Knives and Hammers Picture Thread

ChazzyP said:
Here's yesterday's carry with my Estwing shingling hatchet. I tried doing White Cedar sidewall and Red Cedar Roofing with it years ago and gave up on that after cutting myself more than once with it hanging in my holster. Back when we used to chop ceiling joist tails flush with rafter tops (a vestige of pre-circular saw construction) I still carried it in the truck. Now it lives in front of the Russian fireplace opening in our basement for splitting kindling, so I grabbed it heading down to the sheet metal shop and shot this pic on the bench down there. I added a couple old-school tools--my Yankee screwdriver which was state-of-the-art when I bought it in the '70s and a common driver that belonged to my father's father and likely pre-dated the introduction of the Phillips head.

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Interesting light effect here. I've always used a combo of fluorescent and incandescent lighting in the two shops, but have gradually been changing out the (perpetually annoying) former to LEDs. I've got a new LED (plus an incandescent) on the right and an old fluorescent plus incandescent on the left.
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That estwing half hatchet ( shinglers have holes and or slots ) sure has seen plenty of use.

And that " perfect " pattern or screwdriver is cool too, I know they're not exactly economical as there's too much steel in them,but it would be cool to see those produced again.
 
Hickory n steel said:
That estwing half hatchet ( shinglers have holes and or slots ) sure has seen plenty of use.

And that " perfect " pattern or screwdriver is cool too, I know they're not exactly economical as there's too much steel in them,but it would be cool to see those produced again.
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You're right about the hatchet, of course, H n' S. I remembered what the shingler was like as soon as I read your post. I'm going to have to go through my boxes of old and unused tools in the shed loft as I may actually have one of those, though maybe not an Estwing. The holes are for inserting a gauge for setting shingle courses and the sharpened lower edge for shaving wood shingle edges. Sweet tool. Here's a pic leeched from the Estwing site.

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Edit: I really like that old driver too and have a smaller one of Pop-Pop's in good condition that I carry in my screwdriver and pliers box in the truck. That handle shape affords a great grip and I use that one from time to time.

Edit 2: Estwing calls the one I first posted the Carpenter's Hatchet. Certainly fitting. :)
 
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ChazzyP said:
You're right about the hatchet, of course, H n' S. I remembered what the shingler was like as soon as I read your post. I'm going to have to go through my boxes of old and unused tools in the shed loft as I may actually have one of those, though maybe not an Estwing. The holes are for inserting a gauge for setting shingle courses and the sharpened lower edge for shaving wood shingle edges. Sweet tool. Here's a pic leeched from the Estwing site.



Edit: I really like that old driver too and have a smaller one of Pop-Pop's in good condition that I carry in my screwdriver and pliers box in the truck. That handle shape affords a great grip and I use that one from time to time.

Edit 2: Estwing calls the one I first posted the Carpenter's Hatchet. Certainly fitting. :)
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The pattern is a half hatchet which is of course a general purpose carpentry tool good for just about everything except turning fasteners, so it makes perfect sense that they'd call it a Carpenters hatchet.
 
Back in the shop today, having found the Spanish Cedar I needed to finish my exterior handrail project. The species Cedrela Odorata is harvested from the Cedro tree, is native to South America, and is distinguished not only by its acrid aroma and rot resistance but by the fact that it is neither Spanish nor Cedar. It's cigar box and humidor wood. All the decking and exterior rail components on this house I built some 20 yrs ago is Spanish Cedar, so I needed to match it, but it was hard to find a smallish quantity for a not stupidly high price.

Anyway, I had to mill out two-inch wide, round-top balusters that will attach to tabs on the stainless posts and run parallel to the handrails. I found a table-edge router bit that gave me half the curve I needed, but had to modiify the base plate to fit the new bit. Here's the larger router plate opening with the Estwing straight claw I keep in the shop and today's work user after running a couple test passes.

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A pic I shot with a couple rubber mallets before starting to rip the two boards I used....

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A pic taken with my shop tack hammer after I ran off 132 lin ft with the router....

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Has anyone seen my combo square?

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...and the finished baluster stock after hand sanding, but before the ice, hot shower, and 2 Naproxen for my worn-out old shoulder...

