<br />
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The other unusual feature of the plane is the cam-lock mechanism:<br />
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That's about it. I hope I've managed to add to the knowledge-pool regarding the Seldon Bailey plane.<br />
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Here's a site that shows images of other Seldon Bailey planes (sold):<br />
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And here's some additional info from the Old Tools Archive:<br />
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Thanks! JohnJohn Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040215463441470962noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458645689539810172.post-66942420255125549112012-10-10T04:30:00.000-07:002012-10-10T04:39:47.501-07:00Rust Hunting in Georgia 2012.10.06I had only found a couple of items between my last post and this past Saturday:<br />
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I think I've got less than $2 in the three items above - the mallet is made of oak and quite stout. I also look for wood handled putty knives and scrapers - some of the earlier examples that I've found have rosewood handles (this one is more modern in vintage - I bought it as a user). The small file holder - that's about 3 or 4 of those I've found over the years. You can place an awl (or make one from a nail) or small file into it - very useful. The end is padded so it's ideal for small, homemade chisels (if you've ever done any micro carving in hardwood you'll know what I mean).<br />
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This second lot I found over the weekend - I was leaving for my woodworking club meeting (The Gwinnett Woodworkers Association: <a href="http://www.gwinnettwoodworkers.com/">www.gwinnettwoodworkers.com</a> - if you're ever in Atlanta early Saturday come on by, we meet at Peachtree Woodworking Supply. I also edit and upload class videos to our YouTube channel if you'd like to see what the meetings are like: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/gwinnettwoodworkers">http://www.youtube.com/user/gwinnettwoodworkers</a>) when I spotted a yard sale sign. I turned around figuring I had a few minutes. The neighbor had a pile of rusty tools on a table to the rear. He told me that they had belonged to his grandfather and had been kicking around for many years getting rusted up, and it was time to get rid of them. I won't tell you how much I paid, suffice to say we both walked away happy.<br />
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Included were two intact planes - one about a Number 5 size and a Number 48 match plane missing the swinging fence on the bottom. Also in the photo below are some parts for a tap-and-die set, a Yankee screwdriver and a drill-bit sharpening attachment for a grinder.<br />
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Here are the two all metal planes:<br />
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Also included were these two braces and a super-thin draw knife. Note the rosewood pad and handle on the larger brace. I couldn't find a manufacturer but the chuck is massive and I'm sure it's very old.<br />
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There was also an axe head, a circle bit, a saw set and a couple of large machinist clamps...<br />
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And finally a spokeshave (probably Stanley - that's what's on the cutter), a divider, couple of punches and some large safety pins (thinking these are for canvass).<br />
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The best thing of course was the hand plane. I couldn't see any markings until I got home - It's marked Bailey Tool Co with an 1871 patent date on the blade and features a cam-lock mechanism. Quite old I think, with rosewood tote and knob:<br />
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Love the balloon knob and the blade raiser is very interesting. I tried to do some research on it but wasn't able to find out much - no photos at all except for a rendering on the patent. I'll clean it up a bit and post more about it in another post.<br />
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John Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040215463441470962noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458645689539810172.post-71278239618924132642012-10-06T11:12:00.000-07:002012-10-07T07:06:54.823-07:00Refinishing a Classic Lane Acclaim Coffee TableAs many of you know, we're really big fans of modernism, especially mid-century modernism and we're looking to replace our current furnishings with vintage designs from the 40s, 50s and 60s. Several months ago Cindi's mom offered us her Platner designed coffee table - we had given her our 1920's reed furniture shortly after she moved to Atlanta - this was an inheritance Cindi had gotten from a relative, which she went to the expense of refinishing along with newly re-upholstered cushions. When we moved into the house on Lori Lane the furniture proved too small in scale for the jumbo-sized sunk-in living room. Here's an images I took around 2004:<br />
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The sofa and two chairs above were given to Cindi's mom after living in the den near the fireplace.<br />
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We were able to obtain a nice set of Arts and Crafts (AKA Craftsman) furniture, similar to the designs of Stickley, that was better suited to the size of the room. At that time we hadn't yet gotten the bug to go all Mid-Century Modern, so the furnishings more than sufficed for day-to-day living. You can see the reed sofa in the background.<br />
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So recently I started obtaining some projects to replace the Craftsman furniture - so far, three Jens Risom Lounge chairs, two Jens Risom side chairs, a nice square Knoll table and most recently, a Jens Risom sofa. That last was the final piece we needed to basically replace what we had with a similar configuration. Here's an image of the Platner coffee table:<br />
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So I bet you're asking why I'm going through all this? The Platner table came down from New York with Cindi's mom - and it looked really odd with the reed furniture - the high-tech chrome wires didn't work with the reeds in the couch and chairs. Since we were going all modern, we were offered the table - the only problem - she needed something that could replace it. After looking for a bit, we figured out that what she needed was something more in the same scale and a bit retro - ideally of wood or something with the same brown tones. We found a structurally sound Lane Acclaim table - a bit beat up, with water and mineralization rings on top and a hammered finish (it was also quite dirty), but we paid little enough for it that it was worth getting as a potential replacement after a bit of TLC.<br />
