I have not found a good excuse why I had to have a timber framing slick but this has been on my want list for awhile.  I always liked the look and styling of them.  I just kept thinking that I would find one for less than collector price and last weekend one finally appeared.  It was a little rough and rusty and had no handle but DR Barton for a ten spot so I took it home! Unfortunately, I forgot a before picture of this one so you will have to live with after only shots.

 

 I put it in the e-tank for several hours which took care of most of the rust.  I de-burred the socket a bit with my brace and a reamer, to undo a few old hammer blows, and turned the new Hickory handle freehand from some photos of other slicks I have looked at.  I perhaps should have gone a bit longer with the handle but this was the longest chunk of Hickory I had . I am OK with how it turned out overall.  This was my first attempt at matching a tapered socket so I am calling this a win.  The pitting is fairly deep on the top side but I think I can clean up the back if I am patient and make it useable.  Sharpening and lapping still to follow.  The blade is about 3 inches wide and 13 inches long. 

 

 

Edited August 29, 20178 yr by Bundoman

13 minutes ago, Bundoman said:

I have not found a good excuse why I had to have a timber framing slick

Best excuse I can give you is: you didn't already have one

Cool find. 

Really nice job on the handle too. Nice piece of hickory befitting this tool.

Thank you Grandpadave!!  A co-worker cut down a Hickory a year or two ago and I sawed and sealed some blanks at that time just for chisels and such.  This is the first one I have used.  It is beautiful wood!  And, yeah...I didnt have one is a valid excuse from my perspective, too.  

Edited August 29, 20178 yr by Bundoman

Now that's a chisel!

Now that's cool!

You are off to a great save on that piece,

Cal

Envy!  When I was building my gazebo, I dug into timber frame construction (found a buncha books for free in google archives, dated in the 1800's), and was fascinated by the slick action, immediately wanted one.  However, it turns out that 2-by and 4-by wood doesn't have the same properties as 12x24, and thus much of the steps and birdmouths, etc, weren't applicable.  But I'd definitely buy a relic if ever one comes by.  Nice restoration Mr. B!

Isn't there a law making that kind of treatment of tools illegal (or immoral, or something!).   Nice cleanup and handle.   I didn't think about a reamer on my beat up mortise chisel i have...that might work.   It was hammered so badly i thought i might have to get a tapered stone and grind it.  

1 hour ago, p_toad said:

Isn't there a law making that kind of treatment of tools illegal (or immoral, or something!).   Nice cleanup and handle.   I didn't think about a reamer on my beat up mortise chisel i have...that might work.   It was hammered so badly i thought i might have to get a tapered stone and grind it.  

 

Bummer on the beat up socket.  I have left a few chisels at the flea market for the same thing. The reamers have worked pretty well to clean up the inside edge of some that were pretty rough.  The sockets tend not to be hardened and work out nicely.   The bench grinder and a file do the rest for the outsides.  This one was pretty superficial for damage though and cleaned up with about 2 turns of the reamer.  

A timber framing slick ? I didn't know what it was called, I called it a giant chisel. If you had a chance to view the post in Old Woodworking Machinery forum titled "Old tools at boat building shop" Graham McKay made a very short bevel using this tool in the video that John Morris posted. This bevel is cut the full length of the boards up to 30' long and more.

Great save on that tool !