It followed me home (Part 2)

ithinkverydeeply · Jan 19, 2019

This may also be referred to as a Carnival Mallet.
I little BLO sure helped it and really brought out the color.

Square_peg · Jan 19, 2019

ithinkverydeeply said:
...Some single bit axes from that lot:

U.S.A. Kelly Flint Edge, 5+ lbs.

6lbs

4.5 lb. gransfors bruk

That big Flint Edge Dayton is one hell of an axe!

Square_peg · Jan 19, 2019

Those must have come from Larry up in Blaine.

ithinkverydeeply · Jan 19, 2019

Square_peg said:
Those must have come from Larry up in Blaine.

You’re south of Seattle right SP? Did you get the 1 of 50 first undercutters? He said he sold it to someone south of Seattle...

ithinkverydeeply · Jan 19, 2019

ithinkverydeeply said:
You’re south of Seattle right SP? Did you get the 1 of 50 first undercutters? He said he sold it to someone south of Seattle...

Oh. Maybe that was S survivor45

Square_peg · Jan 19, 2019

I didn't get it.

survivor45 · Jan 19, 2019

ithinkverydeeply said:
Oh. Maybe that was S survivor45

Was not me. I don’t even know who your referring too.

ithinkverydeeply · Jan 19, 2019

Square_peg said:
I didn't get it.

Ahh. I would like to discover where it is.. I’ve got another part of that story.
In a nutshell that axe and this one Larry got from Allen, who knew George Burns, the inventor and person who made the first prototype of an undercutter for Warren.
So this axe here is likely one of the first George Burns smithed undercutter axes. Larry suspects that this axe may be the actual prototype for Warren and the axe that just sold a week or two ago was one of the first 50 that Warren sent back to Vancouver island for George Burns to test.

A17 · Jan 20, 2019

I've been lazy about posting for a few days so all this is a week or so's worth of pics. First, a Craftsman hammer with some weird factory tin collar, a pair of michigan heads made by M(ystery) 3 1/2 and a Forest King colored one that had a lot of mushrooming that I ground off, a Collins michigan on its original handle, a Barco FSS pulaski, an adze, a Nicholson Silver Steel saw, a Lapierre Sawyer miners axe handle that is not bent despite the odd photo, a TT Flint Edge cruiser! One of my bucket list axes! A Collins in a box along with its family (sans Homestead as its an older pic), a Bell System Warwood sledge, a shield M log carrier, and a double bit eye WV pickaxe.

A17 · Jan 20, 2019

Pics split up due to the sheer amount of them.

fishiker · Jan 20, 2019

Great pics, the FSS Pulaski was a good find!

cityofthesouth · Jan 20, 2019

garry3 said:
Looks inferior in design and workmanship to the Vaughan. Wonder about the price?

I'll see if I can find out. Home Depot website shows a variety of Plumb tools for sale in the vein of this one under "specialty hammers" that look identical and range from $25 to $35.Amazon has another like it for about $35 as well. It could be 20 years old, it could be 6 months old from what I can tell. I think the white Plumb lettering is something of a clue but I have no idea how long they've done that, could be 50 years for all I know, so it's safe to ignore my input.

jblyttle · Jan 20, 2019

Some recent cleanups.

IMG_20190120_095116 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190120_095429 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190120_095301 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190120_095156 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190120_095204 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190120_095224 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190120_095230 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190120_095240 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

Agent_H · Jan 20, 2019

jblyttle said:
Some recent cleanups.
IMG_20190120_095116 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20190120_095429 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20190120_095301 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20190120_095156 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20190120_095204 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20190120_095224 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20190120_095230 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20190120_095240 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

given a profile and edge 26"-30"?

jblyttle · Jan 20, 2019

Agent_H said:
given a profile and edge 26"-30"?

Pffft. 26-28"...

Savages.

Square_peg · Jan 21, 2019

Square_peg said:
I found a new honey hole this week but barely had any time to pick it. A fellow carpenter and tool collector passed a few years back. His widow is just now starting to sell his tools and she invited me to have a look. I took some photos and picked a few things but the rest will have to wait a week or two until I have some more time. Here's a preview.

From all that this is all I grabbed on this first quick round.

The drawknife on the left is a 10" Greenlee. The short drawknife and screwdriver are Pextos. The little ice hatchet is a Stattsburg (Bodenstein). I'm not a hand planes collector but I might grab 1 or 2 anyway. There's was just too much to take in all in so fast. I'll allow myself an hour or 2 next time and bring more cash.

The ice axe is a Washington pattern. This catalog page has been posted here before in the ice axe thread.

I went back Sunday and grabbed a few more things. I still barely scratched the surface of what's there. Here's what I brought home.

A pair of 42" pony clamps with 'Mastadon' jaw extenders on them. Disston 30" docking saw. Unmarked corner brace that I think might be early because it uses a universal instead of gears to turn the corner in the drive. Stanley 984 corner brace. Miller Falls egg beater. Stanley 67 universal shave hidden behind the egg beater handle. Sargent 4" draw knife. The plow plane is a Ohio Tool Co. A.H. Gage model. Behind that is a Starrett swivel head scraper. In back left is a pair of Jorgensen hold downs. Cheap pair of HF locking hold downs. Little Mule puller - pretty heavy duty. And at far right a NOS Crescent slide-hammer nail puller.

Here's a couple more pictures of the plow plane.

Yankee Josh · Jan 21, 2019

Square_peg said:
I went back Sunday and grabbed a few more things. I still barely scratched the surface of what's there. Here's what I brought home.

A pair of 42" pony clamps with 'Mastadon' jaw extenders on them. Disston 30" docking saw. Unmarked corner brace that I think might be early because it uses a universal instead of gears to turn the corner in the drive. Stanley 984 corner brace. Miller Falls egg beater. Stanley 67 universal shave hidden behind the egg beater handle. Sargent 4" draw knife. The plow plane is a Ohio Tool Co. A.H. Gage model. Behind that is a Starrett swivel head scraper. In back left is a pair of Jorgensen hold downs. Cheap pair of HF locking hold downs. Little Mule puller - pretty heavy duty. And at far right a NOS Crescent slide-hammer nail puller.

Here's a couple more pictures of the plow plane.

That come-a-long looks pretty beefy! I haven't seen one quite like that before. All of that stuff seems like it's in great shape so that's cool. Do you have first refusal on the contents of that garage or something?

Square_peg · Jan 22, 2019

Yankee Josh said:
Do you have first refusal on the contents of that garage or something?

Pretty much. But I already have most the stuff I need. I'm overrun with stuff.

Old Axeman · Jan 22, 2019

I have a little mule come-a-long, best I have ever owned.

DB_Cruiser · Jan 23, 2019

Picked up this smallish Jersey pattern. Looks as if the marks have been removed by whoever did the cleanup, but I can see the remnants of "Made in U.S.A." So it's got that going for it. It also seems to have a fair amount of good steel left - another plus. It comes in a little under 3.5lbs, more like 3lbs 6oz. It's cheeky and shaving sharp, so it should be a good user.