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The things that sold me on the table: 1. It was all solid wood construction - even the flat table top was wood planks edge-jointed with the interesting walnut and oak veneers on top. 2. No racking or twisting to the legs - the end mortises into the legs and underlying supports made for a well-made, strong table. 3. Nothing in the finish looked like too large a task to re-do. 4. The veneers were all laying flat so I didn't have to worry about loosening the veneer and getting it to re-adhere (this last one fooled me a bit as I'll explain). 5. I grew up with Lane Acclaim (we had a rectangular coffee table and two end-tables) so I just like the design.<br />
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Unfortunately I wasn't very diligent in taking photos, so I don't have any of the table before I started. I literally thought this was going to be a "quick-and-dirty" refinish job so I got it into the shop and first gave it a good cleaning. I discovered that the lacquer finish had just about had it so first I tried lacquer thinner to strip it off, and eventually just carefully sanded it (there were dark spots embedded into the veneers that wouldn't clean up - fortunately almost all of it was removed with light sanding). This is the result:<br />
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A couple of things to note: 1. look at the near edge - see the spalting? That was all stained dark enough so you didn't see it before I stripped off the original finish. 2. Even being extremely careful, I managed to sand through the veneer in one corner (it's the one to the right - unfortunately out of frame) to the poplar beneath. I figured that once I stained and coated the top it wouldn't be noticeable, and for once I was right. You don't see it unless it's pointed out to you.<br />
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I did a few searches online to figure out what stain to apply - there's a Min-Wax that I found suggested on one blogger's post (pdx picker) with some photos and it seemed reasonable - the stain used was Minwax Early American. Remember, I wasn't looking for perfection here, just something I could quickly work out and deliver (note the date in the photo above is 19? That's 2012.08.19. I did want to do a reasonable restoration with colors approximating the original, along with a lacquer finish (what was originally applied).<br />
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I figured I could apply a stain and go directly into a lacquer and be done. There's only one problem - I don't like Min-Wax. Oh, sure it's a good product, but the problem I have with it is that it already has a varnish added to it - which makes it impossible to adjust if your tint isn't quite right. I know that there are alternative ways to adjust, but doing airbrushed coats layered between sealers didn't fit into my "quick-and-dirty" idea. I did manage to find a finish that approximated what I was looking for - Varathane American Walnut found at the Home Depot. Now in retrospect, there's a bit more red and less yellow in this stain so it's not quite right, but close enough for me.<br />
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One thing I noticed in some of the other Lane Acclaim refinsh photos available online - for some reason people are selecting finishes that don't bring the color of the oak down into the browns - the contrast to me is quite disturbing. In my case, except for the bit of red tint this is very close to the color of the legs.<br />
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After a bit of block-sanding to get everything flat, I applied the lacquer. Now this is where I totally hosed everything. I had always applied lacquer in the past using a sprayer, or in a pinch, a rattle can - but in my rush to get this thing done I decided to apply it via brush. The problem here is that I don't own a good varnish brush - you want something that holds the varnish and lays down a very even coat with minimal brush marks - any ridging that happens will need to be sanded down. After two coats I had something that looked obscene and it took quite a bit of sanding to get it looking right. Of course there were some imperfections but I thought, OK I'll just apply some wax. Another mistake - the wax made every imperfection glow-in-the-dark and applied a glossy sheen that wasn't appropriate to the piece. I was going to strip off the wax but ran out of time. In desperation I just hit the whole thing with some 000 steel wool and got the finish back to something close to what I was looking for. As a last step I cleaned up the legs and applied a light coat of wax with very light buffing - that brought up the old finish to the same luster as the new.<br />
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I'm not quite sure how it ended up being a 6 week project - I really thought I could get it done in a weekend. Lessons learned here: 1. I'm too much of a perfectionist to do any "quick and dirty" projects when it comes to refinishing. 2. Invest in the time to get the stain right and don't settle for "close" 3. Always, always apply lacquer using the sprayer - for the time it took me to block everything out I could have purchased a whole case of rattle can lacquer. 4. Know you're still taking a risk in the veneer even if the pieces are flat (I actually think that the corner where I sanded through - you can see it in the last photo, the left corner closest to you - was thin to begin with, probably from the Lane factory.<br />
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That's my story. Hope you enjoyed it and learn from my mistakes. JohnJohn Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040215463441470962noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458645689539810172.post-76499939916337912292012-09-10T03:23:00.000-07:002012-09-10T03:23:07.409-07:00Rust Hunting in Georgia 2012.07.03I believe this post catches me up on tool finds. These items were bought from my favorite junk ship on July 3rd, 2012. As usual, the stuff was way cheap.<br />
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At the top of the photo above you'll see an incredibly long turn-screw (equivalent to a modern day flat-tip screwdriver). The brass ferrule suckered me in - it's about 22 inches in overall length. I'm not sure what it was originally designed to be used for as it would be hard to imagine needing something that long or to need to hand-drive a screw with a half-inch slot.<br />
