Cool Old Tools

[Colonel26]

Anybody else like spoke shaves? They’re one of my absolute favorite tools to use. I’m about to make a couple three legged stools for Christmas gifts and I’ll be using these to make the round legs out of square lumber.

Here are my metal ones.

- the two black ones in the left are Stanley USA 151 flat bottom shaves.

- the black one in the middle is a Stanley 64 with an adjustable mouth from the 1870’s. Still works good as new with the original blade.

- the other two are Record (England). Record copied a lot of Stanley tools. Often making slight improvements along the way to the original Stanley design.

The red one is malleable iron flat bottom and the blue one is a round bottom for those tight curves.

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What is your handsaw shown in the photo hanging on the right side?

There are the saws I have sharpened and am using at the moment. I have a whole pile that need sharpening and putting to use.

From left to right:

1) Rip saw 8 tpi, I have no idea the brand, it came as one of two in an old carpenters tool box I got at a sale. The etch is gone and there’s no medallion. It has a thin plate that really sings.

2) Disston rip saw 7 tpi. I’m not sure of the model as the etch is mostly gone, but I suspect D7. Dad gave it to me years ago, he probably got it cheap somewhere because it had a big hunk out of the top of the toe and is missing half of a a saw nut that I need to replace. When I got into hand tools I dug it out, cleaned it up, and cut the broken part off the blade. It makes for a very handy size in the shop. I used it to cut the cheeks off the tenons for my workbench.

3) Disston cross cut 7 tpi. This is the other one that came in the old carpenters tool box It has a laminated handle, and I think it’s a WWII era saw. Those big cross cut teeth really break down rough lumber fast. I used it to cut down the 12” wide, 3” thick tops for my work bench.

4) Simond’s crosscut the tpi escapes me at the moment. Good cutting saw.

5) Newer Disston D 23 crosscut, 10 tpi. Really good for the finer cuts, even if the handle isn’t as comfortable as the older ones.

[Unk]

Very cool! I had to do a double take there for a second. Your background/layout and mine looked a lot alike!

...you know what they say about great minds.....

[Colonel26]

Very cool! I had to do a double take there for a second. Your background/layout and mine looked a lot alike!

...you know what they say about great minds.....

If that’s the case, one of us might ought to go repent!

[OLDE CUTLER]

Anybody else like spoke shaves? They’re one of my absolute favorite tools to use. I’m about to make a couple three legged stools for Christmas gifts and I’ll be using these to make the round legs out of square lumber.

Here are my metal ones.

- the two black ones in the left are Stanley USA 151 flat bottom shaves.

- the black one in the middle is a Stanley 64 with an adjustable mouth from the 1870’s. Still works good as new with the original blade.

- the other two are Record (England). Record copied a lot of Stanley tools. Often making slight improvements along the way to the original Stanley design.

The red one is malleable iron flat bottom and the blue one is a round bottom for those tight curves.

IMG_8507.jpeg

What is your handsaw shown in the photo hanging on the right side?

IMG_8758.jpeg

There are the saws I have sharpened and am using at the moment. I have a whole pile that need sharpening and putting to use.

From left to right:

1) Rip saw 8 tpi, I have no idea the brand, it came as one of two in an old carpenters tool box I got at a sale. The etch is gone and there’s no medallion. It has a thin plate that really sings.

2) Disston rip saw 7 tpi. I’m not sure of the model as the etch is mostly gone, but I suspect D7. Dad gave it to me years ago, he probably got it cheap somewhere because it had a big hunk out of the top of the toe and is missing half of a a saw nut that I need to replace. When I got into hand tools I dug it out, cleaned it up, and cut the broken part off the blade. It makes for a very handy size in the shop. I used it to cut the cheeks off the tenons for my workbench.

3) Disston cross cut 7 tpi. This is the other one that came in the old carpenters tool box It has a laminated handle, and I think it’s a WWII era saw. Those big cross cut teeth really break down rough lumber fast. I used it to cut down the 12” wide, 3” thick tops for my work bench.

4) Simond’s crosscut the tpi escapes me at the moment. Good cutting saw.

5) Newer Disston D 23 crosscut, 10 tpi. Really good for the finer cuts, even if the handle isn’t as comfortable as the older ones.

Some nice old tools, you should get into carving swans. lol

[Colonel26]

What is your handsaw shown in the photo hanging on the right side?

