Off Topic The Hand Tool thread

Found this example:

". . . an incannel gouge for the concave surface (below) and a regular outcannel gouge for the "eye" of the scroll."
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http://campanellastrings.blogspot.com/2005/07/
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Bob
 
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now i know this forum has split opinions on mr. smith here but i'v been with him since he had 700 subscribers and have sent him various things over the years. I figure since youtube has been spotty about releasing silver play buttons i'd make him his own. the issue was, my engraving chisel wouldnt cut the steel so i had to put a nice edge on a masonry nail and just stipple the crap out of it, hopefully by the time i wire brush it to blend it all together, it'll look much better, as this isnt an incredibly flattering picture.

I figured you guys would like to see this, dont worry it's a no-name ohio pattern
 
phantomknives said:
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now i know this forum has split opinions on mr. smith here but i'v been with him since he had 700 subscribers and have sent him various things over the years. I figure since youtube has been spotty about releasing silver play buttons i'd make him his own. the issue was, my engraving chisel wouldnt cut the steel so i had to put a nice edge on a masonry nail and just stipple the crap out of it, hopefully by the time i wire brush it to blend it all together, it'll look much better, as this isnt an incredibly flattering picture.

I figured you guys would like to see this, dont worry it's a no-name ohio pattern
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You don't have to agree with everything someone says to like them! I don't watch many of his videos but he seems like a nice guy.
What you did must've taken forever!! I say well done man I think it's cool! Please share a photo of it all finished?
And maybe link his video where he opens it? That's one I'd love to see. He really does seem to appreciate kind things people do for him!
 
Yankee Josh said:
You don't have to agree with everything someone says to like them! I don't watch many of his videos but he seems like a nice guy.
What you did must've taken forever!! I say well done man I think it's cool! Please share a photo of it all finished?
And maybe link his video where he opens it? That's one I'd love to see. He really does seem to appreciate kind things people do for him!
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nah it only took about an hour, i'll @ you in the members thread when it gets there
 
Cant watch to awful much of anything but what I've seen of him i like.Reminds me alot how he works of my pa in law,jumping in headfirst not worried about anything and getting tore up all the time.Trimming trees is not just dropping them and leaving them there dont see much of the chipping,dragging,stacking wrestling tires in the mud crap that aint no fun and im glad he has found a way to make some more money.
 
I recently found these pliers hiding in a drawer in the basement where they have resided for 15 or 20 years. I'm a cutlery collector, so I never bothered to research the markings.
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It just so happens that about 12 years ago I acquired a leather worker's head knife with the same markings, and, yes, I did research that. What a surprise it was to discover that, for many years, I have owned two two rare tools by the same maker!
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the-accumulator said:
I recently found these pliers hiding in a drawer in the basement where they have resided for 15 or 20 years. I'm a cutlery collector, so I never bothered to research the markings.
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It just so happens that about 12 years ago I acquired a leather worker's head knife with the same markings, and, yes, I did research that. What a surprise it was to discover that, for many years, I have owned two two rare tools by the same maker!
View attachment 1268785 J. ENGLISH & HUBERS/SHEFFIELD WORKS made in the early 1830s. T-A
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Cobblers pliers I think. Fast forward to 26:20.
 
I assumed, when I studied the tool, that it had built-in tack hammer. What I read, however, was that what looked like a hammer head was actually there just to create a notch so the tool could grab the edge of something like a saddle tree permitting the user to use leverage to stretch the leather tightly in place. Obviously someone else had the idea of using the tool as a tack hammer as well as a leather stretcher. Great video! Thanks for posting the link. T-A
 
His opinions on axes don't exactly match mine, but I enjoy his videos from time to time and he seems like one of the nicest people out there.

This should be very cool, I'd say he deserves something and this is better than one of those dumb silver thingies they give to the more hip trendy type YouTubers.
 
the-accumulator said:
I recently found these pliers hiding in a drawer in the basement where they have resided for 15 or 20 years. I'm a cutlery collector, so I never bothered to research the markings.
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It just so happens that about 12 years ago I acquired a leather worker's head knife with the same markings, and, yes, I did research that. What a surprise it was to discover that, for many years, I have owned two two rare tools by the same maker!
View attachment 1268785 J. ENGLISH & HUBERS/SHEFFIELD WORKS made in the early 1830s. T-A
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These are my cobblers pliers, well made but not marked.

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They are for stretching leather & the protrusion is to pull against & it IS a tack hammer as well, mine has the remains of cross hatching on it.

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Some cobblers hammers, note the wear on the top handle!
 
Vaughan & Bushnell, Utica, M. Klein & Sons nothing mind blowing but a good assortment all in one bucket.
Yup, found some cool pliers. But Post Image is refusing my connection.
 
I would like to find out something about this toolbox and it's former owner. It appears to be an early "hammer drill" for making holes in stone or masonry, but it must have been for a specific job or craft because most of the bits are all the same size. It must have been important to the worker because of the trouble he went to in making the box and decorating it.

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gben said:
I would like to find out something about this toolbox and it's former owner. It appears to be an early "hammer drill" for making holes in stone or masonry, but it must have been for a specific job or craft because most of the bits are all the same size. It must have been important to the worker because of the trouble he went to in making the box and decorating it.

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https://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/htmlpubs/htm84232602/page06.htm
Pretty cool find. Looks like it could be an early drill used for blasting.
 
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