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The Essential Block Plane How to Choose and Use Woodworking’S Most Popular Trimmer
The Essential Block Plane How to choose and use woodworking’s most popular trimmer By Craig Bentzley It’s no secret that I love hand plane. Available in a variety of What to look for planes and own way too many in a block plane of them–about 250 at last it’s small, relatively inexpensive, As shown in Figure 1 and count. Many of them perform andconfigurations even kind of (as cute. shown But above),it’s Photo A, a block plane is a highly specialized tasks and fairly basic tool. That said, for don’t see use very often. But up and tuned, a good quality good performance, avoid cheap, there’s one type of plane that’s blockdefinitely plane not is aadept toy. Properly at handling set rudimentary hardware store a stand-out exception: the block all sorts of shop chores and is versions. The most important plane. In fact, when I’m asked likely to become one of your most features to look for in a good by beginning woodworkers used hand tools. I’ll discuss what what plane they should to look for in a good block plane, reliable and easy-to-use depth-of- start out with, that’s the one how to set one up, and how to cutblock adjustment, plane include and a an flat adjustable sole, a that always tops the list. use it to your best advantage. throat. You’ll also want the tool The ubiquitous block plane Once you make friends with to feel comfortable in your hand. is probably owned by more a block plane, you’ll wonder Unlike most bench planes, the people than any other hand how you did without one. -
2018 Line Card
H.D. Chasen Company Inc. H. D. CHASEN TOOL GROUP INVENTORY SOLUTIONS LOGISTICS www.steelerectortools.com “OTHERS TALK... WE STOCK.” 2018 LINE CARD 40 Lake Street|Somerville, MA|02143 P|617.666.9090 www.hdchasen.com INDEX OF PRODUCTS INDEX OF PRODUCTS A B Abrasive Back Stand Idler Units Abrasives - Abrasive Mounted Points Back Support Systems Abrasives - Bristle Discs - Roloc / Cup Wheel Bags - Tool Bags Abrasives - Cartridge Rolls Balldriver Hex Screwdrivers Abrasives - Cloth Sanding Rolls Balldriver Insert Bits Abrasives - Coated Abrasives Balldriver L-Wrench / Sets Abrasives - Combiwheels Abrasive / Scotchbrite Balldriver Power Bits Abrasives - Diamond Lapping Film Discs Balldriver T-Handle - Sets & Singles Abrasives - Diamond Lapping Film Sheets Bandsaws - Electric Abrasives - Diamond Products Bars - Boring Abrasives - Disc Pad Holder Bars - Breaker 3/8,1/2,3/4 Drive Abrasives - Discs PSA Cloth / Paper, Resin Fibre Bars - Claw Bar 5' Abrasives - Discs Quick Change Bars - Connecting Bars Abrasives - Discs Resin Fibre Bars - Diamond Point 5' Abrasives - Discs Roloc A/O, Regalite Polycut Bars - Grizzly Bar Abrasives - Discs Velcro S/C, Gold Bars - Jimmy Bars Abrasives - Flap Wheels Bars - Offset Pinch Bars - 14" - 48" Abrasives - Lapping Film Discs Bars - Pinch Bars 13-1/2" - 48" Abrasives - Lapping Film Sheets Bars - Pinch Point Crow Bar / 3' - 5-1/2' Abrasives - Microfinishing Film Discs Bars - Pry Abrasives - Microfinishing Film Sheets Bars - San Angelo Digging 5' - 7' Abrasives - Mounted Points / Cotton Abrasive Bars - Telegraph Lining -
COTI Guide to Crew Leadership for Trails
COTI Guide to Crew Leadership for Trails Produced by Colorado Outdoor Training Initiative (COTI) Funded in part by Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) through the Colorado State Parks Trails Program. Second printing 2006 Acknowledgements THANK YOU COTI would like to acknowledge the people and organizations that volunteered their time and resources to the research, review, editing and piloting of these training materials. The content and illustrations of this document is a compilation of pre-existing sources, with a majority of the information provided by Larry Lechner, Protected Area Management Services; Crew Leader Manual, 5th Ed., Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado; Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook. 2000 Ed. USDA Forest Service; and all of the other resources that are referenced at the end of each section. The COTI Instructor’s Guide to Teaching Crew Leadership for Trails was open to a statewide review prior to pilot training and publication. COTI would like to thank everyone who dedicated time to the review process. The following people provided valuable feedback on the project. CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEMBERS Project Leader: Terry Gimbel, Colorado State Parks Final content editing 2005 Edition: Pamela Packer, COTI 2006 Edition: Hugh Duffy and Hugh Osborne, National Park Service; Mick Syzek, Continental Divide Trail Alliance Alice Freese, Colorado Outdoor Training Initiative Scott Gordon, Bicycle Colorado Sarah Gorecki, Colorado Fourteeners Initiative Jon Halverson, USFS-Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest David Hirt, Boulder County -
Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society Incorporated
Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society Incorporated File 6. Hand Tools & Related Equipment Hardware Collection Old Hand Tools, Steam Era Vintage • Old railroad marked tools from the steam era used by workers in the roundhouse, shops, depots and for track maintenance. • The railroad marking is found somewhere on the metal or on the wood handle. • Example: • Adz – Axes – Box Car Mover – Brakeman’s Clubs – Chisels • Hack Saw - Hammers – Hand Saw - Hatches – Lining Bar – Mattock – Monkey Wrenches • Picks – Shovels - Sledge – Soldering Iron – Spike Mauls – Tie Tongs – Welding Torch Wrenches – Double-End with Jaws “S” shape - Boston & Maine Railroad Wood Tool Box /w leather strap From: Paul T. Kosciolek Collection Ice Pick Hammer Boston & Maine Railroad Ice Pick Hammer /w wooden handle Marked B&MRR on wooden handle Length 14” From: LeRoy Hutchins Collection Railroad Hammer Head’s Boston & Maine Railroad marked, Steel Hammer Head. From: Michael Tokarz New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad marked, Steel, Chisel Hammer Head From: Anonymous Donor Boston & Maine Railroad / Maine Central Railroad Assortment of Hand Tools Monkey Wrench’s Cold Chisel’s L/R Boston Concord & Montreal Railroad Monkey Wrench /w wood handle. Boston & Maine Railroad Monkey Wrench /w wood handle. No: 14 Monkey Wrench /w steel handle no markings. New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad 10.5.” Cold Chisel. Boston & Maine Railroad Cold Chisel. From: Paul T. Kosciolek Collection “S” Double End Flat Handle Wrenches L/R MECRR Double End “S” wrench 9” Length B&MRR Double End wrench 12” Length B&MRR Double End wrench 12” Length B&MRR Double End “S” wrench 13” Length B&MRR Double End wrench 14” Length From: Anonymous Donor “S” Double End Flat Handle Wrenches L/R B&MRR Double End “S” wrench 19” Length B&MRR Double End “S” wrench 19” Length B&MRR Double End “S” wrench 18” Length B&MRR Double End “S” wrench 18” Length B&MRR Double End “S” wrench 21” Length B&MRR Double End “S” wrench 24” Length From: Anonymous Donor Single End Track Wrenches Single End Track Wrenches L/R Tag No. -
FRIDAY MAY 5, 2017 LIST Humboldt Antique Tool Auction May 5 And
FRIDAY MAY 5, 2017 LIST Humboldt Antique Tool Auction May 5 and May 6, 2017 Humboldt Fairgrounds 311 6th Ave. North Humboldt, IA 50548 Preview Friday 2:00 to 3:35 PM Friday Auction begins 3:35 PM Preview Saturday 8:00 to 9:35 AM Saturday Auction begins 9:35 AM The lots marked TBA will be filled with items taken the three pallets of in-the-rough gear we cleaned out of a Wisconsin barn and then put in storage in Humboldt. Included in this lot will be buggy jacks, barn pulleys, a cast iron body of the cream separator and a wide variety of other antique tools and farm tools. We will lay this gear out in beer flats and individual lots and will number them in order Friday 180-184; 234-250; and 277-290 & on Saturday: 300, 441-449; and 597-625. 1 ______ L. & C.H. BULL QUINCY, ILL No. 56 moving fillister plane with screw operated depth stop, boxwood boxing, fine overall. 2 ______ Stanley #6 iron fore plane WWII-model with hard rubber adjuster nut, good hardwood tote and knob, nice BB-logo blade, very good overall. 3 ______ OHIO TOOL CO. No. 91 twin-iron 1 1/4-inch nosing plane, complete and fine. 4 ______ Unknown make corner brace, very good overall. 5 ______ Early JOHN GREEN quarter round or scotia plane 6 ______ ICS CENTRAL drafting set in a plastic case, complete and fine. 7 ______ DOWDEN 18th Century round plane, very good overall. 8 ______ Union Fork & Hoe Co square-ended gravel shovel with closed wooden handle; plus an unknown make 4-tined fork that also has a wooden handle. -
Tool Shed Number 88 September 1995
HED NUMBER 88 SEPTEMBER 1995 • • • A Journal of Tool Collecting published by CRAFTS of New Jersey • • • Collecting Saw Sets by Todd Friberg everal years ago, while doing my tl•llhhq J. 1. B_OITBWIOI. Saw Set Types weekly flea market pilgrimage, I uw 1n. No. 3~0, 753. Pahn.Ud Jue 23, 1886. lassifying saw sets is at best an Sfound a very unique item. A fine impetfect undertaking. With a two- handled, cast iron tool, the mechan C multitude of variations and ics of which were a puzzle, peaked my characteristics that may appear on curiosity. As I stood there studying the tool the dealer commented that it was a several types, it becomes very diffi saw set and I was hooked. What I was cult to draw definite boundaries be looking at was a John Borthwick circular tween saw set classifications. The · cam saw set patented June 23, 1885 (Fig. following list of types overlooks the 1). Standing there looking at this marvel insignificant factors and classifies of design I began my education in saw sets using their primary features. sets, an education whose central themes 1. Spring saw sets are: there is more than one way to skin a 2. Hammer saw sets cat and there are many ways to build a 3. Setting blocks better mouse trap. When you think of the 4. Wheel saw sets function of a saw set you realize that it 5. Two-Handled saw sets has one task to perform and one task only - to accurately bend (set) a saw tooth. A. -
