Thread: Mystry hand tool

Gday Mac. HERE is a thread on just those very shaves.

Thanks Slow6 I now know what the tool is used for. From the links I have established that the marking on the blade , those in the small circle are actually " E" & " P".
Now the question is how one would use it for running mouldings on the sash rails.

A few weeks ago I paid a visit to the local council tip and while there I rummaged through their recycle section and came across in a box of junk 1 hardly used or ever sharpened quite rusty 7 point Diston hand Saw. I casually said to the attendant with out showing to much interest " How Much", The reply was $2.00 , I could not hand over the money quick enough. I now have a restored practicaly brand new saw added to my tool box, plus the one I already had.
Mac

Sounds like a great find. Hard to beat those old Disstons

The E P makes your shave a preston.. I haven't done much with mine beyond trying them out on scrap but they are a breeze to use, make sure the blade is sharp and follows the pattern on the planes body fairly closely, set it for a fine shaving and away you go.. very much like a wooden moulding plane to use.

The few I have seen sell recently went for around the $50 mark.

The 66 is probably a much handier tool I reckon.. replacement blades are best made from old saw steel (there you go you can cut up your new Disston) as soon as I can be bothered to spend an hour with a hacksaw I plan to cut up a couple of dozen blank blades, having the ability to quickly file a custom bead for a job is a real bonus. I just never have the blanks at hand and cutting up handsaw blades with a hacksaw is a cruddy job.

lovely thing the 66.. treasure it

I do not like the thought of cutting up any of my saws , I think I will take Derek's advise and hunt up a suitable piece of a old band saw blade , failing that I was considering cutting up a old cabinet scraper particular one that has worn down to a narrow width .
Last time I looked I think Carb Tec were selling scrapers for about $10.00.
Mac