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Next are a couple of profile scrapers - I think they're Dexter or similar but they aren't marked. At a buck a piece I couldn't pass them up - the blades, while dirty and gunked up, are super hard and relatively sharp.<br />
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It's missing one counter-sunk face screw but otherwise in fantastic shape.<br />
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Well, that's it for now - I haven't found much to speak of since July (picked up a few Klein screwdrivers and some misc. supplies), but then again I haven't been looking too hard.<br />
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An interesting small hammer and canvas stretcher<br />
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And a close-up of the chisel:<br />
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Along with a few other items - the radius cutter makes the second I've found at sales....<br />
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This is a much better veneer cutter than the one I found last year...<br />
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And you can't have too many auto-body dollies...<br />
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In all, there's a bit of rust buy everything turns freely (if it's supposed to). There are a few parts and broken bits. I like the Alvin beam compass, the angle center-finder (wish it was a a Stanley but beggars can't be choosers) and various plumb bobs the best. When I asked about the roommate the seller told me that he (roommate) had inherited these tools from his father and didn't want them. OK by me.<br />
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OK so now were up to yesterday, Friday (July 6) so I grabbed one of the flooring boards and cut it to length. Of course, for some reason I cut it too short by about an inch (no it wasn't a tape-measuring thing - I actually "fiddled" with my table saw and moved the reference mark - Lesson Number 2, if anyone is counting, is to finish "fiddling" before you start cutting the real material.). Fortunately I had plenty of flooring to mess with. After defining the length and making a quick sketch, I started working on the new tongue for the opposite end. I cut all the bottoms first, then the tops. This is a test fit on the floor of my shop:<br />
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I then calculated the ripped piece for the end (came out to 2 1/2" wide) and made the rip cuts for the tongue on that side. It took a bit to get everything to line up to within an acceptable limit (still not looking for perfection here). I took the time at this point to bevel all the edges and work down the extended parts of the dovetails (used a flush trim saw and finished with the hand plane). I also worked out all the faces with a Stanley 4 1/2 smoother and hit the whole thing with some 150 grit sandpaper.<br />
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After everything was in place I clamped everything together and removed the sub-frame for a test fit. About a quarter of an inch needed to be trimmed from one end. I then marked and pre-drilled holes for 5 screws that will be used to hold the top to the sub-frame. The sub-frame was reattached and then the top moved to the top of the bench - heavy sucker, especially for one person. I also had to pull the cabinet from the wall to access the screws in the back and no, I didn't remove everything from the drawers before doing so - this took a bit of man-handling but wasn't too bad, just time consuming (Lesson Number 3 - get help from a friend before lifting a 100 lb + piece of awkward counter-top):<br />
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Next I drilled and counter-sunk 5 holes on the front, Added shims so the top would be tight to the sub-frame and screwed the top to the bench. There are also some hidden shims under the center column and right front to level the bench (no leveling feet on this unit - doesn't even have holes for them).<br />
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I hope to put a couple of coats of shellac or oil finish on the exposed wood tomorrow, but I'm calling this project done. I may still fill the holes on the front where I cut the rabbets for the flooring tongues (right now they're ugly and will probably prompt me to wedge and trim a filler strip).<br />
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Quick shot of most of the tools used:<br />
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So that's about it - not a bad project if a bit more time consuming that I thought it would be. I also got to practice my hand-cut dovetail technique AND free up some space.<br />
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<li>I found two rusty Craftsman metal bench cabinets full of drawers (they were $10 each, found at an estate sale in my neighborhood), which I lightly sanded and repainted in red/black. These made up the base.</li>
<li>I leveled these up along that end-wall and then built a frame using pocket screws, with countersunk bolts to hold a bench top.</li>
<li>At some point I had salvaged some maple flooring that had been drug to the curb - I've been kicking over that stack for over a year and was ready for it to be gone.</li>
<li>I then contemplated using the stack as the top but would have to build a frame to hold everything together - this would mean ripping a tongue alone each end after trimming to length so the flooring would all interlock. The project then became home to all the pieces of my Unisaw build (also still in pieces). It was time to get some of these projects done!</li>
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That brings us up to this week. I got out my sketchpad and worked out a few measurements. First a note - this is one of those projects where you want to create something utilitarian so it doesn't have to be perfect. That being said, I went a bit overboard. The problem was that I could have made a narrow skirt for the top using a single maple board I salvaged - the original length was about 8 feet so it was long enough for the long parts of the frame, but to make the board work the top would have looked a bit "skimpy" - last year I was given a fat piece of maple and inspiration hit - I'll rip that in two and use it for the ends, so the frame/skirt would have better proportions. So these were the quick measurements I made:<br />
