steven c newman
11-25-2017, 10:04 AM
While driving the Boss around while she was shopping Friday.....decided to shop a bit for myself. Stopped at a converted lumberyard place, that is now an Antique Store. Walked straight through the "Showroom" as these were too high priced for me. Out a side door to the old lumber storage barn....
IF things are found in the barn, rather than the show room, very good deals can be had......
372181
Like this 4" x 24" back saw wannabe....A tad rusty, but not pitted. Plate was straight, and the teeth had set, and were quite sharp....a "diamond in the rough". Carried this "treasure to the front desk.....noticed two wood bodied molding planes hanging on the wall....when last I saw those two, they were covered in yellow fuzzy mold, and could have been had for $5 each......all cleaned up, and in the Showroom....they were marked as $42..EACH....ouch.
Saw had some good points and some not so good ones. One "good point"? Price was $5.38 counting sales taxes......
Bad points? Mainly the bolts, holding that blocky, blister causing handle in place...
372182
yeah....these will have to be removed and tossed far away
372183
Anyone need some mini-carriage bolts? Didn't think so...
How about these, instead?
372184
Rounded the sharp corners off on the handle..
372185
Looks like I need to sharpen a forstner bit....
Once my hand liked the fit of the handle, and the plate was all nice and shiny..
372186
I re-assemble the saw, gave the handle a wipe-on coat of Amber Shellac, and set up a mitre box for the test runs..
372187
I think this will do....NOW I can send out the other saw to be sharpened. Mitre box is a Stanley #2246. The saw that needs sharpened is a 4"x 26".
372188
The "new" one cuts fast, and straight, no binding. And..no blisters on my hand. I can use this mitresaw for stock that is too long for the Langdon to hold, as things are in the way over there. Here, I can trim down 8' planks to length. Might be worth the price of the saw.....
IF things are found in the barn, rather than the show room, very good deals can be had......
372181
Like this 4" x 24" back saw wannabe....A tad rusty, but not pitted. Plate was straight, and the teeth had set, and were quite sharp....a "diamond in the rough". Carried this "treasure to the front desk.....noticed two wood bodied molding planes hanging on the wall....when last I saw those two, they were covered in yellow fuzzy mold, and could have been had for $5 each......all cleaned up, and in the Showroom....they were marked as $42..EACH....ouch.
Saw had some good points and some not so good ones. One "good point"? Price was $5.38 counting sales taxes......
Bad points? Mainly the bolts, holding that blocky, blister causing handle in place...
372182
yeah....these will have to be removed and tossed far away
372183
Anyone need some mini-carriage bolts? Didn't think so...
How about these, instead?
372184
Rounded the sharp corners off on the handle..
372185
Looks like I need to sharpen a forstner bit....
Once my hand liked the fit of the handle, and the plate was all nice and shiny..
372186
I re-assemble the saw, gave the handle a wipe-on coat of Amber Shellac, and set up a mitre box for the test runs..
372187
I think this will do....NOW I can send out the other saw to be sharpened. Mitre box is a Stanley #2246. The saw that needs sharpened is a 4"x 26".
372188
The "new" one cuts fast, and straight, no binding. And..no blisters on my hand. I can use this mitresaw for stock that is too long for the Langdon to hold, as things are in the way over there. Here, I can trim down 8' planks to length. Might be worth the price of the saw.....