OT-old tool pics for pitchy

[pokey]

so it's the weekend, so here are some pics i promised.

her are a few things, wooden planes, draw knives, turning saw, etc.

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moulders and shoulder plane

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some spoke shaves

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a few block/trim planes

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and so this doesn't get boring.

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next time maybe chisels and gouges.

[Pitchy]

Hey, hey, hey, those are some nice instruments Pokey, somewhere i got a couple of those wood shoulder planes.
Thanks for posting the pictures

[Jeff H]

Boy, that display you have set up makes it look like you actually USE those antiques.

Very nice set of tools. Mine are not quite as well organized.
Very little more gratifying than wading in a pile of feathery shavings while achieving a finished surface that no powered abrasive can match.

[pokey]

Boy, that display you have set up makes it look like you actually USE those antiques.

that's not a trick, i like to do things the old way.
one gets a much deeper understanding of the properties of a piece of wood [ or steel, leather, silver etc.]
when using hand tools. they are alot less noisy also. that finish you mentioned is another plus ,
a good sharp blade leaves a clean surface no sandpaper can equal.

[Jeff H]

a few block/trim planes

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I got a kick out if this drawer.
I have the same tiny brass/wood infill plane and blue/red black plane as well as the others. Those two were not two of the "finest" or most expensive tools I ever bought - but they both work just as well as many of my more costly tools.

All but one of my planes are old Stanley Baileys (no Bedrocks), my only No. 8 being a Union. I have considered selling them all off and buying a Lie Nielson of each size that I use most, but haven't done it. Each one of a given size seems to have a personality of its own in spite of the fact that they appear identical in practical terms. If my No. 5 with some fella's initials on the side doesn't quite handle a particular task, I set it back and grab the one with the yellow paint drop on the knob. Sounds odd, but they each seem to be a little better at this or that than their brothers.

I still need to find a decent shoulder plane for cleaning up tenons and one can always use another chisel or saw.

A quiet shop, in which there is no need for a breathing apparatus, is a veritable sanctuary.

[pokey]

Those two were not two of the "finest" or most expensive tools I ever bought


I have considered selling them all off and buying a Lie Nielson of each size that I use most,
not cheap, but fine quality. i prefer the oldies though.

they each seem to be a little better at this or that than their brothers.
they can be purposely tuned this way also.

A quiet shop, in which there is no need for a breathing apparatus, is a veritable sanctuary.

never a truer word spoken.

[Pitchy]

Here`s one of the wood something or other i was talking about, what does it do?

[walks with gun]

I didn't want to open this post, (old tool pics) I thought it was probably like Brett Farve pics or something.

[Pitchy]

I didn't want to open this post, (old tool pics) I thought it was probably like Brett Farve pics or something.

that was funny buddy.

[pokey]

Here`s one of the wood something or other i was talking about, what does it do?

it is made to cut a rabbet/shoulder on the end of a board. mostly for joint work/half lap or
corners. the metal piece with the screw is a depth stop shoe, the small iron up front is a
cross grain knicker to prevent tear out as this plane is meant to run cross grain, the main
iron at the rear cuts/lifts the wood out of the rabbet.

here is an iron rabbet/filletster at work.

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when running the side fence long grain it becomes a filletster.
window sash makers used these alot [picture frame makers too].

[Jeff H]

I'd say rabbet or shoulder plane. The nicker in front would cut the cross grain, but the depth gauge (?) looks a little odd and the iron being fixed over the lower part of the sole makes me think it could have been for one specific opearation on one particular workpiece - maybe in window or door millwork. Many of the slender "planes" of that sort were part of a set, often for decorative moulding, and used in combination to build complex profiles. Others were specific to a single operation and then some were more generic and multi-functional, like shoulder planes or rabbet planes.

A gander at that one from the end would help.

Then again, Pokey might see that and recognize it right off.

[Jeff H]

I didn't want to open this post, (old tool pics) I thought it was probably like Brett Farve pics or something.

I can be a little slow on some things, like when I couldn't figure out why certain people avoided me at a previoius job.

My coffee cup had written on it "There's No Tool Like an Old Tool."

Might also explain why certain other people wouldn't leave me alone!

[Pitchy]

Thanks guys, here`s a end view.

[Jeff H]

AHHHH! That cuts a dado or groove.
The nicker is double-sided. Cuts both sides of the groove nd the main iron rakes the waste out.
Much like a table saw blade with scoring and raking teeth.
Hang onto that one. It would be handy to cut grooves with.

[pokey]

AHHHH! That cuts a dado or groove.

too right, should have waited for that second pic.

same principle as a rabbet, only in the middle of a board instead of on an edge.

[pokey]

Thanks guys, here`s a end view.

hunt around, you may also have a similar/mirror plane that cuts two shoulders and leaves
a tongue. they would then be called matching planes, for tongue and groove work, like
floor boards etc.

[Pitchy]

Works like a two man cross cut saw in principle
I`ll have to try it out one of these days, thanks.

[pokey]

Works like a two man cross cut saw in principle
I`ll have to try it out one of these days, thanks.

if you mean tooth style [cutters and rakers] then, yup.

only cuts in one direction though, but you knew that. right?

[Pitchy]

Works like a two man cross cut saw in principle
I`ll have to try it out one of these days, thanks.

if you mean tooth style [cutters and rakers] then, yup.

only cuts in one direction though, but you knew that. right?

What !!! i better modify it then

[Rusty]

Yep, I like to watch Roy Underhill on the Woodwright's shop. The wife likes Norm Abrams on the new Yankee Workshop. Why bring all those noisy power tools around? She just don't get it.

[Jeff H]

........hunt around, you may also have a similar/mirror plane that cuts two shoulders and leaves
a tongue. they would then be called matching planes, for tongue and groove work, like
floor boards etc.

Now, THAT would be cool!

[Pitchy]

........hunt around, you may also have a similar/mirror plane that cuts two shoulders and leaves
a tongue. they would then be called matching planes, for tongue and groove work, like
floor boards etc.

Now, THAT would be cool!

I haven`t figured out how to use this one yet, is it for cutting a groove on the end of a board?

[Pitchy]

Guess i got it figured, had to clamp a guide on the wood to get it started then it would follow the groove by itself.

[pokey]

Guess i got it figured, had to clamp a guide on the wood to get it started then it would follow the groove by itself.

ya done good.
now try it cross grain.