IMG_8758.jpeg

There are the saws I have sharpened and am using at the moment. I have a whole pile that need sharpening and putting to use.

From left to right:

1) Rip saw 8 tpi, I have no idea the brand, it came as one of two in an old carpenters tool box I got at a sale. The etch is gone and there’s no medallion. It has a thin plate that really sings.

2) Disston rip saw 7 tpi. I’m not sure of the model as the etch is mostly gone, but I suspect D7. Dad gave it to me years ago, he probably got it cheap somewhere because it had a big hunk out of the top of the toe and is missing half of a a saw nut that I need to replace. When I got into hand tools I dug it out, cleaned it up, and cut the broken part off the blade. It makes for a very handy size in the shop. I used it to cut the cheeks off the tenons for my workbench.

3) Disston cross cut 7 tpi. This is the other one that came in the old carpenters tool box It has a laminated handle, and I think it’s a WWII era saw. Those big cross cut teeth really break down rough lumber fast. I used it to cut down the 12” wide, 3” thick tops for my work bench.

4) Simond’s crosscut the tpi escapes me at the moment. Good cutting saw.

5) Newer Disston D 23 crosscut, 10 tpi. Really good for the finer cuts, even if the handle isn’t as comfortable as the older ones.

Some nice old tools, you should get into carving swans. lol

I have absolutely ZERO artistic talent. But I sure apreciare looking at the work of those who do! I especially like the one of yours I was blessed to win!!!

[OLDE CUTLER]

My favorites for cutting rabbets are the Stanley 78 at rear with fence and depth stop, and the Stanley 92 shoulder plane for cleaning up the corners of rabbets and dadoes.

[Unk]

My favorites for cutting rabbets are the Stanley 78 at rear with fence and depth stop, and the Stanley 92 shoulder plane for cleaning up the corners of rabbets and dadoes.

Nice planes, OC. I bought a 93 (made in England) a few months ago.

[Unk]

A Hammer restoration. Or as I like to call it, "How to take a $4 hammer, spend another $10 on it, and make it a $5 dollar hammer."

At $4, I paid way to much for this Cornwell # PT8 plastic mallet that was completely used up. After removing what was left of the old heads, I did some measuring and ordered some Halder replacement heads that I hoped would fit (they did). Washed, scraped, and sanded the handle, applied a coat of tung oil, and called it done.

[FRJ]

Nice one, Mike.
That's gotta be a 15 dollar hammer.

[doglegg]

Nice one, Mike.
That's gotta be a 15 dollar hammer.

Agree.

[Reverand]

Unk, work like that can be so satisfying. Sure perhaps you could buy an import hammer for less (maybe?), but you get no joy from that "disposable" mentality of throwing away anything worn and replacing it with an import.
Great job!

[Unk]

Nice one, Mike.
That's gotta be a 15 dollar hammer.

I think you're being pretty generous!

[Unk]

Unk, work like that can be so satisfying. Sure perhaps you could buy an import hammer for less (maybe?), but you get no joy from that "disposable" mentality of throwing away anything worn and replacing it with an import.
Great job!

Thanks Reverend. It is very satisfying to keep these old tools out of the junk yard. And it is also very satisfying, after restoring them, to pick them up and use them on a project.

[Knife Nut]

I think you did a heck of a good job taking a peace of crap a turning it into a useful tool. I like it

Paul

[Unk]

I think you did a heck of a good job taking a peace of crap a turning it into a useful tool. I like it

Paul

Thanks Paul.

[New_Windsor_NY]

I don't know if it's "Cool." But, it is "Old" and it is a "Tool."
This belonged to a close relative of mine.
It is a VE-PO-AD calculator. It is from the 1920's-1930's.
It is the original VE-PO-AD calculator, with the original
stylus and the original instructions. It still operates fine.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

[robpa]

havent seen 1 of them in forever!

[Mumbleypeg]

Saw this old tool at an antique mall. Old wool carder. Sharp as ever, would hate to fall on one!

Ken

[New_Windsor_NY]

havent.....

It's not as rare as I thought it would be.

[GSPTOPDOG]

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[GSPTOPDOG]

This was the "Before" picture of that wrench.....

[doglegg]

This was the "Before" picture of that wrench.....

[GSPTOPDOG]

This was the "Before" picture of that wrench.....

Thanks D.L.

[bighomer]

Dog that ole foot adze and wranches cleaned up nice.

[TripleF]

I have no clue what this thing is......