New things Norma and i have made .

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:35 pm

Today we made a walnut and oak peace pipe and a toy that`s the factory size then Lenn`s size.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:53 pm

Lenn have you cleaned up, adjusted and used those wood planes? I was at the local fly shop around Christmas and a guy said something about a box of planes, guy behind the counter says this guy ( me) is a carpenter maybe he wants them? Sure enough the guy gives me 5 or6 beading planes, a coffin plane and enough brace bits to drill holes for years! I ask the guy what he wants for them - take em I'm tired of looking at them! Gee thanks mister!
I got them all tuned up & sharpened and they all work well!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:28 pm

Gunny i sharpened them up best i could and planed the edge of a board and it worked good.
Sounds like you fell into a treasure.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Sat Mar 07, 2020 6:31 am

These that I have were used- hard! Very dirty, some are about worn out. With the moulding planes they are made with 2 different woods, the profile portion is usually boxwood- very durable and the rest of the body is another hard wood like beech or maple. One is missing an iron but it's the same as another I got so no need to make an iron. The coffin plane must have taken a hard fall as it is cracked and has a few screws holding it together. If these old work horses could only talk!
A couple of these were made in Germany. Some have initials stamped into them. I need to figure out how to display them.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:17 am

Good stuff.
I have several of those old planes. I have used them on occasion over the years. They work well fitting doors.

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:01 am

Gunny, a coffin plane you say?

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Mar 08, 2020 12:53 pm

Today we made a large door stop, two different dogs from one side to the other.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Sun Mar 08, 2020 5:57 pm

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:01 am Gunny, a coffin plane you say?

Yes Bill it is shaped like an old pine box coffin. Hang on...

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Sun Mar 08, 2020 6:01 pm

Coffin plane

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Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:36 am

Cool plane Gunny, interest must be dropping on the toys no comment on the last three.
The door stop i seen on the web, it was a original made in the 1800`s.

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Mon Mar 09, 2020 8:32 am

Oh, so the coffin plane is based on the shape, not the use!

piller · Post by **piller** » Mon Mar 09, 2020 9:06 am

Pitchy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:36 am Cool plane Gunny, interest must be dropping on the toys no comment on the last three.
The door stop i seen on the web, it was a original made in the 1800`s.

Not a drop in interest, just a horrible cough and a fever for me. This morning the cough is almost gone, and the fever is gone. Got sick Friday evening. Ruined the weekend. Spent it on the couch under a heavy blanket and sipping hot tea.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:20 am

piller wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 9:06 am
Pitchy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:36 am Cool plane Gunny, interest must be dropping on the toys no comment on the last three.
The door stop i seen on the web, it was a original made in the 1800`s.
Not a drop in interest, just a horrible cough and a fever for me. This morning the cough is almost gone, and the fever is gone. Got sick Friday evening. Ruined the weekend. Spent it on the couch under a heavy blanket and sipping hot tea.

Thanks and hope ya get feeling better piller.

piller · Post by **piller** » Mon Mar 09, 2020 5:17 pm

Thank you!
Fever broke sometime overnight. Now just feeling weak. Haven't eaten since about 3 pm Friday. Crazy thing is that my blood sugar has stayed around 120 to 130 this whole time. I injected my insulin. Maybe you could come up with a device to lower blood sugar.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Mon Mar 09, 2020 5:25 pm

The coffin plane was indeed used on coffin production- or was on the PBS series The Woodwrights Shop.

The door stop is neat, a thing of the past that is handy to have. If I tried one here Parker would bark at it and then carry it off ! She doesnt like 'new' things!

2 weeks ago we gutted a very moldy kitchen with a leaky roof, I was wearing my respirator, another guy wearing a paper mask, we still got sick! My sinuses were on fire for 4 days, no symptoms other than pressure & congested. I spent that weekend drinking hot toddys with honey!! The only thing I enjoy about being sick!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:25 pm

Hope ya get feeling better Gunny.

Yesterday and today we made a folding table top bench.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:49 pm

Oh Man! I really REALLY like this. It's in my To-Do folder.

thanks

Merle · Post by **Merle** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:52 pm

Pitchy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:25 pm Hope ya get feeling better Gunny.

