Thread: Now that's a chisel (slick)

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wont be using that one for the dovetails on a jewelery box eh?

Yes, I brought one of these things back from the US recently, Fuzzie. Absolutely awesome pieces of equipment, but probably not relevant to day to day carpentry - unless you're doing some large framing or boat building work.

Still, I'd like to have 4 or 5 of them in a rack on the wall - just for the display impact. The one I have was already sharp and is from a known manufacturer, although there seems to be plenty of unbranded or blacksmith made ones around.

You've probably already seen it, but a link to my post is:

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...nks+call+slick

Wayne

Hardenfast,

Where abouts were you travelling. I am off to the south west for a month early in the new year, California, Arizona, Nevada. Any tools in those states or is it North East type stuff?

Pusser

Hi Pusser. I bought my slick from a guy in Pennsylvania, and many of the larger slicks seem to be over on the east coast. I think this is where much of the barn building etc was done. Depends what you're looking for I guess. The USA is a big place - many bargains to be had if you know what you're looking for.

If looking for chisel slicks I generally just do a search on eBay USA. Check out this link:

http://search.ebay.com/search/search...lick&category0=

I generally head over there 2 or 3 times a year - travelling pretty much all over - California, Florida, New York, Illinois etc. I have an address I can get stuff to delivered to in New York and Florida, so I always seem to have plenty of stuff to bring back. All great fun!

Wayne

Many thanks Wayne. I hope to have some time away from wife and daughter in the states to browse a few places. Should get some mystery parcels delivered to my daughter before I go!

Pusser

That would solve the age-old problem of needing two or three goes to trim the end off a redgum sleeper.

Here's a link to a manufacturer in the USA.
http://barrtools.com/Merchant2/merch...egory_Code=SLG

Stuart Minuskin has a couple of slicks

I have no proprietery interest in the vendor or items, just drooling

I want to see the mallett.

Drop Bear, you only push the slick, allowing it weight to do the work.

My Dads an old school shipwreght he has 2 made by the slipways blacksmith