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I figured on 1/8" of wiggle room - I actually just barely had enough length to fit the skirt on the bench, based on the lengths of the longest boards - they were 91" long. Oh, and did I mention that I decided to handcut the dovetails? This is where things got a bit overly complicated. I could have just done a mortise and tenon but had recently viewed a video by Paul Sellers (great blog by the way) regarding the hand-cut dovetail and decided to go for it. That was also why I needed so much of the long boards since they needed to be full lenght to allow for the dovetail.<br />
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I bought this saw with the leather holster from someone on Woodnet - it was so cheap it was hard to pass up - it's a bit dirty from the previous user - when I originally purchased it a few years ago I just used it for a few test cuts and put it away. This is the first practical use. <br />
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I then adjusted my fence and did a couple of passes on the table saw to cut the rabbets for the tongues on the flooring. <br />
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This is the test fit:<br />
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That's as far as I got on day one, Tuesday (July 3). Invited a few friends over for the 4th - typical cookout, etc, so I didn't get back into the shop until Thursday (July 5th). I took the above photos before continuing.<br />
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After carefully marking the dovetail, I started cutting (yup, no practice or anything). Note to self, before hand-cutting dovetails cut a few scraps to get back into the swing of things. Needless to say my first attempt was pretty bad:<br />
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The hardest part about these were the rip cuts - the boards are so long I couldn't put them in a vise, I cut these straddling the boards (no saw bench yet either).<br />
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<br />So my first dovetail was pretty yucky - also fairly loose fitting, good thing I started in the back. Fortunately, my second dovetail was 100% better and I continued to tweek things as I moved around the frame. Here's the assembled skirt:<br />
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About that time I decided to take a break and change out the blade and cord on my Dewalt 708 12" Sliding Compound Miter Saw (this is a Type 4 with the extra amperage). I got this guy for $50 at an estate sale due to the dry-rotted cord. It's got new brushes and a new belt. I already had an unused blade. The cord was $24 at the Dewalt/Delta center up on Jimmy Carter Blvd.<br />
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I then test fitted a few boards and called it a day:<br />
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<br />Here's a close-up of those dovetails (the better ones):<br />
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I thought that was enough to do on one day. More when I get back this evening.<br />
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I bought the Disston #10 due to its size at about 20 inches of over-all length - you don't often see handsaws small enough to fit into a standard tool box - this one is a bit rusty (but what isn't?) but still straight and reasonably sharp and at $2 too nice to pass up:<br />
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The saw-set I didn't really need, but I think I paid a dollar for it. It's a Stanley Handyman "Made in Canada" and one of the smaller sizes. It doesn't appear to have ever been used.<br />
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Finally, this last item, a Stanley No. 400 Miter Vise, was provided by my great friend John Stephens who happened upon it (his intent was to put it on eBay as they fetch a decent amount). I've wanted one for some time and this is a beautiful example with original paint. It's probably the best miter vise ever made.<br />
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One of the activities enjoyed by my woodworking club, the Gwinnett Woodworkers Association, is to visit various businesses around Atlanta that either have woodworking shops or are in the business of producing wooden products. This past Saturday we made a site visit to Pierce and Pierce Architectural Millwork and Moulding on Buford Hwy. I've been to this business once before to price some custom millwork (this was back in the mid 80's and the operation has expanded since then) - of course at the time I didn't get back into the operation. Seems the company was founded by a couple of guys who were having a hard time acquiring the type and style of millwork they needed to build their custom homes for a reasonable price. Like any good entrepreneurs they decided to make what they needed themselves and thus Pierce and Pierce was born.<br />
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We walked into their main millwork area and you're confronted by lots of production equipment, with stacks of lumber to one side. The first area shown to us during this tour was their metal-working shop - this is where blade-blanks are cut into the shapes for their cutting heads, via CNC-machine. It was explained that their technicians first render the shape using CAD equipment, then the file is handed off to their cutting machine for production. Profiles they want to save can be turned into a pattern shape in hard plastic that is then inserted into a machine that follows the profile, much like one of those key-cutting machines you see at hardware stores.<br />
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There were many examples of cutting heads - they have a six-head machine - on tables and along a long wall. He explained that the entire upstairs of the small building (it was 2 stories, built into the warehouse) was full of knives and patterns for the heads.<br />
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There were also a row of old Foley blade sharpeners - you know I like to see stuff like this!<br />
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We went back into the production area where we walked through huge stacks of wood - most of this was surfaced, dried and ready to go. I saw tons of poplar, maple, cherry, mahogany, walnut and a few odd species like spanish cedar and sapele.<br />
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Quite a bit of the operation relies on equipment to move the stacks around. Our tour guide described the machine that rips their stock based on width and need. Much like a lumber yard, the machine draws what it thinks are the best widths to maximize yield based on the size of the board - lines are drawn with lasers and the operator can improve the yield for cutting around defects.<br />
