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Re: Tools: Old tools
By:Darel
Date: 2/4/2011, 8:28 pm
In Response To: Tools: Old tools (Les Cheeseman)

: I borrowed an old De Walt saw for the past year, ripped enough
: strips for three boats.
: Because I'm moving house shortly I returned it today and had a
: great moment.
: The guy who owned it has a passion for old woodworking tools and
: has been collecting them for several decades,
: going around boot fairs junk stalls and the like.
: It would probably be true to say he has far more than most hardware
: stores. Like "tea chests full" of planes,
: saws spokeshaves, and any other woodworking tool you might care to
: mention.
: By way of something to remember him by when I finaly get round to a
: new workshop, I have come home with the gift
: of a Stanley No6, a Stanley No2 and two nice block planes. All need
: cleaning and sharpening but are otherwise in good condition.
: When we talk of a parallel world where tools disapear to, I now
: know where it is.

: Les C.

I enjoy finding and restoring old tools. My table saw (that I used to rip my strips) is a 1939 Powr-Kraft. I'm also going this weekend to buy a late-'40s Shopmaster band saw and a Powr-Kraft jointer and a lathe. I want to try my hand at turning toggles on the lathe if I get it functional in time.

D

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Tools: Old tools
Les Cheeseman -- 2/4/2011, 11:24 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/4/2011, 11:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/4/2011, 12:31 pm
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Mike Savage -- 2/4/2011, 1:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/4/2011, 1:34 pm
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 2/4/2011, 5:08 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/5/2011, 2:24 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/6/2011, 12:46 am
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Les Cheeseman -- 2/4/2011, 1:07 pm
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David Kanoy -- 2/8/2011, 8:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/9/2011, 12:37 am
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Joe Whitman -- 2/4/2011, 1:20 pm
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Les Cheeseman -- 2/4/2011, 1:28 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 2/5/2011, 10:15 am
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Darel -- 2/4/2011, 8:28 pm