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I hear you there! The sensor on my 6-year old camera died recently. :p
 
G-pig said:
......a 6 foot Simonds Tuttle tooth combo felling/bucking saw with Simonds loop handles. The saw is straight, no missing teeth, has only been sharpened a few times. Little to no rust, just patina. Paid 18 bucks for that. I could probably yank the handles, oil them and sell them for twice that easily. Really good haul.
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What a great score! Please, please, please get the camera fixed.
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G-pig said:
It went very well indeed. spent 34 bucks and took home; 3 snow and nealley axes, 2 pound, what seems like 2 3/4 and a 3. Patina and light rust, they will clean up great. No handles. I paid a whopping 5 dollars for the three of them (He actually "threw in" the 3 pounder. pretty cool). Got a couple of crosscut auxiliary handles for a buck a piece, I think Disston and Atkins. A 42" swede saw for a fiver, the blade still good and not induction hardened. A wombo 4 sided wood rasp for 2 bucks. Tinners riveting hammer to replace the POS tacking hammer I am using to set saws now. And last, but most defenitely NOT least, a 6 foot Simonds Tuttle tooth combo felling/bucking saw with Simonds loop handles. The saw is straight, no missing teeth, has only been sharpened a few times. Little to no rust, just patina. Paid 18 bucks for that. I could probably yank the handles, oil them and sell them for twice that easily. Really good haul.

I would have you all drowned in pics but I returned home to a broken camera. I'll post some pics as soon and this crap gets sorted out!
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Deeeewwd, THAT is a honey hole....
 
M3mphis said:
Deeeewwd, THAT is a honey hole....
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Not anymore it aint! I cleaned the place out pretty well. Still some nice stuff but expensive. I can only afford crap. In fact, the guy said he was just down at a tool buyout at a house and I asked "find any rust old crap?". I'm a serious crap collector.
 
I went back up to that swap meet this weekend and checked out the rest of the vendors. I found a few goodies.

This is a 60's vintage Craftsman 14" planer. It's in near mint condition. The plane iron is still quite sharp with what appears to be the factory edge. I adjusted the depth and gave it a try - cuts like a dream.

I don't know how I went so long without a full size planer. I shelled out $15 for this one.

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While I have a nice selection of axes I actually didn't have a boy's axe anymore. Found this nice Collins 26-1/2 incher and couldn't resist. It's usable but the handle will need to be replaced sometime soon. Someone spray painted it black to try to hide the rust.

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OK, I'll admit it, I really didn't need another cruiser. But to see this one laying there on the table with a good handle and very light wear for only $8 was too much to bear.

Maybe I need an intervention.
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Haven't found a maker's ID on this one yet.

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G-pig said:
It went very well indeed. spent 34 bucks and took home; 3 snow and nealley axes, 2 pound, what seems like 2 3/4 and a 3. Patina and light rust, they will clean up great. No handles. I paid a whopping 5 dollars for the three of them (He actually "threw in" the 3 pounder. pretty cool). Got a couple of crosscut auxiliary handles for a buck a piece, I think Disston and Atkins. A 42" swede saw for a fiver, the blade still good and not induction hardened. A wombo 4 sided wood rasp for 2 bucks. Tinners riveting hammer to replace the POS tacking hammer I am using to set saws now. And last, but most defenitely NOT least, a 6 foot Simonds Tuttle tooth combo felling/bucking saw with Simonds loop handles. The saw is straight, no missing teeth, has only been sharpened a few times. Little to no rust, just patina. Paid 18 bucks for that. I could probably yank the handles, oil them and sell them for twice that easily. Really good haul.

I would have you all drowned in pics but I returned home to a broken camera. I'll post some pics as soon and this crap gets sorted out!
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Holy crap.
 
Nice jack plane pegs. I have patched together a set of planes even though I don't do much "fancy" work. The nicest is a Stanley No. 7 jointer plane. I gave my jointer plane and jack plane the Chris Schwarz treatment with the cambered irons, a few guys have gone in and looked at them and said "oh, you gotta be more careful grinding them. those have to be straight across." I just nod, not worth getting into the details, heh.....
 
Oh, I also got that 2 pound snow and nealley hung. I had a 26" handle that I'd made that I felt was too short for a 2.5 pounder, which fit this one great. Feels super nimble. Although I don't have a camera or a compatible computer right now even, a friend of mine is an amateur film maker so I might be able to work something out and jump on the video train in the next few weeks. Axe videos are better than pics I think!
 
Just figured out that Simonds saw I got is a 315, not a 113. And its crescent ground. Crescent ground saws can throw your measuring devices for a loop so I think a healthy research binge is in order...
 
Here is a froe that I got. So far used it to make two handle blanks, one for a hammer and one for a hatchet.
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I like your wooden maul.
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I dug an old froe (Ox-Head, Germany) out of the tool shed at work on Monday. Someone had beaten the heck out of it with a metal hammer. I cleaned it up and marked it 'NO METAL HAMMERS". I'm hoping they'll figure it out. If they don't know what to beat on it with then they shouldn't be using it.
 
Good find on the froes gents.

I've struggled to find a decent hand made one here in Blighty. Hoping to drop on one in the farmers and/or flea markets soon!
 
I picked this up at an estate sale for $5. Axes are rare around my neck of the woods, darn city folk!

Nice older Collins, 2-1/4 lb head. Had some minor surface rust but was basically new. Going to be a user.

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