To be continued...

[steven c newman]

Spent $23 today, dodging rain drops...and trying to keep from getting blown off the roads...nasty weather..
So...what was the cash for?
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12" level...vials work..steel instead of brass hardware..$2
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$1 for a small marking gauge...still has the ruler markings intact...
Which leaves..$20, right?
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Ash. Even that 2x...,mostly 4/4 x 6" had to cut some of the boards down..to fit in the van. Most of these are between 6 and 7 feet long..
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Still raining outside...will wait for a clear day, tomorrow?

Something about a new desk to sit my computer on....
Stay tuned:D

[steven c newman]

Have a backsaw that needs a new handle.....that 2 x 6 will provide the wood for that...
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Intend to use this handle as a pattern...
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As this saw is missing the lower section of it's handle. Both are made by Disston..5" x 28" saw. Only difference between the two is where the label screw is located...
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This one was made for Goodell Pratt Co. Toolsmiths....wondering if I need to put the label screw in the top, or like the Langdon version at the bottom?

[steven c newman]

laid up for a few days.:mad:...soles of my feet have splits in them..:o..makes walking a bit painful..:(..meds are in place...:p

Need to draw up a plan for the computer desk project.....need to get a few measurements to figure a cut list. Frame and raised panels for the sides....that show...inside the knee hole, may just use a plywood panel....one "bank" of drawers, plus a wide, shallow drawer above my knees. left side will not get any drawers....right side will get 3 drawers.

IF I can get back to the shop, when the feet are healed up...I may start on the saw handle, first.
Stay tuned....:D

[steven c newman]

was able to get a few measurements for the desk build...I figure I can sit back, and draw up a Plan, of some sort....to replace the old desk I am using right now..

Need 3 Frame & raised panel sides...two for around the drawers, and one for the left side.
Need web frames for the drawers to slide on..
Need a webframe across the top, to connect the left side to the drawer sides...and to attach the 3/4 x 26" x 50" top to the desk.
Trying to decide on two narrow drawers over the knee hole...or just one WIDE drawer....two @ 14" is better than one at 28"...when it is only 2" deep...

Need to remove the handle from both Disston saws....use the good one as a pattern, the broken one to lay out the holes for the bolts...
Stay tuned....

[steven c newman]

In the meantime....decided to replace the drck on the #2246 Mitre Box...as the OEM was a bit chewed up..
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Soooo......
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A 1/2" thick Poplar board was trimmed down. Back corner needed a bevel milled ( Stanley No. 3c) and two dados cut....#358 to cut the walls of the dado, couple chisels and a mallet to remove the waste..Yankee screwdriver to remove and install 10 tiny, Phillips head screws. Will try to match the "Pumpkin Pine orange" stain later...
Also gave this tool...
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A coat of a dark brown stain, after I peeled the $2 sticker off...waiting for the stain to cure,,,may give it a coat of varnish....steel hardware, 12" long..both vials intact and working great...not sure who made it...no markings found. might be a Stanley?

this being a Monday :mad:, shop is closed, anyway.
Stay tuned for Tuesday..:D

[steven c newman]

Checked on the paint job..
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And the varnish job...
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3 North Brothers, and a Millers Falls made for Craftsman...and a look at a rehabbed level..
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may have been made when Brass was scarce? 12" long. Even the end plates are steel...and all have slotted screws...
neighbor dropped an old apple tree...
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I might see IF I could grab a few pieces...besides the one IN my yard..
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We'll see.
Now, anyone see this type of drill bit, before?
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Morse of New Bedford, Mass....High-speed CO...
used to seeing other types of bits..
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Like these....but not ones with a Morse tapered shank....that does not fit anything I have in the shop...

[steven c newman]

problems with all the rain, lately..
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yep, right where I work....took the Goodell Pratt saw apart...and cleaned the plate..
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And, shined the brass..
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handle needs either replaced, or repaired...will try both...
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Readable etch...something about Toolsmiths? Henry Disston & Sons etch on the spine.
needed to clear away the top of the saw..
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have some resaw work to do,, after a couple cross cuts, had to drag out stuff for that..
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Need to cut all the way around the blank, with the fence just a hair over 5/4" from the blade....then the bandsaw to finish the cut..
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This is the "cut-off" had to plane that black area off on the main blank..Used the 4 bolt handle from the Langdon's saw as a pattern
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Both from Henry Disston & Sons...even the hardware was the same.
Stay tuned for part 2..

