Sunday Arvo ?

**dr4g0nfly** · 4th July 2009, 08:39 AM

I reckon it's a standard 7.62mm military rifle round (bullet).

I would plumb for the tin doing exactly what it says it is. Originally a tin of Germanium crystals for making (or changing the crystal in) Crystal Radio Sets. You tunes it by moving a wire (Cats Whisker) around over hte surface until a signal was received.

You can still buy them a science sets for children. Also the sets that PoWs were famous for making in WW2.

**rhancock** · 4th July 2009, 08:46 AM

Have you heard that story about the guy who tried to draw an elephant from a description by a blind guy? I reckon those planes are like that - someone heard about them and tried to make them without ever seeing one...

**seanz** · 4th July 2009, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by Slow6

These images are lifted from the NZ eBay killer.. are the Kiwis the only nation with a local auction site more popular than ebay?

.. anyhoo, what are these things?

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Dunno..........but they're just down the road from me. Should I buy them and find out what they do?

**tea lady** · 4th July 2009, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by seanz

Dunno..........but they're just down the road from me. Should I buy them and find out what they do?

OK! And then we can start a museum called "what the hell are these for". With a "big thing" out the front. And a bloke shrugging.

Should be a goer I reckon. Wonder if we could get funding.

**bluegum30** · 4th July 2009, 02:07 PM

most likely tealady ,if it's a tomcat of an idea should be a piece of cake.

**seanz** · 4th July 2009, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by tea lady

Should be a goer I reckon. Wonder if we could get funding.

Not sure how to apply for funding........is there a course that you can do?

I emailed the Trademe listing to a mate, he has a copy of 'The Big Book of Obscure Tools'......comes in handy that book.

I'll await developments.

**seanz** · 10th July 2009, 11:22 AM

Maybe we'll never know.........

They work the same as other carpenters planes and are used for mouldings and dadoes. Have uploaded better photos.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=228032087

The photos are much 'better', these planes look like common or garden wooden moulding/rebate planes.
Thanks to Luban for the loading original pics or I'd be forever confused.............

**rhancock** · 10th July 2009, 07:08 PM

Does anyone else think the two sets of photos are of different planes?

**Slow6** · 10th July 2009, 08:34 PM

is it the same auction?.. odd.

**seanz** · 10th July 2009, 09:17 PM

I'm pretty sure* it's the same auction.

*As sure as I can be about anything on the internet.

**rhancock** · 10th July 2009, 09:24 PM

I think it is... He doesn't have anything else listed, and no other set of planes that have finished recently...

**Eldanos of KDM** · 10th July 2009, 10:11 PM

Look completely different to me!

**issatree** · 11th July 2009, 11:11 AM

Hi Slow 6, Luban,
I too have one of those Wool Stitchers, & I was thinking that the "bomb" was Turned from the "Bullet".
Never knew exactly what the Stitcher did, but there was a couple of good replies in the other threads.
Regards,
issatree.

**seanz** · 18th July 2009, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by Slow6

These images are lifted from the NZ eBay killer.. are the Kiwis the only nation with a local auction site more popular than ebay?

.. anyhoo, what are these things?

Attachment 109740 Attachment 109741

Had a look through 'The Dictionary of Woodworking Tools' (belongs to a mate) and the closest thing I could find was the Cocked Bead Plane. The setup of the irons was very similar, though the main iron at the back was further forward, the front iron is a spur cutter type. They were used for rebating the front of drawers.

There aren't many about........so is that what we have a picture of?

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