I added a bunch of new tools for sale today including an A. Wood and Son hollow auger, Disston gent’s saw, a cool Millers Falls bench drill, and some other good user tools. You can see these tools and others on my for sale page.
At some point in the near future I hope to add some new blog entries.. I’ve found a lot of interesting tools lately that I’d like to post about. I’ve also finished a few projects. More real content to come soon..
Thanks for looking!
Josh
I added some new old tools to my for sale page today including some good user molding planes, a Stanley 42 saw set and some misc. stuff.
I’m presently sorting through a bunch of tools I brought home from an auction last weekend. I’ll be posting lots of new stuff soon so keep an eye out.
Thanks for looking!
Josh
I added four good user molding planes to my for sale page today.
Josiah King 5/8 Roman Ogee
Greenfield Tool Co. 3/16 Center Bead
Sandusky Tool Co Roman Ogee.
D.R. Barton, Rochester, Grecian Ogee with Bevel
I recently added some new old tools to my Tools For Sale Page including:
Shurly Dietrich Compact Handsaw
Rosewood and Brass Mortise Gauge
H. Chapin 1/4 Side Bead
Auburn Tool 1/2inch Dado
Edward Preston and Sons Steel-Sole Smoother
See my Tools For Sale Page for information on any of these tools.
Thanks for reading!
I was sorting through my stash of molding planes, looking to pick out a few nice ones to put up for sale. I came across a nice deep but narrow roman ogee by A. Mathieson and Son. Mathieson was a prolific maker, and one of my favorites. Their planes are usually of very high quality and make excellent users. The plane I picked out was used, but well kept. A bit grungy, probably from tallow used to lubricate the sole. I could make out the marks where the former owner(s) hand rested in use. I like to find tools in this state- well used, but with visible signs of the former owner.
Mathieson Roman Ogee
Plane Profile
I thought it was a really nice looking plane, but I have a similar roman ogee. I hemmed and hawed but eventually put it in the “sell” pile. It was then that I noticed the owner’s mark, not at the heel or toe, but stamped in the side of the plane. “J. CLARK” Well, that clinched it! It’s not often you find your name stamped on a 100 year old molding plane! I’ve found planes with my last name stamped on them, and I have a couple of “W. CLARK” planes, but none like this.
I’ve added some new tools to my Tools For Sale section including an excellent WA Field razee jack plane:
I added a new Disston advertisement to my Old Tools Advertisements section of my site. This ad has a great picture of the Disston lumberyard. Specifically, it shows a portion of the apple logs waiting to be sawn into boards for saw handles.
View of Apple Logs in Disston Lumber Yard
This photo really puts the size and scope of the Disston operation into scale. There must be thousands of apple logs in this photo, and this is just a “portion” of their apple inventory at this particular point in time. It’s an amazing amount of wood. This is one reason I love old advertisements- they take us back in time to when these tools were being made and provide us with valuable insight.
Here’s an interesting tool I found at a recent auction:
Rosewood and Brass Bevel Square
This is a T-Square that serves two purposes. It has an eighteen inch blade with a Brazilian rosewood and brass body. It functions as a normal square but the body can be split to act as a bevel:
Split Bevel
Added five nice tools for sale: Wooden Dado, Panel Saw, Squares, Hollow Auger. I hope you find something you like!
Early Spring is my favorite time of year. Here are some views from our yard.
Daffodils
Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis), Bleeding Heards (Dicentra sp.), Pink Shell Azalea ( Rhododendron vaseyi), and Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium reptans). Most grown from seed.
