Whee down the slippery slope

[Bart Leetch]

Somebody throw me a rope.

So last week I picked up a Wooden adjustable Stanley level pat date 1890 about 28" long works great, a marking Gauge split beam with a pin on both ends (unknown manufacture) a Stanley 51 spoke shave & a Millers Falls 2 speed Shoulder Drill ( I think thats the name) Total cost $75.

I collect old tools more often now days & even use them on occasion.

[Bart Leetch]

Brrrr kinda cold here on the Neanderthal side.

[Jim Young]

Is that display in your shop?

[Bart Leetch]

Yes Jim it's my shop clock made out of old fence cedar & planes restored to good working condition.

[John Miliunas]

In keeping within the Neander bi-laws, I can only assume that's a wind-up clock?!

[Bart Leetch]

Yep sure is John I wound up putting a battery in it. No tail though.

Nice thing is that the only cost for the clock was the numbers & the planes.

Making the clock was easy restoring the planes took a little longer.

[Tom Scott]

Bart,
I just hope that clock is not too high so you can reach up and use those planes every now and then.

[Marc Hills]

"it's my shop clock made out of old fence cedar & planes restored to good working condition"

You should post an article on restoring old fence cedar to good working condition. I find the new fence cedar doesn't work near as well as the old stuff, expecially the pre-war cedar.

Marc

[Bart Leetch]

The ceiling is only 7'10" so the clock is just right to reach up & get the planes down for use.

The only restoring I did to the cedar was to make sure that there was not any dirt on or metal in the board before sawing.