Went to the Tractor Fest this morning...walked through almost a mile of vendors....among the treasures I picked..
Tractor Fest 2019, woodies.JPG
You can just barely see the handle....spent $5 on it, too...
Tractor Fest 2019, Stanley spokeshave back.JPG
Iron is stamped as a Stanley Rule & Level Co. iron....not much else in the way of markings...but..
Tractor Fest 2019, Stanley spokeshave front.JPG
There is a brass thumbscrew. The "frame" it sits in is hinged....and there are springs in the "sole" of the frame...needs cleaned up, and sharpened.
Then there was this, for $10..
Tractor Fest 2019, Yankee 41.JPG
Why a ten spot? Well.....
Tractor Fest 2019, Yankee bits.JPG
When there are 8 bits out of 8 bits...North Bros. #41, one patent date. Needs a drop of oil, and buff it out a bit.....and this was just 1/2 of my haul, this morning.
So....why the hinged frame, with springs?