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Post by jake on Nov 29, 2007 13:33:53 GMT
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Post by Alf on Nov 29, 2007 14:57:22 GMT
Gonna be a lot of fun finding out either way, and "patternmaker" is usually a hopeful sign. More pics when you get it would be nice.  Cheers, Alf |
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Post by jake on Nov 29, 2007 15:29:53 GMT
Gonna be a lot of fun finding out either way, and "patternmaker" is usually a hopeful sign. More pics when you get it would be nice. Yep, I think I spy handles of nice-looking paring chisels. There'll probably all be a load of gouges, given the propellor making thing, but that's OK as I have none, not one, of them - just as with moulding planes. The shoulder plane looks interestingish. The pictures to come are the point of the thread... got to wait patiently for a week or more to see for myself though... |
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Post by jfc on Nov 29, 2007 16:56:10 GMT
Hey that looks more fun than my buying every saw on ebay game . Buying old tat you cant even see game sounds great fun ;D
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Post by jake on Nov 29, 2007 17:32:32 GMT
Hey I sneaked out two saws under your nose.
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Post by jfc on Nov 29, 2007 18:50:05 GMT
why i orta ;D what ones did you buy ?
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Post by Scrit on Nov 29, 2007 19:13:48 GMT
Hmmmm. Potentially nice little infill shoulder plane there, and certainly an interesting brass-bound ebony screw stem mortise gauge, plus loads of other stuff. You could have done well, there, Jake
Scrit
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Post by jake on Nov 29, 2007 19:29:29 GMT
I've got my fingers crossed, Scrit.
The two to the left of the chest, Jason!
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Post by jake on Jun 25, 2008 14:36:16 GMT
Erm, it took a while for it to be collected and delivered, and I kind of forgot this thread: time for a resurrection. Let's start with the contents of the insert trays (there's three of them, one out of shot):  Well I got some of these   and, lucky me, some of these rusty files (I don't think those file cards will be man enough to sort them out):  This is getting better, let's have some chisels:  That's some mortice chisels (including some tiny ones, 1/8 and 1/16, guessing from memory):   Some (what are now, but interestingly uniform, so maybe they always were) butt chisels (why would anyone want two pairs, though?):  Some pretty ordinary bevel edge chisels (but the two small ones really are very delicate):  And some gouges:  Then there's a few little slip stones (including one which shows that at least one of the gouges was well used!)  Some brace bits (and a modern interloper) and a pad saw  Some dividers, bradawls, pliers, a Stanley (Sweetheart) marking guage and a Morrills sawset:  Spare handles, bradawls, gimlet, screwdriver, chalk (wow!), wooden spokeshave blades:  More gimlets, and a load of drill and brace bits, from reduced shank lip and spur, through to spoon bits:  Five more marking/mortice gauges, some home made, some not:  Some wooden spokeshaves:  and a couple of bits and pieces:  the iron's a bit short! It's marked Thackarey, nothing on the body, really quite clean, mahogany wedge, very tight mouth - needs a little tidying up and a good sharpen:  That's it for now - when I get around to another photo session, I'll start on this lot:  |
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Post by Alf on Jun 25, 2008 16:22:34 GMT
Oooooo, fun. ;D Reminds me a lot of my two; damn good fun going through it all to see what you've got. Beats a Christmas stocking.
Looks like you might have the side handle for the egg beater in one of the tills possibly? And is that a plough iron there - plough in there some place? The short iron on the shoulder plane is a Good Sign - shows it works and was well loved. I'm sure Ray Iles or someone could sort you out a new one if required. The only Thackeray British Planemakers has is as follows:
Thackeray, John William.
Leeds.
Wesley Rd., Armley <1893>
67 Old Row, Armley 1907-1912
Ivy Works, 51 Old Row, Armley <1930
Metal plane maker.
