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5th September 2009, 05:13 PM #1
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A tale of two marking knifes
I have been using my grandfathers marking knife and decided to upgrade to the latest technology, the new one makes a nice line but there is something special about using my grandfathers marking knife. BTW the one on the bottom belonged to my grandfather.
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5th September 2009, 05:25 PM #2
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Glad you cleared that up for us Phil
Originally Posted by Phil Spencer
BTW the one on the bottom belonged to my grandfather.
Did you make the other one or buy it? I have just gone the other way and got a knife very similar to your grandfather's, without the twist.
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5th September 2009, 05:52 PM #3
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Got a kit from this site cost about $35AUD had some fun making it. Originally Posted by Groggy
Glad you cleared that up for us Phil
Did you make the other one or buy it? I have just gone the other way and got a knife very similar to your grandfather's, without the twist.Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I´m not so sure about the universe.
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5th September 2009, 07:43 PM #4
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The old tools are hard to beat. You did a good job with the new one Phil.
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Cheers John
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5th September 2009, 08:21 PM #5
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It is more than an old tool, to use a tool that belonged to my grandfather I feel as if the generations have been bridged and when using them I can almost feel him looking over my shoulder making sure that I am doing it right, Its magic.
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5th September 2009, 11:59 PM #6
What... you mean it's not 1792?
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I think I know a song about that knife Phil. Very nice job you did on it.
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I know you believe you understand what you think I wrote, but I'm not sure you realize that what you just read is not what I meant.
Regards, Woodwould.
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6th September 2009, 01:15 PM #7
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I can't see the pictures. =(
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7th September 2009, 03:45 AM #8
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the simple reason is back in your grandfathers days (just like mine) there were no "cheap" tool options,each and every tool was made out of quality steel,but mainly it is the history as you stated,which makes all our grandfathers hand tools better than any replacement.
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7th September 2009, 07:18 PM #9
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Originally Posted by renovatemygod!
I agree. I was very excited a few weeks ago when my bro-in-law gave me the old vice that belonged to my wife's grandfather who was a blacksmith, as was his father before him. (The blacksmithing lineage could have gone further back. Who knows?)
Anyway, despite her having three brothers, I am the only related person who loves workshop stuff and so I was given the old vice in a fairly grubby condition. I cleaned it back to bare metal and gave it a coat of paint and voila ....
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I reckon that old tools like this should be treated as family heirlooms and passed down as many generations as possible. I am proud to be using the old blacksmith's vice.
...and it is a beauty!
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7th September 2009, 08:25 PM #10
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