Yesterday and today we made a folding table top bench.

nice work! looks like you might be running low on room for all your new projects....

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:56 pm

Thanks Grizz and Merle, you have no idea Merle, house and cabin is full and upstairs.

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:50 pm

I'm impressed Lenn, they look GREAT.....

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:00 pm

Hey now I've seen that table somewhere before- oh yeah in my kitchen!

The style I made is a bit different, I can knock mine down for transport as I only have it assembled with mortise & tenon joints.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:56 pm

Thanks GK and Gunny, the pins are removable so ya can take the top off on this one.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 2:19 pm

Today we made a key to my heart and a praying cat if ya have a imagination.

piller · Post by **piller** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 2:26 pm

Very cool.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 2:31 pm

Thanks Piller.

Merle · Post by **Merle** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:55 pm

so is the cat praying for forgiveness???

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:05 pm

I hope so, i made it for Norma`s sister that`s a cat lover.

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:45 am

The cat sure looks to be concentrating hard on the prayer......

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:14 am

We have 2 cats. The young one is then a tiger striped yellow one that has adopted me as her human. She'll come sleep in my lap then move to the little son's chair. He spends most of his time in front of the computer but yesterday he was outside with a hatchet. Of course Mama told him "Don't chop anything" so he was busting rocks. I fitted some one piece walnut grips to a Colt 45 yesterday. Need to take a pic. I've got a pair of ivories started but haven't decided what to put them on.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:02 am

Sounds good Ron.

Added a base and Cross to the cat and made her a spoon handle Cross.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:17 am

SWEET !

piller · Post by **piller** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 12:53 pm

I second that.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:59 pm

Thanks fellers.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:17 pm

Also made a wood can crusher today, works good now i can crush them as i drink em.

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:27 pm

Our old cat is so obnoxious she better pray! I really like the cross addition. Hang the metal one around the cat's neck. Kudos on the can crusher. If I didn't have a steel one I'd build one like it.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:30 pm

Yep Norma has the cross hanging on the cats neck, that crusher was the hardest thing we`ve made for a while getting everything proper.
Thanks Ron.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:44 pm

Pitchy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:17 pm Also made a wood can crusher today, works good now i can crush them as i drink em.

NEVER SAW A WOODEN CAN. GOT A PICTURE OF THAT?

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:46 pm

Grizz wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:44 pm
Pitchy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:17 pm Also made a wood can crusher today, works good now i can crush them as i drink em.
NEVER SAW A WOODEN CAN. GOT A PICTURE OF THAT?

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:07 pm

Today i got a vintage butter mold with a cool flower design.

And we made a couple primitive style washboards.

piller · Post by **piller** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:24 pm

Pitchy, you are set to survive in the event of whatever happens. Stay safe and don't let anyone close without being sure of them.

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:37 pm

Love that butter mold. Mama had a rectangular one. Made about a pound or like 4 sticks from the store.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:15 am

Thanks piller and Ron , i have one more original mold coming they are neat.

Now got to think of something to make today.

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:08 am

piller wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:24 pm Pitchy, you are set to survive in the event of whatever happens. Stay safe and don't let anyone close without being sure of them.

+ 1 really nice workmanship Lenn......

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:12 am

Thanks GK, we made a couple more washboards and filled that last old mold with butter will post pics after it`s froze.

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:19 am

I'll be first in line for a copy of the "Pitchy and Norma's Folk Art" coffee table book!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 12:08 pm

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 12:47 pm

you have such a good eye for proportion...

have you ever made a stick bow? I started one, but it's still waiting for me to get up enough nerve to try to finish it. oak board that may crack on first test draw... but I like the idea

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 1:08 pm

We made a some a few years back, i think half broke, key is using a board with real straight grain.
That`s what i used, never tried splitting a stick to make one.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 1:26 pm

Mold worked real well, soak your mold in ice water for 30 minutes before putting the butter in.

Nice.

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:31 pm

Lovely!