Ive handled Barr chisels a little bit. They are nice and stout. I still like my vintage witherby, swan, greenlee, buck, etc. the best. You can find those things for dirt cheap if you can tell a good one from a bad one. Of course, I dont get to use my chisels much. just gaze. Like Gollum.
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just got these Cool tools made by Barr.Now a project to use them
Awesome slicks. What do you have in mind for a project?
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Here's my new grindstone.
Now I just need to build frame around it and hook up some pedals. From Steve's link I pieced together this plan for a home made pedal grinder. I'll probably do something similar.
Now I just need to build frame around it and hook up some pedals. From Steve's link I pieced together this plan for a home made pedal grinder. I'll probably do something similar.
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Maybe small workshop at my cabin I have most of the logs just need the time
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Great find Square peg .Just saw one used as a lawn decoration.
Maybe a late night liberation is in order.Just hate good tools going to waste.
Maybe a late night liberation is in order.Just hate good tools going to waste.
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Great find Square peg .Just saw one used as a lawn decoration.
Go ask if the dummy will trade you for a damn lawn gnome...
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Don't go to a cracker barrel then.
Thanks for the link Squarepeg, I'll have to save the photo.
That one (in remarkably great condition) looks like it was made by Richards-Wilcox Mfg. Co.
Yes it is R-W. So are the other two.
just got these Cool tools made by Barr.Now a project to use them
Those are nice. I would like to see what your going to do with them. I have a old Greenlee slik that is just begging to be used.
What does the back look like on yours? Is it flat or curved (if so which way?) I have seen a bunch of weird slicks. what I use as a slick might technically be a framing chisel at 2 inches, but the back was just the right shape to work for slicking with a little draw filing and finish work. Some slicks have flat backs and some are slightly curved from edge to socket so you can back it out of a cut.
What I consider the back is the side with the bevel. It has a uneven taper from socket to bevel. It also has a radius (crown) so that it is thicker in the center.
Is the back the side without the bevel? Got to wondering so had to go look. It has a very slight crown from edge to socket. Slick setting on a flat surface air space in the center.
Most slicks have the crown on the bevel side. I was curious about the flat side though, interested yours has that reverse bend that it does. I have heard of a few greenlees with the same thing. I think the result would be a hard slick to use on the flat side. Most of them have the exact opposite of yours so that you can rock it on the surface and back out of a cut. If you get the bevel side set up right you can just use that though.
All this chatter........G-pig and Garry, I'm pretty sure you guys owe us all some pics of these slicks.
OK. This had some abuse before it came into my possession. It will cut now but I just have not found a need for it yet.
G-Pig, Am I wrong about the the back of the chisel being on the bevel side? You seem to have a bit of knowledge about chisels.
OK. This had some abuse before it came into my possession. It will cut now but I just have not found a need for it yet.
G-Pig, Am I wrong about the the back of the chisel being on the bevel side? You seem to have a bit of knowledge about chisels.
Its certainly a beautiful tool. I usually refer to the back as the flat side, the front being bevel side. I dont have a whole lot of experience with chisels but Im into tool theory a lot and I know a few timber framers and weve talked chisels. I do love a good chisel!
I dont. I have approx. a dozen vintage american made chisel in a rough set from 1/4 inch to 2 inch.
This is what I use as a slick. It may well be a framing chisel, Ive been told both. It does have the proper shaping for slicking though so I dont pay much mind to it.
Thats 2 inches wide, with the crown on the bevel side as mentioned before. I made the handle out of sugar maple.
This is what I use as a slick. It may well be a framing chisel, Ive been told both. It does have the proper shaping for slicking though so I dont pay much mind to it.
Thats 2 inches wide, with the crown on the bevel side as mentioned before. I made the handle out of sugar maple.
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