It followed me home (Part 2)

A17 · Aug 8, 2018

A plumb and a 'Slasher or True Temper is my guess. Nice haul though. The family history just makes it that much cooler.

A17 · Aug 8, 2018

!@#$%^&* Double post.

Canadian Mojo · Aug 8, 2018

Yankee Josh said:
That's great news! It does after all state "made in U.S.A" on the box. I've just never seen s&n's that rough. Especially brand new! Does anyone know if they used to cast their mini mauls? I now have three with labels. The hatchet i bought awhile ago.

Well I'm sure the box was made in the U.S.A.

jblyttle · Aug 8, 2018

Yankee Josh said:
That's great news! It does after all state "made in U.S.A" on the box. I've just never seen s&n's that rough. Especially brand new! Does anyone know if they used to cast their mini mauls? I now have three with labels. The hatchet i bought awhile ago.

You can clearly see it was two pieces. And there's a little blub of varnish/ dust on the left side of the bit in case anyone noticed.

And the Penobscot bay

Here's some of the imperfections i was speaking of.

And here's the three labeled ones together.

it's a lot of pictures i know. Sorry about that.

Not cast, not two pieces. That's drop forged.

Yankee Josh · Aug 8, 2018

jblyttle said:
Not cast, not two pieces. That's drop forged.

Thanks for letting me know. It just looked that way to me because they didn't grind off the excess. So that center bit is material that gets squeezed out between the two halves of the forge (hammers?) during forging? I've been learning a lot over the past (almost) year I've been collecting but I've still a lot to learn evidently!

phantomknives · Aug 8, 2018

so i had the chance to go back to my aunt's estate and this is what i found. The blue cans are homelite engine oil, 4 out of 6 in the pack.the axe, sledge and hook are no-names so far. The 2 handsaws are disstons, a no. 12 i think and a no.8 i think.

next we have the Audels Carpenters and builders guide number 1 1958 edition, it was first written in 1923, i few captions are pretty funny, the first one is just an example of the book though.

Lastly, who could forget the most important thing to have on a rainy day,

DOGPOUND77 · Aug 8, 2018

been running axes through the electrolysis rust removal over the last couple weeks and got all these done...lots more to do but I like seeing the finished product all rust free...no chemicals no stink....

phantomknives · Aug 8, 2018

top stuff

DOGPOUND77 · Aug 8, 2018

I always take the time to knock the wood out of the head and then run in the bucket for a couple days and then wire wheel it clean---I think well worth the effort----I dig axes----thank you sir!!!!!!

rjdankert · Aug 9, 2018

phantomknives said:

Bob

Hickory n steel · Aug 9, 2018

phantomknives said:
so i had the chance to go back to my aunt's estate and this is what i found. The blue cans are homelite engine oil, 4 out of 6 in the pack.the axe, sledge and hook are no-names so far. The 2 handsaws are disstons, a no. 12 i think and a no.8 i think.

next we have the Audels Carpenters and builders guide number 1 1958 edition, it was first written in 1923, i few captions are pretty funny, the first one is just an example of the book though.

Lastly, who could forget the most important thing to have on a rainy day,

Some cool stuff there.

It's funny how to this day people still get Plomb confused with plumb, back in the 20's or so a court agreement was reached allowing them to keep their name as long as they stuck to automotive type tools, but there was a later issue when they produced some hammers.
Later on Plomb eventually just changed their name to PROTO in the 40's, presumably to avoid future issues.

phantomknives · Aug 9, 2018

Hickory n steel said:
Some cool stuff there.

It's funny how to this day people still get Plomb confused when the plumb, back in the 20's or so a court agreement was reached allowing them to keep their name as long as they stuck to automotive type tools, but there was a later issue when they produced some hammers.
Later on Plomb eventually just changed their name to PROTO in the 40's, presumably to avoid future issues.

maybe it was the V looking logo, wonder which came first

Hickory n steel · Aug 9, 2018

phantomknives said:
maybe it was the V looking logo, wonder which came first

Plumb I believe.

I'm not positive what that V is, but I know that often if not always the stamp has a little plumb Bob before and after plomb and I've heard that the V may be a plumb Bob as well.

Hickory n steel · Aug 9, 2018

rjdankert said:
Bob

I really don't know why WF 9/32 drive even exists when it offers no real advantage over 1/4, I've got a cool Snap-on midget breaker bar from my grandfather and can't use it because it's WF. I've also got a PLOMB WF extension which is cool because it's got one accidental upside down plumb Bob which is supposed to be a little bit rare or something,
They go together just fine but are of zero use without sockets of course.

They're a company with some interesting history extending well into the PROTO era.

jblyttle · Aug 10, 2018

Another good day, especially for a Friday! Woolrich, Eddie Bauer etc.

IMG_20180810_183632 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20180810_183649 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20180810_183659 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20180810_183711 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20180810_183728 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20180810_183734 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20180810_183820 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20180810_183752 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20180810_183813 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

crbnSteeladdict · Aug 10, 2018

jblyttle said:
Another good day, especially for a Friday! Woolrich, Eddie Bauer etc.

IMG_20180810_183632 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183649 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183659 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183711 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183728 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183734 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183820 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183752 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183813 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

What can I say.... Nothing special, just ordinary Friday haul ..............................................................................................................................................4 JB

But seriously, any markings on that Jersey with warped handle?

A17 · Aug 10, 2018

Sweet Douglas axe by W hunt. The rest ain't to bad either, though. The handle on it is beautiful! Is the handle white oak by any chance?

Yankee Josh · Aug 11, 2018

jblyttle said:
Another good day, especially for a Friday! Woolrich, Eddie Bauer etc.

IMG_20180810_183632 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183649 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183659 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183711 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183728 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183734 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183820 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183752 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180810_183813 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

Nice haul! I sometimes wonder where you find all these things...??? I think its probably a good thing i can't find That much! Lol. What's the axe on the bottom of the right hand row? Just above the (mason?) hammer? Beautiful haft on that one too!

Drum4fun · Aug 11, 2018

JB... never cease to amaze. Great eye candy..thanks for sharing.

(how do you organize / store all your finds ?).

Charles

Hickory n steel · Aug 11, 2018

I just picked up a cheap TASK FORCE ( WM or HD brand maybe ? ) reel mower for $20, but it does not cut at all.
I'm still working on the inconsistent rub, then I've gotta get it sharp.
I know backlapping is the proper way to sharpen a reel mower, but that's not happening unless I can Homebrew some compound.
The sharpening kits are 20$, and that makes this used cheapo $40 when comparable models are $50 new.

I'll get it sharp and cutting one way or another.