Although no planes were found (yet) I did find a few other items.    I find there is a peculiar smell coming from rusty, old tools.    Almost went past a long farm lane, when that "aroma"  appeared.    Stopped right there, drove up the 1/4 mile "driveway", and foundThese four  "neglected souls".    Well three and a Mutt.   Of note are the stickers on theseAh yes, $0.25!    Each!    Let's see, that would be ONE DOLLAR???   There "Mutt"?Handle isn't sitting right, half the bolts are missing, the holes don't line up even.  FranckenSaw!    Very short length, but very "fat" in the other direction.  Does not appear to be cut down, either.   

Looks like a "Clean up in aisle four" coming up.     Drove a few more miles, and..... there was that smell again!     Pulled into the driveway, walked into the "barn" they had their sale in.    Saw a rusty old Backsaw with a $10 (Yipe!!)  pirce tag on it.     Got to looking a little closer, there was something that went with it...Strange, three pieces of wood, and some metal fittings???  With a few saw marks showing.     Talked the price down a couple dolllars.     Went home after a long day on hunting sales.    Most we didn't see will be held TOMORROW morning.   Grrrr!    Got this piece of whatever it is out, to check it over. Ah, a light bulb goes off!   A "Tool box sized miter box" .     Even had a brand name on itAnd a ruler!    There was another label, as wellGem Folding Mitre Box.  MFD by   ( ready for this one?)  The Alaska Freezer CO. INC  Winchendon. MASS. 

As for that saw with it?  14" long Disston/HK Porter.     VERY WELL WORN teeth, too.    I think I might have another back saw handy, though...There is also a brass rod, that goes along with this Mitre Box.    Pull it out of it's storage hole on the end, un-fold the box, and slip the rod through the "leaves".  This keeps the box from folding back up when you are trying to saw some moldings.

As for planes...... I "won" two of them on Fleabay tonight.    A Stanley Defiance with a fancy, pebbled lever cap.   The other is another rusty Millers Falls/ Mohawk Shelbourne #4.    Both have half their weight in rust.     Will arrive next week.      Then the fun begins.  

Saws:    I have the Turtle Wax Metal polish ready to go, have plenty of sand paper ( 100 grit) to moosch it around on the saw plates.    Will bring home some more Citius Mold Cleaner to clean the sludge off.    I have five saws to do....

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Steve, not bad for a zero bust rust hunt. What brand is that first saw at the top with the sway back?

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

A Warranted Superior.    Might be a Atkins made one???

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And you took them for .25 cents and walked away with a straight face I bet. LOL

Nice find.

Are you able to recover any of the original etching on any of the blades or are they too far gone with rust?

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Haven't started any clean up, as of yet.    Have to work this weekend ( Bummmer!)

Today's Rust Hunt?   Zero....  Can't win every day, I guess.   

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Cleaned the short saw/ FranckenSaw upShort, and FAT!    Handle was a late add-on, and does NOT match the holes in the plateBut, I think it will fix up ncely.    JM:   Seems the skew back is an Atkins made Pheonix Warranted  saw.    I have the five brass bolts out, and cleaned up.      Still looking for my can of BRASSO!     The last two will get cleaned up later.  

That Fat Boy  may get made into a big'old Tenonsaw.    The kind that DON"T need a back on them.    Almost a timber framer's  Tenon saw......

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Etch has been found......on the Pheonix saw, that is.

Something about "Plymouth Rock"    Patent Pending   ---ound   temper?  Lots of script under the logo, too!    9 ppi.   Holes match the handle, for a change.  Just getting it cleaned up..

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Well I didn't do near as good as Steve did on my rust hunt but it was fun.

I can't boast to have the deal he got on the Disston saw for .25. I paid a $1.00 each for these.

The small one at the top has an Otasco price tag on it and it sold for 3.78.

A closer look at the medallions.

I also picked up a couple of Stanley block planes.

One is a Stanley handyman that is missing the front knob.

Blade was pretty rusty, but took the wire brush to it and had a pretty fair edge.

And the other is a Stanley made in England.

I gave a $1.00 for the two planes.

I'm keep an eye on you Steve. I haven't found the deals you have, but I am working on it.

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First of two planes arrived today, in a bag, inside of another bag, inside of yet a third bag$.99 + $6 S&H...    Stanley Defiance in a #4 size.   Mailman placed it on the front porch, rang the doorbell, and RAN!

Must of been afraid all that rust would explode???   This one might take a day or two...

The fat looking saw?    handles are being fitted, hardware is getting cleaned.    The Atkins/Pheonix/Plymoouth Rock saw is cleaned up, brass polished up.   The last two?    Weeeellll, we will see about them later...

Second plane was shipped today, and is by Millers Falls......

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