It followed me home (Part 2)

[Hickory n steel]

I went back and found some mor stuff.

The Diamaloy 8" hose clamp pliers were $2.
The awesome PROTO screwdriver was $1
$2 for the cool little 4in1 Enderes, I've never seen a small one before.

The blue point scraper was $1
$3 for the Proto challenger spinner handle
And $1 for the Caterpillar spinner handle ( made by Snapon I believe)

 

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Another V&B 24oz

That is my favorite framing hammer!

 

[Hickory n steel]

That is my favorite framing hammer!

for my needs the 999 20oz is favored, but then I haven't used the 24oz before.
I already had a head laying around but couldn't find a handle and just didn't feel like ordering one.
I may have to order a couple from HH, because I still need one for the other obviously but this one also seems a bit too long.

 

[the-accumulator]

My treasures from a half day at a nearby semiannual antique flea market:










Highlights: three giant combination wrenches and three 3/4 in drive sockets, all American made; a mini Craftsman hatchet, a 19th century claw hammer, a Craftsman fixed blade in the original box, and a fleam (veterinary bleeder). Can anyone help with a maker on the hammer? The second line of the mark reads "CAST STEEL WARRANTED". The wooden handled folder at the top of the photo (with the ring) is marked only with a crown. I'll need to get lucky to find who left that mark! Thanks for watching! T-A

 

[Hickory n steel]

FYI the little Craftsman is a Vaughan, and the Sportsman's knife is a Schrade H15.

 

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FYI the little Craftsman is a Vaughan, and the Sportsman's knife is a Schrade H15.

The Craftsman can keep my other mini (unbranded) company! T-A

 

[Hickory n steel]

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The Craftsman can keep my other mini (unbranded) company! T-A

That unbranded one is another Vaughan, probably the LL BEAN version

 

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That unbranded one is another Vaughan, probably the LL BEAN version

Would one be considered a Michigan pattern and the other a Dayton? T-A

 

[Hickory n steel]

Would one be considered a Michigan pattern and the other a Dayton? T-A

That's what I would call it, but hatchets don't seem to be advertised by head pattern.

 

[garry3]

My treasures from a half day at a nearby semiannual antique flea market:
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Highlights: three giant combination wrenches and three 3/4 in drive sockets, all American made; a mini Craftsman hatchet, a 19th century claw hammer, a Craftsman fixed blade in the original box, and a fleam (veterinary bleeder). Can anyone help with a maker on the hammer? The second line of the mark reads "CAST STEEL WARRANTED". The wooden handled folder at the top of the photo (with the ring) is marked only with a crown. I'll need to get lucky to find who left that mark! Thanks for watching! T-A

In darkness or dim light if you shine a light at a low angle across the top of that hammer the shadows should show more of the stamp.

 

[the-accumulator]

In darkness or dim light if you shine a light at a low angle across the top of that hammer the shadows should show more of the stamp.

I tried that and was able to decipher the second line, but the first line still has me guessing:

What's your guess? Thanks, T-A

 

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More time spent junquing:









It was a moving sale, and the guy was practically giving stuff away! T-A

 

[garry3]

Lots of good stuff there, and all those nice awls too.
What's the home made looking handle thing between the dividers and the awls?

 

[Hickory n steel]

Great score.

 

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for my needs the 999 20oz is favored,

I used a 20 oz. non-milled face Vaughan for siding work and the 24 oz. milled face hammer for framing. In the latter years of my framing career you would have to look very closely to find any remnant of the milling on the face. I wore it smooth.

In a pinch I would frame with the 20 oz. and it did fine. But I never liked applying siding with the 24 oz.

For form setting I always used the Estwing 20 oz. straight claw. Wood handles don't like collisions with rebar.

 

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More time spent junquing:

The pick with the replaceable points is interesting.

 

[the-accumulator]

The pick with the replaceable points is interesting.

The man at the garage sale where I bought that said his grandfather invented the replaceable variety. It's a mason's hammer or a rock hammer. T-A

 

[the-accumulator]

The man at the garage sale where I bought that said his grandfather invented the replaceable variety. It's a mason's hammer or a rock hammer. T-A

Now tell me what this is:


Is it a debarking spud in need of a handle? T-A

 

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That one puzzles me. It's tanged so it wasn't designed to be be struck directly. But it's too heavy and has too wide of angle to be for wood or bark. It makes me think of the old A-taper roto-hammer bits before SDS bits became a thing. It must have fit into some sort of tapered socket, perhaps used with an old pneumatic hammer.

 

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The bevel is basically all on one side, although it isn't very sharp. If it were for cutting stone or brick, I'd expect the bevel to be centered. I think, with a wooden handle and a good sharpening, it would work well on wood or bark. Just my best guess. T-A