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We were also shown their finishing area - they pretty much exclusively use lacquer. Here are a few shots of some of the equipment, including a large planer and a Stenner resaw 36 inch bandsaw.<br />
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Next we went outside where the guide showed us their two large dust collectors (cyclones) - thought you guys would get a kick out of seeing them.<br />
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We then went into their special order shop - this is where they produce those fancy doors you see with the curved tops. Lot's of equipment in here so I only took pictures of those classic machines that I like so well. First up is a Crescent 16 inch joiner:<br />
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This last images is Hans standing next to a Powermatic bandsaw.<br />
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-- JohnJohn Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040215463441470962noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458645689539810172.post-80086828307275467872011-11-14T03:59:00.000-08:002011-11-14T03:59:46.184-08:00Rust Hunting in Georgia 2011.11.12Just a few things from a sale I hit on Saturday - this one was well advertised and apparently quite a bit had already been sold by the time I got there. I did miss out on a nice body vixen body file mounted in a tension handle (already have one but you never know). Everything that was left was fairly cheap - actually the stuff I bought was dirt cheap - most of what you see was in the quarter pile.<br />
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The larger of these hammers was the most expensive item I bought at $3 - guess no one wanted it. I think it's a useful size - about 2 pounds. The ball pein with a broken handle was a quarter and seems pretty well made - it's marked but hard to read.<br />
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I was hoping the micrometer was a Starrett - but no it's a Craftsman and the only one left that wasn't rusty that still worked (I left two others that were basket cases) - for a dollar I couldn't complain. I also got the Craftsman thread chaser for a buck.<br />
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I threw in the fret saw which I actually purchased at another sale for $5 - it's not as good as my old Millers Falls but I figured it would work as a backup. The real prize from the sale was this Atlas Steady Rest:<br />
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This was in the quarter pile. That's right, I found an Atlas steady rest that fits my 6" Craftsman-branded Atlas metal lathe for a quarter. Never would I have imagined ever, EVER finding such an odd-ball item that I can actually use so cheap. If you look you'll see that one of the "fingers" is missing. I believe I can find a replacement relatively easy (or fab one up if need be). I checked it on my lathe and it fits perfectly.<br />
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I asked about the lathe while I was at the sale - the guy said it was long gone and in really rough shape. The buyer claimed everything would need to be rebuilt (going from this part it just looks very dirty). No telling what it went for but I would have liked to seen it. Funny that the buyer missed this part.<br />
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Well, that's it for me - fairly slim pickings but I've had so much luck so far this year it's probably time for things to settle down (running out of space!).<br />
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-- JohnJohn Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040215463441470962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458645689539810172.post-43832223039573705712011-11-10T03:47:00.001-08:002011-11-10T04:04:06.051-08:00Rust Hunting in Georgia 2011.11.06I hit the aftermath of a huge tool sale - sounds like the guy just picked up everything he could find and then left it to his widow to deal with (hopefully the same won't happen to me!). In any case, the sale started on Thursday so by the time I hit it Saturday morning, most of the better items were gone. Being the consummate bottom-feeder I still managed to find a few items - I spent a little over $30 for everything (it was discounted being the last day, plus I got some off for buying so much). Many of these items were marked $1 with I think $3 being the top price I paid (less discount).<br />
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First up a saw jointer, some new Stihl chainsaw blade files and a holder for same.<br />
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Next are some of my favorite "vixen" cut files:<br />
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And then some later Buck Chisels (they look crappy but I cleaned one up - stained but not pitted), a tiny press, brick chisel and a tap handle:<br />
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Here's a group of handled tools, an awl, dental pic, flat-blades for a brace, Marples driver, putty knife, some sharpening stones and a couple of utility knives (sucker for those - seems you can never find one when you need one):<br />
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A whole slew of replacement hammer handles, mostly in hickory or ash:<br />
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4 small cross-pein or ball-pein hammers (red-handled one marked Plumb):<br />
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A bunch of micro-Pony clamps:<br />
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A Starrett Horizontal Gage Holding Rod in box and a Starrett 6" rule with cover (incidentally, someone stole an expensive micrometer from the sale):<br />
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Here's a close-up of the saw jointer - marked Disston:<br />
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And that tiny press (like to call it an arbor press but I think it's for pressing circuit pins - in any case too "cute" to pass up):<br />
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The tap handle is marked "Morse" and "Made in USA"<br />
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Guess that about wraps it up - there were still a lot of tools at the sale - mostly junk or stuff I already had a lot of - One very decent Stanley #12 scraper with rosewood handles for $20 (decent deal) but it was missing the scraper blade.<br />