[steven c newman]

Ok, part 2...the two handles seem to match..
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need to remove the Langdon's handle, to trace around it...found something ...weird, going on..
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Missing a bit of steel? At least the etch matches the handle..
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bandsaw to cut the blank out...
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Forstner bit to open the hand hole,,,,need to clean that up, and shape the handle...so it looks like a saw handle...
other parts are sitting in the clamps..
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Tomorrow, I may try to blend things together on this mess....need to get the sanding drums set up for both handles...and see which looks the best...
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Would have used Apple,,,afraid this is a might too green for that...
Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Took the day off...feet are still hurting....then running errands with the Boss....need nap, with my feet up in the air....yeah...right...

Have a large drum sander for use in a drill....may use that to shape the hand hole....Dremel and it's sanding drums for detail work.

[steven c newman]

Might be a while...
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We seem to have a water problem around here...
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Entrance to the local ER.....they had to close for the night....back in business this morning, now..

[steven c newman]

Higher ground had a couple of yard sales to go to...
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And, since I can't hide out in the shop....Honey-do project, again...
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Back porch has a new screendoor...except I will be adding a latch, and a doggy-door...tomorrow...and arguing over where to put that second porch umbrella the Boss bought, today....

[steven c newman]

had small "scrub" trees to cut down....hedges out front have been trimmed, will have to wash the arms, as there was a bit of Sumac in them...back is now hurting....going to sit a while, and enjoy a "Cold One"...2 straight days of no rain..

[steven c newman]

$2 brace is cleaned up, and working very well...
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Still has rusty oil coming up....ratchet was rusted up badly...
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Barber's Improved chuck, with alligator ( toothed) jaws...that have their intact spring...
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These even hold round shanked bits quite well...
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10" sweep, hardwood handles....might be a PS&W Co. or a Millers Falls model?

[steven c newman]

Ok...remember that broken handle on the Goodell Pratt CO. mitre saw?
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last seen sitting in a couple clamps, as I was "grafting" on a repair..
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Well, today it came out of the clamps. A Dremel and a sanding drum for it....blended the two parts into one, stripped the old finish off....
Placed the sanded handle back onto it's saw blade..
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Even "clocked" the slots of the screws...then a coat of stain...
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Will let this dry...then add a coat of varnish....I also put the "pattern" handle back onto it'd own plate..
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The 3 bolt saw is for a Stanley No. 358 Mitre Box....that big saw is for...
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The Langdon No. 75 Mitre Box. As for the "new" handle blank..
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maybe a day when I get bored...or...need a replacement handle for yet another broken down saw...

[steven c newman]

Ok, trying to put all the toys away, and clear off the workbench....Have 2 too many mitre boxes...is that a problem?

have a very rough draft of a plan for the new Computer Desk......need to sit down, and do a bit of drawing....and come up with a "Cut List"....figure the huge stack of Ash 1 x 6s has had enough time to get used to my house...may see about gluing up the top? 3/4 x 26" x 50" (then decide on any breadboard ends...) need 3 Frame & Raised Panel sides to lay out. Panel raising with the P. Sellers No. 4.....

Need to plan out a "hutch" to better fit the computer stuff...after the main desk is built...
Stay tuned...

Did a bit of drawing...rough drawing:411919
Need to build three side panels:
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Will need 12 raised panels, out of that long, figured 1 x 6
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I think there is a second, shorter length under the pile,,,came from the same board..
As for the space for my knees to go under the desk..
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rather than a single 28" wide drawer, decided on 2 narrower drawers...only 2" by 14"...Does mean I need to make an upper and lower frame with runners and guides....Ash for the "front"....may cut both the drawer fronts and the front rails from the same plank....

Well..it IS a start....Stay tuned

[steven c newman]

So...do I start a new thread about this desk build...going to be a long one.

Or, keep posting to this thread...?

[steven c newman]

Thread has been started...enjoy.