It followed me home (Part 2)

[Miller '72]

This was a fun score back at the end of August 2022

Happy Hunting!

 

[garry3]

This was a fun score back at the end of August 2022

Happy Hunting!

I never got hauls like that but I had some pretty good ones. Them days are over.

Here is a press I did for my wife, she uses it all the time. It looked about like yours, cup brush on an angle grinder, implement paint. An easy thing but I couldn't remove the screw to clean it because half the head was missing on one of the three cap screws attaching it to the plate.

 

[garry3]

This was a fun score back at the end of August 2022

Happy Hunting!

What are the square things that look like they chuck in a drill, bottom of picture four?

 

[Miller '72]

What are the square things that look like they chuck in a drill, bottom of picture four?

Sadly they are sold but are square nut brace bit wrenches. They come in different sizes, fit in the brace and you have some leverage, torque.

 

[Miller '72]

I never got hauls like that but I had some pretty good ones. Them days are over.

Here is a press I did for my wife, she uses it all the time. It looked about like yours, cup brush on an angle grinder, implement paint. An easy thing but I couldn't remove the screw to clean it because half the head was missing on one of the three cap screws attaching it to the plate.

I need to look this one over better but it looks very similar to yours.
Great Job!!!

 

[garry3]

I need to look this one over better but it looks very similar to yours.
Great Job!!!

They were built like a tank. Not much to go wrong with them as long as the screws are good and it would take some doing to screw them up. I found this one under a table at an antique store complete with surface rust and cobwebs. The lady really wanted it gone, I think I paid $40 for it. They can be expensive, pretty sure you could do really well cleaning it up and flipping it.
My wife and her besty does scrapbooking stuff, stacking books and borrowing my plate weights vs putting them under the screw. I got major brownie points.

 

[garry3]

Picked up this timber scribe the other day. Been practising a little with it, I think some custom signage on gate posts or nearby trees are in its future.

 

[Miller '72]

Picked up this timber scribe the other day. Been practising a little with it, I think some custom signage on gate posts or nearby trees are in its future.

Time to make a new personalized post and mail box maybe!

 

[Miller '72]

These all followed me home quite a few months ago.

I have rehung the claw hatchets and the scout hatchet (Marion Tool Co.) on the handles they came to me on.
The Stanley is in todays rehang thread. Nice Walnut wedge.

The other three are on original handles with factory hangs.
The middle one is a master mechanic with bar code label.
The bottom one, just above the claw hatchets, has two barrel wedges thru a single wood wedge and weighs in at 5½lbs total. I wouldn't be surprised to learn this is a Collins Axe Co.

The Homestead Jersey, also in the rehang thread, is about two feet long with a birch wedge.

The True Temper Red Warrior Kelly Works is stamped 4 but now weighs in at 3¾lbs.

The hatchet i believe to be a Marion Tool Co.

Excited for Taco Tuesday!!

 

[Miller '72]

Fitting it be February 1st 2023.

Here you see my first of thee

Exciting Legitimus All But 2 To Be.

I am Smitten True For Each You See

It Followed Me Home for 2023.

I had a great morning!

Thanks for taking a look!

 

[Hickory n steel]

Fitting it be February 1st 2023.

Here you see my first of thee

Exciting Legitimus All But 2 To Be.

I am Smitten True For Each You See

It Followed Me Home for 2023.

I had a great morning!

Thanks for taking a look!

Everyone of those is awesome.
You even scored a proper Adirondack too ( or the handle at least if it's not original ), those sure aren't common.

 

[Hickory n steel]

A Goodwill score today.

The top hand saw is a 1896-1918 Disston no7, the bottom is a '55-'90 Disston D8.
I believe it's on the early side of that range because the handle isn't terrible.
I have another D8 with a less fancy handle thats obviously later, and a D8 from my grandfather with an even less fancy handle than that that's definitely much later.
I should look and see what my other two are, this D8 is 8ppi.

The no7 cleaned up pretty well ( better pics in good light tomorrow)

The handle has some cracks, but nothing all the way through and neither of the horns are broken off.
It's straight as an arrow and still decently sharp, 7 ppi.
I really need to get a good Sawyers file.

 

[Miller '72]

Everyone of those is awesome.
You even scored a proper Adirondack too ( or the handle at least if it's not original ), those sure aren't common.

Thanks! Very fortunate yesterday!
The Adirondack is sweet unfortunately there is some cracking but for a Collins Co original ADK handle...its beautiful!
It will end up on the sunporch wall of Collins i am planning

 

[Miller '72]

You even scored a proper Adirondack

THANK YOU!

Any one else here cringe, double over, moan, begroan, and want to just yell and scream to the heavens when we see a single bit handle jammed into a double bit axe; hair all done, makeup perfect, lipstick the right shade then they try to hoodwink us, or worse they dont know, and begin claiming an Adirondack Handle?

My Thursday Rant...for now

 

[Hickory n steel]

Here it is, the rust all cleaned up with a wire cup.
It actually still cuts pretty darn well.


It still has the decorative nib in tact too.


It was missing the female half of one of the nuts, so I took one out of a rough condition donor saw I had laying around.
It was steel so cleaned it up and brassed it with a torch and brass brush so it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb.


I had a real hard time getting one if the nuts out because the female side had worn it's hole open and was just turning.
I didn't want to just grab it with some locking pliers and mess it up, but luckily every one of them has a pin hole going through it.
They probably went a hair too deep when cutting the slot, I don't think that was on purpose.
I was able to put some oil in the hole, then heated the nut up with a soldering iron.
That loosened it right up and got it off.

 

[garry3]

Not a very target rich Enviromint around here. I did pick up this number 4 DR Barton. Some idiot has beat the hell out of the hardened poll.
It's a pretty hefty for a hatchet so pretty sure these were used two handed. Anyone know how these were originally hafted?

 

[rjdankert]

I did pick up this number 4 DR Barton

From an older catalog (1909?):

Anyone know how these were originally hafted?

I do not.


Bob

 

[crbnSteeladdict]

Not a very target rich Enviromint around here. I did pick up this number 4 DR Barton. Some idiot has beat the hell out of the hardened poll.
It's a pretty hefty for a hatchet so pretty sure these were used two handed. Anyone know how these were originally hafted?

checked 1923 Collins catalog . I would go with 18 inches long handle (sizing for broad hatchets among other manufacturers seem to be very consistent: #4 usuallyweights 2 1/2 lbs with 5 1/2 inches cutting edge)

 

[garry3]

From an older catalog (1909?):

I do not.


Bob

That's the one, 6" cut , 4 lbs. Not sure if the stamp is the same, it is in a different position.

Seems to be some conflicting information if that catalog is indeed from 1909.

The Davistown Museum

I kind of suspect the later date because there are so many Barton tools out there, but I don't know.

 

[rjdankert]

From an older catalog (1909?):

I felt uncomfortable with stating 1909 so added the question mark. Folks can make their own determination.
Here is a source for the catalog:

Price List of D. R. Barton Brand Edge Tools : Mack & Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

catalogue of D. R. Barton edge tools

archive.org

Seems to be some conflicting information if that catalog is indeed from 1909.
The Davistown Museum

IDK - that is a difficult article for me to figure out the Barton tools evolution.
However, this part seems consistent with 1909 being in the "ballpark":
"Two partners, William R. Mack and Royal L. Mack, took the company over in 1874 and renamed it Mack & Co. They continued to use the original name as a trademark until 1923."

I kind of suspect the later date . . .

What "later date" are you referring to?

From another Mack & Co / D R Barton catalog:

Here is a D R Barton mark on a turning gouge that I have been unable to place:

Bob