Cheers, Alf
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Post by paulchapman on Jun 25, 2008 17:11:23 GMT
Looks like some good stuff amongst that lot. Cheers  Paul |
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Post by jake on Jun 26, 2008 9:11:22 GMT
Oooooo, fun. ;D Reminds me a lot of my two; Mmmmeeeeep! Ha, it does so - it was a while ago, but I was a bit like a child when it arrived, 'and this' 'oh and one of those' etc. Sadly, I've been doing too much other stuff to give it any attention this year so far, so the photo session was like doing that all over again. I can't remember what's in the box, exactly. Good spot - I think. Could well be, I can't recall - there are a bunch of wooden planes, mostly moulding planes. We'll find out in part 2! Yep - it's got a few years left in it, I reckon. Hey thanks - that's him - I definitely remember Leeds being on there, and maybe Armley. I'll see if there's any more address. |
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Post by Alf on Jun 26, 2008 13:02:38 GMT
Oooooo, fun. ;D Reminds me a lot of my two; Mmmmeeeeep! <takes bow> Nice to know I've not totally lost the art. ;D |
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Post by mrspanton on Jun 26, 2008 14:53:26 GMT
How much did you give for that lot?
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Post by jake on Jun 26, 2008 15:11:10 GMT
A lot - £250, I think it was. Plus £50 for transport.
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Post by engineerone on Jun 26, 2008 19:53:48 GMT
come on jake that seems to be only about £1.00 per tool, so the box was £50 ;D even if you lose half, or sell them to "collectors" they still won't cost much more than a couple of quid each. strikes me as a decent deal. some fine looking stuff  paul |
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Post by jake on Jun 26, 2008 20:41:22 GMT
I'm not complaining - overall, there's more than £300 worth of tools there, individually. It's just not a hideous gloat like getting it for £50 or something.
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Post by robo on Jun 26, 2008 22:43:32 GMT
Jake you lucky so and so Because I used to live in Armley, I went after a similar Thackery last year - pulled out as it went for silly money! R |
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Post by jake on Jun 27, 2008 11:07:48 GMT
Is anyone a T Smith?
I went through the tray of drills and bits properly last night - right at the bottom was the guy's very neat "T Smith" stamp. Not much use to me!
Some interesting stuff - among the spoon bits there are some very small and delicate ones (a few mm wide), some spoon bits which whorl into a twist/snail shape at the end (there's no doubt a name for them, but I've never come across them before),
three Marples brace countersinks, and bunch more all-metal chiselling/levering tools - much smaller than the big ones in the first picture above (not the cold chisels, but the odder ones in the middle), some Dormer bits obviously for a machine collet, and some normal twist drill, but for a brace - and loads of gimlets, must be about six in total.
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Post by Alf on Jun 27, 2008 12:07:39 GMT
...some spoon bits which whorl into a twist/snail shape at the end (there's no doubt a name for them, but I've never come across them before) Sounds like a Shell Gimlet Bit which has a shell body with a lead screw. You might find my picture quiz here handy for odd bit-identification. Cheers, Alf |
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Jun 27, 2008 12:58:58 GMT
snip You might find my picture quiz here handy for odd bit-identification. Cheers, Alf No good to me ;D ;D ;D  cheers Jacob |
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Post by jake on Jun 27, 2008 13:11:18 GMT
I love the grammer - real nice, real, real nice.
Shell gimlet sounds about right (but you lacked a photo of one, I note). I'll bung up a photo of my small set over the weekend. Have to try them too - weird looking things.
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Post by jake on Jun 27, 2008 13:12:58 GMT
I also like the advert - "Toilet - No septic. Made in Canada." Ha ha.
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Post by jake on Jun 27, 2008 13:39:20 GMT
Jake you lucky so and so Because I used to live in Armley, I went after a similar Thackery last year - pulled out as it went for silly money! R It seems like a nice plane - not that I've got any other infill planes to compare it with. Very, very, tight mouth. I haven't quite mastered setting it *just* right yet. |
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Post by Alf on Jun 27, 2008 15:21:19 GMT
Shell gimlet sounds about right (but you lacked a photo of one, I note). Yeah, kept meaning to go back to that and do a more complete rundown for my site, but you know how it is.  Cheers, Alf |
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