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-- JohnJohn Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040215463441470962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458645689539810172.post-19100998424085495432011-10-25T03:58:00.000-07:002011-10-25T03:58:11.457-07:00Unisaw - Quick October 2011 UpdateThis past weekend I finally had a chance to put another coat on the Unisaw case - next up is a bit of wet-sanding then another coat and I'm calling it done.<br />
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I've started assembling some of the interior parts - still deciding about the motor - I have new bearings for it but may put everything together and do the motor later. This project has been taking so long that I'm getting to the point where I just want to get if off the floor (it takes up a lot of space and I have to hear someone complain about it every time she walks by).<br />
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This set of old "Monkey Wrenches" was found with the two Bypass Pruners below them. Kind of odd as they aren't really related. I love the wood "perfect" handles on some of the wrenches. The two pruners are very heavy and made of a quality you just don't find in modern yard tools - the top is marked "Pexto" and the bottom just "Italy"<br />
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I tried the Pexto pair on a whim and they are much sharper than the old Crapsman set I've owned for 15 years or so - hard to imagine carrying these all day as they have some left to them. I'd imagine a gardener's forearm looking like Popeye's from using these (but then again, those laborers from 75 or more years ago weren't the slackers we seem to be producing these days).<br />
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There's one other item that's not related to the rest - the Stanley #67 Spokeshave next to the pruners. I actually bought this from a fellow woodworker on WoodNet - it has the best rosewood handles I think I've ever seen on this particular shave - they're usually beat to death. These are so old they're black, looking more like ebony than rosewood. I don't believe this is a very common shave. It's missing the round sole and there's supposed to be a fence but it's usable as-is. This shave allows you to remove one handle and reposition it perpendicular to the other so you can use it in corners, I guess. An unusual tool.<br />
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The other two tools in the photo I picked up at the same sale where I bought the lumber from the previous post - that was on the weekend of 10/8/11. I had known about the collection of tools as I originally purchased a Delta 15" drill press and a Makita 15 3/4" planer there about two years ago. I had left my number and after a couple of unanswered inquiries, pretty much forgot about it until the daughter sent me an email about the middle of last week. These were the items I was interested in - I'm thinking about helping her to sell a few other items (still some equipment including a PC 24" Omnijig). In the photo above are the cutter and cap from a 7" Delta plane - set made in the UK (I saw the plane there - it had a replacement blade and was cast from a Record body so it was much later). I also picked up the metal file handle as I find those particular useful.<br />
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The lightweight mallet above I grabbed on a whim - not that I really need it but I liked the feel of it in my hand. The Craftsman drill-vise is in really good condition and was grabbed as it was originally used on the drill press I purchased previously.<br />
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The clamps are kind of interesting - well the "Pearlitic" are at least. I can always use these deeper-throated C-clamps.<br />
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That small brace bit I actually got for a quarter a a yard sale - the edge has been filed for a fine slot and it seems well made.<br />
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I'm a sucker for honing and sharpening materials and these stones seemed worth getting.<br />
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Next to the stones are the real find from the sale - the father originally owned a Unisaw and I'm not sure how this was missed - guess the purchaser just didn't know what it was. This is the first mortising jig I've ever seen "in the wild" - it's a bit newer than the one I already own (has one of the "indestructible non-slick grip" totes) so I'll probably use it for trading material or sell it outright. It also has the paperwork which I've never seen.<br />
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To the right are a couple of Craftsman branded handscrews - nothing exciting as these have plastic handles, but they do have a decent acme thread instead of that trash used in modern Chinese handscrews.<br />
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In this photo is a roofing or lathing hatchet, a wood crate tool and a concrete groover. As some of you suspect, I'm a real sucker for anvils - and couldn't pass up this small benchtop - it's marked but I can't make it out.<br />
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The anvil is marked but I can't quite make out the name (Valiant?).<br />
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The concrete groover is marked EC Stearns - I've got two vintage edgers so this will be added to those to complete out my masonry kit.<br />
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I don't know much about this handsaw other than it's massive, feels great in the hand and seems well made. It's cut at about 6-8 tpi (didn't measure so going by feel) and is very sharp. I think it will clean up great - I don't have it in front of me and the photo of blade lost the etch so I'll edit this when I can take a closer look.<br />
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Marked H S B & Co. The handcarved apple handle is in great shape - probably pre-war?<br />
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One hidden gem - don't know if you spotted it, is the Stanley $75 Rabbet plane, still in the box. This one is made in the UK.<br />
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In all, some pretty good stuff. There are still a few items left at the house I'm thinking about going back for, including a Craftsman quick-release vise.<br />
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What was really surprising was that the entire stack was surfaced planed with one dressed edge - basically furniture-grade FAS J2S (jointed, surfaced planed both sides) of very high quality. Everything was planed to 1 3/4" or 1" or 3/4" in thickness. I inventoried the lot and came up with the following dimensions:<br />
