Monday, March 3, 2014
My New Old Tools
Recently my girlfriends mum invited me to look through her shed for any tools that might be of use in my new woodworking hobby. A lot of the tools I found were suffering from rust and have not been used (or even touched) for around 18 years.
Here are a few of the tools I am either in the process of cleaning up or have cleaned up and pressed back into service once again.
- Roll of 12 Auger bits
- Ridgway Large Expanding Bit Set 3/8" - 3"
- Large Yankee Push Screwdriver
- Small Ratchet Screwdriver
- Marking Gauge
- Small Hammer
- Stanley 102 Block Plane
- Rapier Spokeshave
- 2 x Egg Beater Drills (One Stanley the other a Millers Falls?)
- Spinney Bailey No#4 Bench Plane - I may set this up as a Scrub Plane
- 2 x Sureform (Straight & Curved) Planes
- Wooden (Shoulder?) Plane.
There were also three Warranted Superior Panel saws which I counted as: 5tpi, 8tpi & 10tpi all filed rip. I de-rusted the blades, sanded and oiled the wooden handles and have sent them off along with my own 10tpi panel saw for re-sharpening and should get them back next week.
I have requested the 5tpi to be filed rip, the 8tpi to be filed crosscut and the other two 10tpi saws rip and crosscut. At some point in the near future, I would like get the required saw files and tools and be responsible for sharpening my own saws.
Cleaning, de-rusting, oiling, servicing and sharpening all these tools is helping me better understand how they work and whats required to keep them functioning properly - all the more important in the hand tool world.
Its certainly a steep learning curve!
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