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Nice work ChazzyP - those bottom rails look great. :thumbsup:

You might need to tie wrap that "used to be router base" to that bit. They are a dedicated pair now. :)

Good day for a dust mask eh?

Cheers, Ray
 
RayseM said:
Nice work ChazzyP - those bottom rails look great. :thumbsup:

You might need to tie wrap that "used to be router base" to that bit. They are a dedicated pair now. :)

Good day for a dust mask eh?

Cheers, Ray
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Thanks, Ray. The paperwork for that bit stressed it's not for use in a handheld router, but I wasn't gonna let that stop me. The D-handle base I got for my Bosch 1617 yields a really stable grip and the trigger makes on/off very quick and easy for safety and convenience. Both that and the stock 2-wood-knob base use identical plates so that made for an easy decision to mod one. I went to the Big River Site and ordered a couple more stock plates last night.

The modded base plate will come in handy for more large bits I'm not supposed to use handheld. :D
 
ChazzyP said:
Back in the shop today, having found the Spanish Cedar I needed to finish my exterior handrail project. The species Cedrela Odorata is harvested from the Cedro tree, is native to South America, and is distinguished not only by its acrid aroma and rot resistance but by the fact that it is neither Spanish nor Cedar. It's cigar box and humidor wood. All the decking and exterior rail components on this house I built some 20 yrs ago is Spanish Cedar, so I needed to match it, but it was hard to find a smallish quantity for a not stupidly high price.

Anyway, I had to mill out two-inch wide, round-top balusters that will attach to tabs on the stainless posts and run parallel to the handrails. I found a table-edge router bit that gave me half the curve I needed, but had to modiify the base plate to fit the new bit. Here's the larger router plate opening with the Estwing straight claw I keep in the shop and today's work user after running a couple test passes.

MOZ3bd5.jpg


A pic I shot with a couple rubber mallets before starting to rip the two boards I used....

vmu5INa.jpg


A pic taken with my shop tack hammer after I ran off 132 lin ft with the router....

LQUFhL1.jpg


Has anyone seen my combo square?

YFl1CuV.jpg


...and the finished baluster stock after hand sanding, but before the ice, hot shower, and 2 Naproxen for my worn-out old shoulder...

ugPbU0i.jpg
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Real nice work, i can't keep a hand router straight to save my life.
Probably just need more practice , but I just don't have much call to use it anyways.
 
Hickory n steel said:
Real nice work, i can't keep a hand router straight;) to save my life.
Probably just need more practice , but I just don't have much call to use it anyways.
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Thanks, Hickory. I was never big on routers, but gradually began to use them more and, like anything, it helps to have good tools. Since I got my Bosch 1617 and added the D-handle base, I've become both more into it and better at it. There's not much call for job-hanging doors on this coast (most carpenters install pre-hungs), but that router, my hinge mortising templates, and lockset kits make fast and accurate installation from scratch a breeze, particularly for anything out of the ordinary. I've got a little Bosch trim router too that comes in handy for quick detail work.

Edit: Router bits are knives anyway, so we're not far off-topic here. ;)
 
Here's another Estwing--my little 2 lb maul, actually called a drilling hammer. This one never gets used for anything nice. Kind of a contrast with my Wilson Combat large 25, which had been someone 's safe queen but is now in the regular work rotation.


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It's been quiet here so I'll post another pic and maybe things'll pick up again. I usually keep my job site rig hanging in off one of the cord hooks by the back door of the construction trailer. I finally finished up my exterior handrail project today and posed my Knife Art large 21 when I hung my rig back up.

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Here's a shot of the larger, double rail section...

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...and another of the Sebenza on the short section.

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ChazzyP said:
It's been quiet here so I'll post another pic and maybe things'll pick up again. I usually keep my job site rig hanging in off one of the cord hooks by the back door of the construction trailer. I finally finished up my exterior handrail project today and posed my Knife Art large 21 when I hung my rig back up.

O7e1crg.jpg


Here's a shot of the larger, double rail section...

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...and another of the Sebenza on the short section.

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Looking real nice.
 
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