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<strong>Mahogany</strong>: 4 boards: 1" x 8 3/4" x 8'; 1" x 9" x 8'; 1"x 7 3/4" x 8'; 1" x 3 3/4" x 8'<br />
<strong>Maple</strong>: 4 boards: 1 3/4" x 6 1/2" x 7'; 3/4" x 7 3/4" x 10'; 3/4" x 7" x 6'; 3/4" x 5" x 6'<br />
<strong>Cherry</strong>: 8 boards: 1 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 4'; 1" x 9" x 9'; 1" x 9" x 10''; 1" x 5" x 10'; 1" x 5" x 10'; 1" x 5 1/4" x 7 1/2; 1" x 5" x 6 1/2'; 3/4" x 7 1/4" x 8 1/2'<br />
<strong>Red Oak</strong>: 8 boards: 1" x 10 1/2" x 10 1/2'; 1" x 6 1/2" x 7 1/2'; 1" x 7 1/2" x 4 1/2'; 3/4" x 5 3/4" x 11'; 3/4" x 6 1/2" x 12'; 3/4" x 6" x 10'; 3/4" x 6" x 6 1/2'; 3/4" x 5" x 7 1/2'<br />
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<strong>Aromatic</strong> Cedar: 2 boards both at 3/4" x 4 1/2" x 8'<br />
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-- JohnJohn Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040215463441470962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458645689539810172.post-84787768006695867112011-09-12T03:56:00.000-07:002011-09-12T03:56:25.858-07:00Rust Hunting in Georgia - September 3, 2011Just a few images from the weekend before Labor Day. I hit a sale on 9/3 with my friend John - it was well-advertised and the images showed lots of old tools - I was really interested in a right-angled brace in one of the photos. Of course it and anything else of any real value was long gone. The guy told me he had bought out the contents of a retired woodworker and most of the items had just been stored in boxes - he really didn't know much about what he had as the prices were all over the place. The items I purchased are at the top of this photo - the items at the bottom were bought at another sale.<br />
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I bought the two Groz shaves as I didn't own either profile - they were fairly inexpensive so I think I can work through the cheap manufacture with a little fettering. I thought the real prizes from that sale were the copper-headed hammer and the strap wrench (it's made so the strap can be replaced with a similar size in a longer length). I spent more for these than I probably should have but some times you go to a sale that has a lot of items and you just feel like you have to buy something (yeah I know) - which is what happened here. I don't remember exactly how much I paid but it was $20-30 - not the bottom-feeding I normally do.<br />
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The Hyde nail set you see - I've always wanted to try one. It's spring loaded so you can push finish nails in with your palm. I'm not sure if they're still being made. There were a couple of other similar nail sets or tools that help you hold finish nails but I passed on them - too pricey for what they were in my opinion.<br />
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The second sale happened quite by accident - this stuff appeared when I asked "Happen to have any old tools you don't want?" - got the whole box for $7.<br />
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The drills aren't much - Dunlap brace and a couple of "Made in Germany" eggbeaters. The rule is Lufkin, the perfect-handled screwdriver has a "6" and an English maker (haven't gotten out my magnifying glass so I'm not sure who). The Handyman blocker was probably never used. The real prize in the pile though is the Stanley 100 - first I've ever seen in the wild. It has a Sweetheart blade - I rather fancy the mini/micro planes - easy to tune and come in real handy in tight spots.<br />
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Last week I picked up some interesting garden pruning tools - images up soon!<br />
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I hit two sales, the first was an advertised sale near Brookhaven that showed a few photos of tools in a garage - nothing real noteworthy in the photos but I did see a brace so I was at least hopeful - got there around 11:00 so anything really good would probably be gone, but that still fits into my "bottom feeder" mentality. The items were fairly cheap and included the small Stanley Sureform, a handle for an end vise, a small flat pry bar (these are my favorites for installing and removing trim), a Brown Brothers wrench, Craftsman wet chisel and some auger bits - most appear to be unused (one has the tip broken off). I also found a scribe for a Stanley (I think) combination square - since these are always missing I was glad to find a loose one. I gave up $10 for the small pile.<br />
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I didn't recognize the end vise but I think it's US made - only mark is a "BS1" with what appears to be a maple handle.<br />
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The second sale I went to was a bit more unusual - this was a sale in my own neighborhood where a retired widow was trying to clean out the basement before the moving trucks appeared the next day - people were scrambling around and I soon found out why - the $1 per long-handled-tool prices should have proved a clue. While I was there they opened her deceased husband's workshop - I was lucky to get the items I found as people were grabbing up things in droves. The first thing of interest were these two West-German-made metal-working hammers - they were hanging above a small post-vise mounted to the floor - it looked like I already missed out on one hammer as there was an empty nail on the left. Got these for a buck each!<br />
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I also managed to grab this Pexto 925 "Beakhorn" forming anvil - I hesitate to call it a hardy but in a way that's what it is, or perhaps it was originally sold as a portable anvil? I could see the shaft being slipped into a small slot in the back of a step bumper. I believe the former owner used it in the post-vise as he liked to work metal a bit as a hobby.<br />
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I also found this red pulley - no telling what he used it for - looks like something from a barn's hayloft door. It's marked "Durbin-Durco St. L. MO." and it's about 9" in diameter.<br />
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And finally, the best thing I found was this small propane forge - for $10 complete with regulator and gauge, I couldn't pass it up. NC Tool Company is still in business - they call this one the "Whisper Baby" - can't wait to give it a try! I think it'll work for the light tool work I like to do, plus I'd like to try making some knives...<br />
