George Sanders
11-12-2006, 10:41 AM
I went to the local flea market and found the mother of all miter saws. It's a Disston made from 1896 to 1917 with an unknown miter machine. The blade is 30" long by 6" deep with 10 tpi. Price was $15.
I traded some things for a Martin's spokeshave and a Stanley #80 scraper. Went on to buy a Consolidated Tool Works breast drill with an unknown 1 15/16 bit for $10. Found some Jennings bits for 50 cents each and a nice unmarked saw vice for $3. I paid about $6 apiece for the chisels. One 1/2 Witherby, a 1/8 Samson, 3/4 Jaxon, 1/4 Japan. All told I spent about $60.
Now to clean, sharpen and (the fun part) use everything.
I traded some things for a Martin's spokeshave and a Stanley #80 scraper. Went on to buy a Consolidated Tool Works breast drill with an unknown 1 15/16 bit for $10. Found some Jennings bits for 50 cents each and a nice unmarked saw vice for $3. I paid about $6 apiece for the chisels. One 1/2 Witherby, a 1/8 Samson, 3/4 Jaxon, 1/4 Japan. All told I spent about $60.
Now to clean, sharpen and (the fun part) use everything.