Recent content by msgtsmithret

I agree. This has to be a quality repair. Too many skilled craftsmen watching!

That got me to thinking. It might not do well with the stress of a jack plane hogging off thick curls of waste. I believe I have to try a repair there. Thanks.

Your work is SUPERB sir!

So far on the Stanley Bailey plane . . . I have removed a healthy pile of sawdust and unidentifiable gunk using a bamboo stick. Having done so I was able to see two patent dates and a lower, flat frog rib that positively identifies it as a type 9 no. 5 Jack plane made between 1902 and 1907...

By the way I do see a flaw that may or may not present a really challenge. Do you see it?

Well that was fast! With the holiday on Monday I was pleasantly surprised to find this box at home this evening. Time to get to work cleaning and inspecting.

I accept your challenge sir. It looks pretty rough so even if my work ***** it will end up looking better!

I'm late to the conversation but thanks for the answer. I have owned a Blue Banner hacksaw for years and had no idea it was a Woolworths item

I have been an automotive and truck technician since the late 1970s and have seen many changes take place since then. Just compare a 1977 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup to the new 2023s being built now. That pretty well sums up the changes. Today's pickups are stronger, last longer and pollute FAR less...

Had the same Navy logo stamped on some boxes too. Very cool!

My son went out of state to visit an old college buddy. He has been there for a day and the buddy mentioned that he bought several pallets of NOS tools. Military stuff. From WW2. He started texting me photos and asked did I want any. Uh-huh . . . . yeah. I can't wait to see what he brings home!

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I've been collecting tools for a long time and I have made a few displays at the auto repair shops I've run. So word got around that I collect and restore old tools. One guy called me up, said his dad had passed a few months back, and he wanted to share those tools he didn't want to keep. I...

That Coleman camp table . . . WOW!