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I probably should have bought the post-vise but it was a small 2 1/2" version. I own a 6" so I talked myself out of it and by the time I thought someone else might want it, somebody else there had claimed it.<br />
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I'm pretty much a sucker for packaged old items - these files (mostly unused) are a good example. One of the boxes had a single file and some have some surface rust - however I'm still glad to have them.<br />
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Also found was this Irwin adjustable auger that had an extra vinyl wrapped auger with it - the latter had extra blades.<br />
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I also picked up that Stanley "D" chisel that's not too bad. The Estwing mason's hammer was bought for a buck at the second sale.<br />
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As were the Stanley "Yankee" style screwdriver and the Snap-On wrench. I also picked up the nice drop-light, as the plastic versions I own always melt around the bulb - this one is heavy-duty.<br />
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Love these file boxes (I guess that officially makes me a "collector") - and here's some close-ups of the other tools:<br />
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This is the first metal handled square I've actually purchased, as I prefer wood-handles, especially rosewood, but I figured this one will still come in handy in the shop and will live near my drill-press.<br />
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That wraps up the week of the 24th - I picked up some amazing items just this past weekend - those photos soon.<br />
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One of the best things about going to rural sales is how cheap everything can be - in this case I spent very little money - less than $15. I always pick up wet/dry sandpaper when its very cheap as it keeps going up at the supplier.<br />
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The 000 and 0000 steel wool I bought as much for the packaging as for the nearly full boxes. Love the "Sun Ray" box!<br />
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The small shaped-rasps were cheap and I thought had the potential to be useful - I don't think I've ever seen them before so I'm not sure how they were offered in the stores?<br />
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As usual, I always pick up US-made clamps that are a couple of dollars or less - they don't shatter when they hit the floor like some of the Chinese-made clamps you buy these days, plus the little swivel-heads usually don't wear off (and the old clamps don't tend to twist when you torque them!). I think I've given up most of my newer clamps in favor for the old ones. I also like these old scrapers - this Craftsman one doesn't have any wear on the metal - I don't think it's ever been used.<br />
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The surprise find was this old Buck timber-framer's chisel - the handle is shot but the blade still has a few inches of usable cast steel left on it - it should refurb fine and for a two bucks couldn't be passed.<br />
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Both the metal squares are Stanley, a US-made No. 68 in steel and a 70's No 45-300 in aluminum - felt weird picking it up as I expected it to be heavier.<br />
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That's it for last week - now that I'm fully employed I won't be finding the exceptional deals as most of those are found on the Thursday-start Estate sales. Fortunately (or not depending on how you view it) I was able to root around sales while I wasn't working. Fun to do but bills have to be paid.<br />
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You really can't have too many rulers around the shop - I particularly like these thin stainless-steel rules - they have a thin cork backing to keep them from sliding off paper and I've found that any that are US or Japanese made are extremely accurate (they should be with marks going to the 16th of an inch). At $0.75 for the pair these are a welcome addition.<br />
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Next up are a trio of hammers - as a collector of mostly older, US made tools my hammers tend to have sturdy oak or hickory handles - however one hammer worth having is the metal-hafted Estwing - this lighter-weight framing hammer will join a heavier, textured face Estwing that I found buried on a job site many years ago. The only negative with these is that some tend to ring when striking a nail - I tested this one before buying and it's just dandy. <br />
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The two ball-peen hammers are interesting - the larger was made by one of the better hand-tool makers, Plumb (for some reason collectors go crazy for Plumb hammers, hatchets, axes, etc) - this example has had the head wedged in upside down and since the haft-hole is tapered a couple of big screws were added to keep it from moving - just dumb.<br />
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The smaller hammer is marked Champion - obviously made for delicate work - I don't think I've ever found a use for these (maybe I'm too ham-fisted for delicate work?) but they look cute hanging on the wall.<br />
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Estwing wraps their handles in some type of rubberized plastic - at least from the more recent period when this example was made. They always seem to be in good shape - whatever mix they used doesn't crack or deteriorate like some of their competitors, at least that I've found.<br />
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The remainder were some super cheap items that were worth picking up - the pin-vise is really well made. The adjustable brace-bit is unmarked. The two scrapers I use for cleaning off glass and are some of my favorites - years ago a friend of mine worked for a company that made a similar product so I'm well stocked with blades, so having a couple of extra of these are worthwhile.<br />
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In all, a very light week (and it looks like the July 4th weekend will be even lighter) - good for my wallet though. Hey after getting that super-cheap glue-pot last weekend I don't mind at all.<br />
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-- JohnJohn Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040215463441470962noreply@blogger.com2