Thread: old hand tools

Maybe put up some pictures? One of all the wooden planes together, one of the metal planes, one of the saws etc?

Yes pictures would help heaps.

pictures, pictures its always pictures. fair go thats all I hear these days is 'we wanna see pictures.

yes sir tomorrow.....your going to have to wait and if your really good tomorrow eve I'll post some They tools are away in my shed down the road.

May West....'when Iam good, Iam good, but when Iam bad, whoo I am really good

due to the forced pressure of satisfying you blokes from a safe distance
As I mentioned they appear in very average condition and thats possibly exaggerating.

The block planes blockplanes2.jpgblock planes.jpg

the metal are only Stanley, Record and one a mix of Bailey and Stanley, I would love to have a big & small one of each...fully restored (if possible) planes2.jpgplanes.jpg

then the old style hand drills, do people still use these or only decoration.drills2.jpgdrills.jpg

and to finish off an old ratchet screwdriver with its box, and a spokeshave..??

Originally Posted by Tonto

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then the old style hand drills, do people still use these or only decoration.

Used one today,

That Yankee screw driver is in amazing condition.

Originally Posted by Tonto

then the old style hand drills, do people still use these or only decoration.

I use one quite regularly, to make a hole in logs to mount on the lathe with a pin jaw chuck.

From what I can see there looks to be an English Stanley 6 foreplane, a pair of US Stanley 5 jack planes, two Stanley 4’s, an unknown branded 4 (ETC?) and a Record 4 with the Stay Set cap iron. There is also a 130 double ended block plane, probably Stanley. The one also marked “Bailey” isnt a hybrid or a Frankenplane, the Bailey mark is a nod to the inventor Leonard Bailey who developed the depth adjustment mechanism used in every one of those planes and is often found on Stanleys.

They all look like they can be restored to working condition, the Record is the only one with a damaged handle. In the pile of rusty blades I can see the bottom section of the Stay Set cap iron; don’t throw it away or lose it! You need to match it to the upper half of the cap iron but if that part is missing PM me and we can talk swapping it for a normal Record cap iron... or I might be interested in the whole plane. If you have a wire buffing wheel on a bench grinder you have everything you need to clean them up, and citric acid can be used as well to get rid of the rust. Repaint them with black spray engine enamel from your nearest Repco. You might need to buy a new blade or three but they are cheap; or you may be able to hone a back bevel on any blades with slightly pitted backs.

If you want to plane some cranky hardwoods like karri or red gum then I’d keep both 5’s and two 4’s, one each set up for softwoods or straight grained hardwoods and the other pair set up with back bevelled blades for the nastier stuff.

The 130 is a bit of a “meh” plane, but if you don’t have a block plane it may come in useful.

The spokeshave thing is a drawknife, a handy tool for shaping big timbers but a little frightening for the uninitiated!

Oh, the Yankee screwdriver is the predecessor of the cordless drill! You can still buy new tips in straight and philips, plus special straight shanked brill bits. I have one and it still gets an airing now and again.

If you paid less than a carton for that lot you did ok.

Originally Posted by Chief Tiff

From what I can see...

You saw a lot! Great reply

Originally Posted by Chief Tiff

Oh, the Yankee screwdriver is the predecessor of the cordless drill! You can still buy new tips in straight and philips, plus special straight shanked brill bits. I have one and it still gets an airing now and again.

Or you can get hex bit adapters from Lee Valley, which allow you to use it with any screw.

Hex Adapter for Yankee® Screwdrivers - Lee Valley Tools

Most of us rust hunters would call that a pretty good haul. The only thing I can't figure is how the blade in that horned plane got bent like that. Mostly its all good workers when a bit of TLC is applied. Don't be too quick offloading. You may not be up on tool restoration now but all the help you need is here on the forum for the asking. Have a good think about what you would make use of out of that lot. 95% of that is usable and I am sure there are some on here could fix that bent blade too.
Regards
John

Hi Tonto,

that's a good selection of hand tools you've got there,

but I'm still waiting for pictures of the saws!!!

Graham.

photos on hold, have 32 year old son with special needs, last night he finished up in hospital, appeared to be a epileptic episode (never had before) but tests so far point to not being the case...confused

waiting waiting.
the lot was given to me, old guy I knew passed away year ago, never knew he had a shed and his wife phones me and asks if I would like something from his shed.
his kids had been in before and 'cleaned out' and left the junk. They are coming back to dump what's left and trust me thee is only rubbish left.
l know zip about this stuff or how to restore it so was hoping to find someone who knows about this and would restore for a spotters fee, kind of but they need to be in Adelaide area.I ain't freight ing this.

hope all goes well with your sons health,

sometimes there are more important things in
life that require our care and support.

I'm way down at Victor Harbor so am not able
to help in person with your tool restorations but
when you can get back to them, there is a wealth
of information online that you can pick and choose
what and how you would like to do to them.

If you are wanting to get them back to working
condition, I suggest that you take photos as you go
as you take things apart, clean off the accumulated
dirt and crud, rust etc..
using mild methods progressing to stronger as needed
once everything is clean and functioning, find the
correct way to sharpen the blades and try them out.

All the best

Graham.

Tonto if i can help you in any way just let me know .
Sorry for late answer but been shifting.
Regards Michael

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