Woodriver Planes, I’Ll Admit That I Had Some Misgivings About Putting Myself in the Crossfire
HOT NEW TOOL REVIEW WoodRiver Exclusive Planes Tester: Craig Bentzley fter reading some heated Internet Athreads about the WoodRiver planes, I’ll admit that I had some misgivings about putting myself in the crossfire. Then, I thought about the guy looking to buy his first block or bench plane on a limited budget. Price is important, especially today. (I had been woodworking for 15 years before I could afford my first Bed Rock.) That said, no tool is a bargain if it doesn’t work properly. So, out of pure curiosity, I accepted the assignment to examine and test the first editions of the WoodRiver block and bench planes. First, the facts. The bench planes where I checked them for flatness and perfect until I checked them during this (Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6) are modeled after the side-to-sole perpendicularity and then test. The sides measured out of square by Stanley “Bed Rock,” which went out of subjected them to a general inspection. an average of about .5°, about the same production in 1943. These new planes In total, I spent about 45 minutes on each as my vintage planes. The castings are feature a solid, machined frog (see photo, bench plane before it was ready to use. heavier than my Bed Rocks, and tougher below) designed to reduce blade chatter, Not bad considering some vintage planes too. One of the shortcomings of the old and a three-screw adjustment system that need over four hours of fettling and often planes was the tendency of the cast iron allows for throat adjustments without require a blade and chipbreaker upgrade. -
Tool Shed #161
NUMBER 161 SEPTEMBER, 2010 • • • A Journal of Tool Collecting published by CRAFTS of New Jersey • • • THE AMERICAN SAW COMPANY By Bob Garay he American Saw Company was one of the early inno- which performed the same work that had previously vators in circular saw blade design during the second required three machines to execute. In 1852 the reports Thalf of the 19th century. They helped to put Trenton, of opportunities presented to enterprising men in New Jersey, on the map as an industrial city right along California proved alluring, and Mr. Emerson left Maine with other well known names such as Roebling, Lenox, and and sailed for California. Fisher Anvil. The In San Francisco he became superintendent of a company was well saw mill and then a proprietor of saw mills in vari- known world wide ous counties. During this time he was often frustrat- for its top quality ed by the down time and cost saws, applying new related to chipped and broken technologies in saw circular saw teeth when the design and manu- blade would hit an iron spike facturing process- embedded in a tree. This prob- es. Yet the company lem encouraged him to manu- had a relatively facture a circular saw blade short run of only with insertable teeth that about thirty years. could be replaced when bro- To tell the story of ken. By 1859 he formed a the American Saw company with Nathan Company it is Spaulding in Sacramento, Emerson’s patented inserted tooth important to trace California. He left the compa- the history of its ny shortly after, most likely due to a flaw in the chief founder, patented design of his insertable tooth saw. -
Low-Angle and Standard Block Planes the Veritas® Block Planes Measure 61/2" Long by 2" Wide
Low-Angle and Standard Block Planes The Veritas® Block Planes measure 61/2" long by 2" wide. The body is ductile cast iron, a material much more durable as well as more stable than gray iron, having been fully stress relieved. The body is accurately machined so that the sole is fl at, the sides are square to the sole, and the bed is fl at and square to the sides. The large side wings increase stability for shooting and the unique triple fi nger grip indentations provide comfort and control. The plane’s adjustable mouth may be closed to a narrow slit for fi ne shavings with minimum tear-out or opened for heavier cuts. Adjustment is done quickly and easily with a brass locking knob. The 15/8" blade, at 1/8" (0.125") thick, is 11/2 times the thickness of standard (0.080") plane blades, and is available in either A2 tool steel hardened to Rc60-62 or O1 tool steel hardened to Rc58-60. The excellent damping qualities of the blade combined with the solid bed and clamping system virtually eliminate chatter under all conditions. The low-angle block plane has a bed angle of 12° and the standard block plane has a bed angle of 20°. The blade has a fi nely ground bevel of 25°. The lever cap is molded to comfortably fi t the palm of the hand, as well as to securely hold the blade directly over the bed at the front and on a large clamping pad at the rear. -
