A "free" Mortise gauge?

[steven c newman]

Barn Sale today....best 2 words I ever hear.....and...
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2 different sales....hammer from an Estate Sale...$1.....the Jack and the mortise gauge were a package deal, for $10.....Points on the gauge are still sharp..DAMHIKT :eek:
However, it was a bit on the Krusty side...
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Yeah.....so, hauled it down to the shop...for a bit of a clean up...
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Watch this space....:D
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Took it all apart....sanded the wood (Rosewood?) smooth...shined the brass fittings up.....the threaded adjuster got it's threads cleaned up, and oiled...
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Not sure which maker used this style of brass slides...
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Apparently, they also used steel rivets to hold the head in one piece....
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All cleaned up, and ready for work.....not too bad for "Free" is it?

[steven c newman]

Ok, that Jack plane was next...Missing a lateral lever ( not that big of a deal) Had the wrong chipbreaker ( a #3 sized one, replaced with a #4 sized one, with the bolt) Replaced the brazed back together lever cap with one that wasn't..
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Under the frog was a nasty mess.
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Frog needed a good cleaning. At least the bolts came out easy enough...except for the one in the clip....decided to leave that one alone..
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A crack turned out to be a clean break...cleaned off the old, dried glue to bare wood...reglued
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This took about.....10 minutes to do....about the same about of time I spent on the iron's back.....another 10 to sharpen.
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Replace the bolts with more correct, for a Type 12, tops, and the short rod. Gave the black areas a spritz of gloss black....put things back together..
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And set up a test track..
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Mr. Barnes' old Jack plane is now back in service...
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At one time, this was a Stanley No. 5, Type 12. Seen a rough life out on the farm. :(

Was a busy weekend of sales....more trophies to show....stay tuned...:D

[steven c newman]

Some of the other "Trophies"....
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$1 LED Flashlight, needed 2 C Batteries
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$1 Octagonal Handled hammer, will need new wedges...
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3 SMALL knives, almost need the Magnifying Glass to see them...$0.15 a piece on the knives...yes, that is a Case Knife, all 2-5/8" long handle of one..
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$4.45 for a WEN No. 930 Power Plane
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Seems to be all there, even runs...
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Sanding/Sharpening Center needed an overhead spot light. $1 Yankee screwdriver bits @ $0.50 each....and two LONG Irwin screwdrivers, @ $0.50 each
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$1 for the 2" wide Stanley chipbreaker and bolt...passed on the bent (BADLY) iron with it. Iron in the photo is from the$10 Jack plane. Lever cap is from the "spares" box in my shop...to replace the Brazed back together one the Jack plane came with.

No picture, but..a 6" Buffer/Polisher...$5....

Not too bad of a weekend? Will have to see how sharp the WEN knives are...looking for any chips....may have to go out any find a manual for it, too..

[John Towns]

Oh my!!! That is quite a score. Well done!

John

[Russell Nugent]

I had no idea WEN was around long enough to have old looking tools

[steven c newman]

Ok..that $1 hammer...
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That had 3 ring-shank nails as a wedge....
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I spent $2.99 counting sales tax to rehab the hammer..
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Both a wooden and a steel wedge were installed, and ground down flush. Rust was wire wheeled off, at least the areas I could get to..
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Handle did have a deep nick or two....gave the handle a wrap, to improve the grip.

Haven't found a maker's name...might be from Plumb?

[Meryl Logue]

These kinds of posts are encouraging to me.