It followed me home (Part 2)

Square_peg said:
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Good scores. The old US made Nicholsons are good files.
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That's what I figured. Thanks! It'll be my go-to wood and plastic rasp now, as I have a newer one but this one seems a bit better overall...and I trust the steel more, even on wood and plastic.
 
I picked up a 10" 4-in-hand at an estate sale last year. Since then my 8" versions haven't seen much use. Plus I have some nice wood rasps for quick material removal. I generally start with a large coarse wood rasp and then finish/clean-up with the 4-in-hand. Great tool - the 4-in-hand.
 
I've never seen a 10" version, but now that I know they exist, I know i'll be keeping an eye out for them.
 
Agent_H said:
Those are great looking heads. I have a couple of newer craftsman axes. The only Craftsman oval I had disappeared after purchase. It was a hatchet that needed some love. Believe I missed taking out from underneath the rubber bed liner on my last truck.
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Guess I was wrong. It was under a bundle of rope behind the back seat.
This one needs some work. Are hatchets with nail pullers hardened up to them?

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Square_peg said:
I picked up a 10" 4-in-hand at an estate sale last year. Since then my 8" versions haven't seen much use. Plus I have some nice wood rasps for quick material removal. I generally start with a large coarse wood rasp and then finish/clean-up with the 4-in-hand. Great tool - the 4-in-hand.
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i found a 10" 4 in hand a year or two ago also, those two inches are a major bonus. i rarely use the ten or so 8" 4 in hands i have. the 10" i have has no maker mark that i can find, and the radiused side is much more round, almost a half circle, wheareas all my 8" are much flatter on the round side.

i wish i could find an old 10" or 12" 4 in hand from a reputable maker. they seem to be fairly rare.

i recently found a huge flat rasp, 14" i think... i think its a a farriers rasp tho.
 
While a few here swear by them I don't like farriers rasps for wood word. A large wood rasp works faster and leaves a nicer finish.
 
Square_peg said:
Beautiful! You don't see many HB hewing hatchets. It's too bad someone back-filed that one. It will take some work to file the bevel back to where the back is still flat but it's worth doing.
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Time spent on axes seems to be from a unlimited supply, time spent on dishes are much more rare :D

Two HB, two days. Montreal pattern? I carved a birch handle for it, horrible grain orientation

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Square_peg said:
While a few here swear by them I don't like farriers rasps for wood word. A large wood rasp works faster and leaves a nicer finish.
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i havent tried the large rasp yet. but the cut seems less conducive to wood than your run of the mill 10" wood rasp. we shall see though.
 
This followed me home a few months ago during my search for axes, and I plan to try and use it to peen back any mushrooming on my next rough axe find, so it kinda counts, right? I've needed a big hammer a few times and I finally have one. I have absolutely no idea what this thing is for, but it is definitely one good hammer. The head is a bit loose, so I'll have to pull the metal wedges and re-hang it (and sand the rough areas under the head...I'm wondering how it got like that). Should be a fun project. I am not sure who the maker is, but I think it says USA in the stamp, though I can't be sure.



 
I have a file with a similar 6 point star on it. Mine has the words, 'Blue Star USA' on it. But it doesn't have the lettering inside the star like yours does. The file is very high quality.
 
Square_peg said:
I have a file with a similar 6 point star on it. Mine has the words, 'Blue Star USA' on it. But it doesn't have the lettering inside the star like yours does. The file is very high quality.
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Thanks S_p! Yeah I really can't read it very well, but usually a stamp is a good sign! I think this hammer may get a vinegar bath, or I may just wire wheel it and call it good.
 
SC T100 said:
This followed me home a few months ago during my search for axes, and I plan to try and use it to peen back any mushrooming on my next rough axe find, so it kinda counts, right? I've needed a big hammer a few times and I finally have one. I have absolutely no idea what this thing is for, but it is definitely one good hammer. The head is a bit loose, so I'll have to pull the metal wedges and re-hang it (and sand the rough areas under the head...I'm wondering how it got like that). Should be a fun project. I am not sure who the maker is, but I think it says USA in the stamp, though I can't be sure.


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These followed me home. What say you: vinegar bath or leave as is? I won't be using them for food prep.

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