Post by imahic on Mar 28, 2010 22:56:25 GMT -6
::)CJR and Jerry's posts about the old tools caused me to go out to the shop and pull out my grandad's tools that I wound up with. Like Cody, I was pretty young when he passed away and I never got to share these tools with him. One of them I just recently figured out what it was called. I had a pretty good idea what it was used for but didn't know the name of it. Found out it is called a hollow auger and was used in a brace to make round tenons for furniture I guess (or whatever else you would need a round tenon for I suppose).
I also have a drawknife that belonged to him. It says it is a Pexto made in USA and has a # 9 on the top of the bar. I believe that denotes the blade is 9 inches long.
The next one is what I believe is called a cobbler's hammer? Some of you old tool experts might correct me on that though. I would be interested to know the correct name and what it was used for. It says Drop Forged Sears Roebuck under the curved part. Notice there is no split to pull nails. Not sure what the curved part does. Can someone enlighten me?
There is a saw set but I don't know who the maker is. Perhaps someone can help there as well?
I also have a block plane that belonged to him. I am going to try to clean it up and make it useful again when I get aroundtuit.
This last pic is of a bunch of planes that I found at a garage sale a while back. I think I am going to keep a couple of them to learn how to use and sell or trade the others. There is a #5 Stanley (Bailey) , and what I guess is the Miller Falls version of the same plane. There are 2 Dunlaps that I think might be a knockoff of #3 Stanleys? From what I understand they were sold by Sears and Rareback. There is another Miller Falls about the same size. There are also some block planes, one of which is a Stanley #110. The others aren't marked. I paid 20 bucks for the whole lot of them so I am pretty sure I got my money's worth... ;D
Thanks CJR for stirring up those memories about the old saw. I enjoyed sitting in the shop and thinking about how my granddad used his tools Like Cody said, I wish I could have learned from him and shared using them.
I also have a drawknife that belonged to him. It says it is a Pexto made in USA and has a # 9 on the top of the bar. I believe that denotes the blade is 9 inches long.
The next one is what I believe is called a cobbler's hammer? Some of you old tool experts might correct me on that though. I would be interested to know the correct name and what it was used for. It says Drop Forged Sears Roebuck under the curved part. Notice there is no split to pull nails. Not sure what the curved part does. Can someone enlighten me?
There is a saw set but I don't know who the maker is. Perhaps someone can help there as well?
I also have a block plane that belonged to him. I am going to try to clean it up and make it useful again when I get aroundtuit.
This last pic is of a bunch of planes that I found at a garage sale a while back. I think I am going to keep a couple of them to learn how to use and sell or trade the others. There is a #5 Stanley (Bailey) , and what I guess is the Miller Falls version of the same plane. There are 2 Dunlaps that I think might be a knockoff of #3 Stanleys? From what I understand they were sold by Sears and Rareback. There is another Miller Falls about the same size. There are also some block planes, one of which is a Stanley #110. The others aren't marked. I paid 20 bucks for the whole lot of them so I am pretty sure I got my money's worth... ;D
Thanks CJR for stirring up those memories about the old saw. I enjoyed sitting in the shop and thinking about how my granddad used his tools Like Cody said, I wish I could have learned from him and shared using them.
