At the end of January, I went to the PAST tool collectors show in Fremont, CA. Usually I don't come home with anything, but this time I did grab a few things. I'll show them below, but first let me show this router plane display that one of the guys brought!
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| A collection of mostly craftsman-made router planes |
None of these planes was made by Stanley or Preston or Millers Falls, or any other maker that we typically think of when we think of router planes. These were mostly user-made tools and they were pretty dang cool. The longest one was 14" long.
On the same table was also a display of an unusual Disston saw - a #196 "docking" saw.
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| Disston #196 Docking Saw |
There's nothing about it on the Disstonian Institute site, but some other search results indicated it was used for heavy construction, like timber framing or railroad work. It has crosscut teeth and a heavily breasted tooth line. Someone at the tool show suggested the name came from its use on the docks, perhaps crosscutting dock boards to length. The metal handle was interesting - possibly due to its getting rough use.
Anyway, moving on to what I picked up ...
A couple years ago I bought two larger auger bits - 1 1/8" and 1 1/4". I found a 1 1/2" bit at the show and grabbed it for $10. It's a Snell's-Jennings bit, no idea when it was made, but it was in near perfect condition. It was already sharp - both spurs and both cutting lips. And when I got home and made a test hole I was very impressed at how clean the entry rim was. This was a great find because I have had some trouble using expansive bits for larger holes.
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| A beautiful, clean 1 1/2" hole |
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SNELL'S
JENNINGS'
6 |
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| That's a really clean hole! |
I'm a sucker for incannel gouges. One of the sellers had a table where everything was $8. There was a box filled with chisels of all types and I grabbed four - two small incannel gouges (that will add nicely to the larger ones I've got), a bent gouge, and a 1" bevel edge chisel.
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| The lineup |
The two incannel gouges were from Spear & Jackson and New Haven Edge Tool Co. I just need to clean and sharpen them and I think they'll be a great addition to my shop.
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SPEAR & JACKSON
SHEFFIELD |
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| The S&J was about 9/16" wide |
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| S&J curvature approx 9/16" radius |
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NEW HAVEN
EDGE TOOL CO. |
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| About 7/16" wide |
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| Curvature of 9/32" radius |
The bent gouge is from Ulmia. It's 13 mm wide with an approximate 1/4" radius curvature. I don't do much carving, but this one will be a nice addition to the carving set.
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| ULMIA |
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| It's about 1/2" wide |
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| This shows the amount of bend |
Finally, there was this 1" socket chisel. I don't need another 1" chisel, but this one is a T. H. Witherby. If their chisels are as good as I've heard their drawknives are, this will be a real winner! It's got a little pitting on the flat side, but I think I'll be able to get that out. I found a good article about Witherby by Brian Welch here.
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T. H. WITHERBY
WARRANTED |
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| You can see the pitting here |
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| Not sure why, but I do prefer socket chisels |
That's it. Some nice additions to the shop. Now I have a little work to do to get them up to working condition.
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