Cool Old Tools

[Grump01]

Whatizzit? Handle built like an old star drill. Handle opens but is bolted shut. "Roller" has 6 discs. ???? Looks pretty specialized. Any ideas? J.O'.

Grinding Wheel Dressing tool. The discs look extremely worn out

[Ridgegrass]

Thank you. Never would have known. Oddly, there's no maker's label. J.O'.

[Unk]

Ridgegrass, here's one I picked up at an estate sale last year. I have used it to clean up / level out my grinding wheels, and it works great.

[Ridgegrass]

Cool

[Unk]

My haul from an Estate sale this morning. Picked up a Stanley Sweetheart No. 7 plane for $25, along with a Stanley No. 18 block plane for $8. The hatchet is a Belknap Blue grass. Far left is a Clipper Tool Co. Saw vise, patent date 1906 - it clamps to the workbench and works great. In the middle is a Stanley No. 95 butt / mortise gauge for $2. The level is a Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett Co. Our Very Best No. 0 (probably made by Stanley) with both bubbles in good shape. The sliding T Bevel is a Stanley rosewood and brass, pat. date 9-6-04 (circa 1907-1909).

[orvet]

Whatizzit? Handle built like an old star drill. Handle opens but is bolted shut. "Roller" has 6 discs. ???? Looks pretty specialized. Any ideas? J.O'.

I believe that is a stone dressing tool. It's used for straightening out a grindstone when they become rounded on the edges.
A larger version of the tool that Unk posted just a few posts above this one.

[Unk]

The little Stanley No. 18 block plane cleaned up nice, even with some nickel plating gone from the cap. The logo is the Stanley "Victory" logo - which dates it from 1913-1918. This one was considered the "Cadillac" of Stanley's many block planes, as it has an adjustable throat, lateral adjustment lever, and depth adjustment wheel. It glides nicely for a 100+ year old plane, and I haven't even sharpened it yet.

[royal0014]

The little Stanley No. 18 block plane cleaned up nice

There is just something so satisfying about an old tool, in itself a piece of art,
and in the hands of someone who can use it properly.

[Unk]

The little Stanley No. 18 block plane cleaned up nice

There is just something so satisfying about an old tool, in itself a piece of art,
and in the hands of someone who can use it properly.

Thanks Chris. There is something therapeutic when a plane is set up correctly, and it glides across the wood peeling off a long thin strip like butter. Sometimes when my friend comes over and there are shavings all over the floor, he asks "Whatcha makin'?" I answer "Nothin'. Just planin'"

[FRJ]

That's a good looking little block plane, mike.
It is a knuckle cap block plane. I don't know who assigned that name to them, manufacturers or purchasers, but apparently that's the terminology.

Here's a few planes that I dug out to show.

[Unk]

Wow, Joe, those are some nice planes! I especially like that rabbet plane with the removable side (Stanley No. 140?). And it looks like you have them all sorted out in good running condition.

[FRJ]

Wow, Joe, those are some nice planes! I especially like that rabbet plane with the removable side (Stanley No. 140?). And it looks like you have them all sorted out in good running condition.

Thanks Mike, yes, that plane is a "No. 140".

I cleaned them up a bit and sharpened them. They're good to go. With no work to do.

[Rockingkj]

Stanley No 2 plane.

[FRJ]

That's a little beauty right there.

Is that the "mushroom tote"?

[Unk]

Looks to be the short knob. I think they changed to the tall knob sometime around 1920. Very nice No. 2!

[Unk]

This is not a cool old tool, but a cool new tool. It's supposed to fit on any drill, and looks like it would be pretty handy.

[Rockingkj]

Looks to be the short knob. I think they changed to the tall knob sometime around 1920. Very nice No. 2!

If my ID is correct it’s a type 3 mfg 1872-73. Found this fall on Nebraska’s Junk Jaunt. You never know what you will find.

[treefarmer]

This is not a cool old tool, but a cool new tool. It's supposed to fit on any drill, and looks like it would be pretty handy.

That's pretty slick!
Treefarmer

[Unk]

Looks to be the short knob. I think they changed to the tall knob sometime around 1920. Very nice No. 2!

If my ID is correct it’s a type 3 mfg 1872-73. Found this fall on Nebraska’s Junk Jaunt. You never know what you will find.

Very nice, RKJ. I think my oldest is a my great-grandfather's No. 45 combo plane. I think it dates to the early 1890s, prior to them adding the depth adjustment knob in front of the handle.

[Unk]

I finished cleaning up the No. 7 I bought at an estate sale on Dec. 20th today. It had the obligatory white paint splatters to clean off. The tote required quite a bit of work, as it was broken in the usual place, but also had a couple of chunks missing - one just below the break, and one off the horn. Lots of compound angles to work with, and hard to get tight joinery. I used walnut, and this time I tried a little "dark walnut" stain to try to match the rosewood a little better. I got it to match pretty closely, then I hit it with the tung oil finish. The rosewood got darker (I knew that was going to happen), and the walnut got lighter! (I didn't know that was going to happen). Anyway, I sharpened and honed the blade , waxed every piece, and re-assembled. Took her for a test drive and she runs real nice.

[Rockingkj]

Super job on the clean up! Here is a winchester plane I used electrolysis to clean up the iron.

If you have never tried electrolysis you’re missing out. It’s fun and you will be looking for rusty stuff to clean up.

[DM11]

My haul from an Estate sale this morning. Picked up a Stanley Sweetheart No. 7 plane for $25, along with a Stanley No. 18 block plane for $8. The hatchet is a Belknap Blue grass. Far left is a Clipper Tool Co. Saw vise, patent date 1906 - it clamps to the workbench and works great. In the middle is a Stanley No. 95 butt / mortise gauge for $2. The level is a Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett Co. Our Very Best No. 0 (probably made by Stanley) with both bubbles in good shape. The sliding T Bevel is a Stanley rosewood and brass, pat. date 9-6-04 (circa 1907-1909).

Awesome haul!

[Unk]

Nice looking plane, RKJ. I have used electrolysis quite a few times, with good results. (I think I have some pics waaayyyy back in this thread) I usually use it when the metal is deeply pitted - too deep for the wire wheel to get down into to remove the rust effectively.

I have some large ball peen hammers, but was wanting a smaller one. So I bought this small one in the last estate sale. It was cheap, with a very rough casting, a split handle, and no name. I decided to repair the handle, smooth out the casting marks, and put a little shine on it. I have already used it a few times and put some dings in it.

[cudgee]

Nice looking plane, RKJ. I have used electrolysis quite a few times, with good results. (I think I have some pics waaayyyy back in this thread) I usually use it when the metal is deeply pitted - too deep for the wire wheel to get down into to remove the rust effectively.

I have some large ball peen hammers, but was wanting a smaller one. So I bought this small one in the last estate sale. It was cheap, with a very rough casting, a split handle, and no name. I decided to repair the handle, smooth out the casting marks, and put a little shine on it. I have already used it a few times and put some dings in it.

That cleaned up really well.

[FRJ]

I sharpened and honed the blade , waxed every piece, and re-assembled. Took her for a test drive and she runs real nice.

Beautiful work on that number 7, Mike, It sure looks nice.

I have a decent number 7 but it's not as good looking as yours.