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Swap meet Hand Saw Updated
My Neighbor knows I like the old rusty tools that need a home He picked up 2saws for $5 This one might be kind of rare
Sold by HSB and Co. which in early 60's became True value The Ovb(Our very best) logo was likely stamped on by Disston
It is cast metal blade guessing 1930's or so Might have been a "Nest Saw" with interchangeable blades Not sure the species of handle Glad this one made it my way
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Night Stand Updated
22" tall 14" wide 18" long
I had some #2 pine, furring 1x2s
and 2x4 so I hand planed 1x2s and put them together like a cutting board
Cut the legs out of 2x4 did a half round using spokeshave
Used Amber Shellac on top then 4 coats clear Shellac over all
Good news on wood situation though we have a good size Amish community around the area they will mill any diminsion wood any species requested for a really good price so I am elated The shop is moving forward as well so life is good
Hope everyone is doing well Next project is Hard Maple already on hand or the boss says siding the rest of the house
so I'm praying for a rainy spell lol
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Early 1900's Updated
I found this drawknife in a box of tools my Dad got from from where he was raised
His Dad was a sharecropper Families were large as most of you know 9 children
I remember Dad getting a box of old stuff out of the shed I was about 5 or 6 at the time
What a treasure
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Relax time finally Updated
Figured I better post something otherwise you folks might think I have been goofing off
I actually rebuilt and installed new Bay windows and got siding put on another side of the house
We just bought this place in June of 2018 so the honey do list is pretty long still
Did get the concrete poured for the new wood shop the Boss gave me the okay on
Truth be told she probably just wants to get me further away from the house!
Had some vacation time to burn so I sharpened up the tools and made a couple small project
We are doing well around here hope all of you are as well
Started on a bigger project today hoping to complete before New Years Day however now the spare bedroom NEEDS remodeling so she says lol Oh well I work outdoors at my real job so no need in complaining about inside work
Thanks for all the projects everyone posts love seeing others techniques and ideas
Everybody stay healthy
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Hultman Leather Tool Accessories Updated
This gallery is a photo montage of leather sheathes created by Leather and Woodworker Kari Hultman. This gallery is a works in progress, the images will be uploaded, then in time captions and hopefully clarified tutorials or explanations will be added.
Thank you for your patience as we build this album.
Hultman Leather Links of Interest
https://www.hultmanleather.com
The following commentary is from our friend Kari Hultman.
For the spokeshave and drawknife sheaths, I made it so the blade didn't "bottom out" in the pocket so the cutting edge does not touch leather. For all the sheaths, except the axe, I used very thin leather, like 1/16".
The axe sheath leather is a little thicker than that, maybe 3/32". I used only veg-tanned leather, but in some cases, I stained the outside. The axe sheath has only neatsfoot oil on it. Veg-tanned leather is very stiff, so in order to bend it, you have to get it wet with water first. Let it dry completely before getting it near your metal tools. I was thinking that the rivets and snaps I used had rusted some of the steel on my tools, but it was a reaction between a snap fastener and a brass knurled knob on my spokeshave. I don't know much about metal and interactions between them, but you might want to let your guys know to look into it.
Also, I included a tool rack and tray in the photos. I thought they might come in handy. Much faster to make than ones make of wood.
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Big Ash Mallet Updated
I am on a quest to build some Appalachia style ladder back chairs, or shaker chairs as well, and one of the tools I have been in dire need of is a mallet to strike wood, and chisel with. So after a little bit of research, I came up with my own design, and I had a great time too!
Thanks for looking at my Big Ash Mallet, and no, the title is not original, it was from a Roy Underhill episode!
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Old handplane, old tourches, refinished chair Updated
The handplane and torches were my grandpa's just cannot let go of helps bring back memories. The chair was my wifes grandmothers had about 20 coats of paint on it and all the joint were failing. So stripped it down cleaned up all the old glue. Re glued and finishes. My wife loves it and her sister gave a threat of theft.
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Box for a Stanley 45 Updated
Needed a box to replace the broken old box. Tried ti duplicate all the details...except the labels. Poplar 3/8" thick boards, and a bit of plywood. Hand cut finger joints. I think I got pretty close to the original box...
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Relax time finally
Figured I better post something otherwise all you folks would think I was goofing off
I have actually been rebuilding and installing new Bay windows and siding the house
We bought this place in July of 2018 so the honey do list not even close to being done
I got the concrete poured for the new shop I got the okay on from the boss so that is exciting
She probably just wants to get me further away from the house
Had some vacation to burn so time to sharpen back up the tools
Hope everyone is doing well
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Relax time finally
Figured I better post something otherwise you folks might think I have been goofing off
I actually rebuilt and installed new Bay windows and got siding put on another side of the house
We just bought this place in June of 2018 so the honey do list is pretty long still
Did get the concrete poured for the new wood shop the Boss gave me the okay on
Truth be told she probably just wants to get me further away from the house!
Had some vacation time to burn so I sharpened up the tools and made a couple small project
We are doing well around here hope all of you are as well
Started on a bigger project today hoping to complete before New Years Day however now the spare bedroom NEEDS remodeling so she says lol Oh well I work outdoors at my real job so no need in complaining about inside work
Thanks for all the projects everyone posts love seeing others techniques and ideas
Everybody stay healthy
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Swap meet Hand Saw
My neighbor knows I like the old rusty tools that need a home so he got me 2 hand saws for $5 at a swap meet This one is a little rare Sold by HSB & Co. which I think in early 60's became True value I think is was probably a "Nest Saw" with interchangeable blades I'm guessing 1930's or earlier Not sure what species handle is
Disston probably made this and put the Ovb (Our very best) logo on it.
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By Smallpatch · Posted
Cal, no extra weight except the 3/8" cold roll rod in the middle.
I ended up with extension pieces about 1 1/4" wide between the pole and the cups. So that's not too far away from center to need the extra weight at the bottom.
2 part epoxy was used in almost all the joints that needed gluing together. Harbor Freight 8.95 size and I still have most all of the two tubes left. I always use the 6 minute epoxy and any one time is always about a thimble half full is more that I need at any one time.
I also use the bottom of a coke can for my mixing and I then use that part thats left on the can to test and see when I can start doing something else. This way I don't interrupt whats setting up and me screwing with it before its set and get things screwed up...
Also its very hard to get the exact same amount squeezed on to the can and a couple of time I had to wait longer before it let me know when I could continue man handling everything. The only place I used hot melt glue was on the small pieces of ash in the cup on top of the pole. 50 to 75 pieces in that cup and epoxy would have been very messy. I forgot to add some red to the tips of that flower or what ever I made up there but completely forgot till it was in the house.
This shot is older for I put a 4 way heart in that cup right before I shot the clear on.
This thing turned out much better than I was expecting for I was seeing many first time things to have to over come before I would have a complete project.
We sure didn't need something holding salt so it will probably be a candy dish of sorts.
Now I'm lost for I don't see anywhere to push enter so I guess I will loose all this typing!!!
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That is art Jess!
Is there some type of added weight in the base?
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By FlGatorwood · Posted
Mighty good looking ash board there, Steven.
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