The Frisco-Man, March 1913
THE FRISCO-MAN 21 Louis, Louisville, IJittsburg, Zaines- Engineer- J. J. O'Brien and Vireman ville, >It. Sterling, Ohio; Parliersburg, J. 31. Barton were in charge of engine TV. Va., and other cities along the route 1054, and the regular "Hill Crew," who estended courtesies, we are 11~0- founclly greatful, and shall only long whose names could not be learned at for an opportunity to show our appre- the time, were in charge of 1259. ciation in a more fitting ancl substantial The picture was taken by Herron way . Westhay, February 3, 1913 These resolutions would be incom- plete indeed unless we aclino\vleclge obligations to one Harry Cook of the Slcivvin Hotel, of Oklahoma City, for his untiring energy and successful ef- R. H. Edmondson. forts as the 11rince of entertainers, in R. H. Edmondson, car inspector, malting the occasion one continual died at the Frisco Hospital, Spring- round of pleasure long to be remem- field, Mo., February 3, aged seventy- bexd by us, each and all. (Signed) JUDGE C. LYNN, six years. HARRY H. l)l.YhIOND, Mr. Edmondson was an old "Mem- Committee. phis man" and was held in high es- teem by all of his railroad associates. From 1882 up to the ti~neof his death, A Snow Snap. he mas employed as car inspector at The accompanying reproduction is Springfield, No., rounding out thirty- from a photograph taken from the one years of continuous service. window of a chair car. Train No. 3, In Mr. Ed~nondson'sdeath the com- and shows the train on curve on Dixon Hill, Mile 132, east of Dixon, 3x0, At the time the train was snapped No. -
Bench Mallet Mortise
Hand woodworking Hand woodworking Plane an adjacent side at 90° to 3 the face side – use a try square to check for squareness. Then, with a marking gauge set to 63mm, score around the block. This will delineate the width of the mallet. Plane down to the score line. You will now have two sides parallel – repeat the marking and planing process for the other two sides, setting the marking gauge to 90mm and checking for squareness. Leave the PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL T COLLINS wood longer than required – we will adjust the length in a later stage. Using a mortise gauge set to the 2 3 4width of your 25mm chisel, draw a 50mm long mortise centred on the top of the head ... ... and a 38mm long mortise 5centred on the underside. Extend the mortise lines to the Making a 6 face side, then use a bevel gauge to join up the lines across the face sides – this will give you the required angle of the mortise. It will also give you an X-ray view of the internal angle of the Bench mallet mortise. Chopping the mortise 4 5 In Issue 6 we showed you how to make a green Using a brace and 25mm bit, drill woodworking mallet, now 7 a hole vertically halfway through Michael T Collins What you will need: the wood and then repeat from the gives us a refined design for cabinetmakers • Try square other side. It’s important to try to drill • Ruler through the centre of the wood in t’s hard to imagine being a (Quercus virginiana), a very dense and • Mortise gauge order to meet the hole coming from Brace woodworker and not having a heavy wood. -
ST. CHARLES ANTIQUE TOOL AUCTION September 22, 2012, 9:35 AM Harvester Lions Club 4835 Central School Rd
5th Annual ST. CHARLES ANTIQUE TOOL AUCTION September 22, 2012, 9:35 AM Harvester Lions Club 4835 Central School Rd. St. Charles (St. Louis), Missouri 63304 (preview Friday from 2 to 6:30 PM & Saturday 6:30 to 9:30 AM) We have 550+ lots or more of quality antique tools including wooden and iron planes; saws; levels; layout tools; screwdrivers; boring tools; wrenches; leather tools; and several household antiques and kitchen collectibles. 001._____ Stanley #5 30-inch plumb & level with laminated stock, brass corners and top plates, decorative brass side views for level vial, SEPT 1867 patent date stamped into wood, very good overall. 002._____ Pair of Stanley levels: 28 5/16-inch Stanley #3 with brass end and top plates, both vials intact, very good overall; plus a 28-inch #3 SW logo, both vials intact, partial decal on top, very good overall. 003._____ Pair of levels: 28-inch Stanley #0, one corner chipped, otherwise intact and very good; plus a 26-inch Stratton Brothers No. 1 brass bound, numerous nicks and dings, both vials intact, with a good scraping, this one will be very good. 004._____ Pair of Stanley levels: 26-inch brass bound No. 21, both vials intact, very good overall; plus a 24-inch No. 3 SW logo, both vials intact, fine overall. 005._____ Ohio Tool Co. 03C iron smooth plane, fine iron marked OHIO TOOL THISTLE BRAND AUBURN NEW YORK, nice original tote and knob, very good overall. 006._____ Winchester #3091 iron block plane with screw operated blade adjuster, nice original WINCHESTER blade, very good overall.