woodworkingboy
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Those are some beautiful restorations on the Farmall and truck, only lots of hours put in can do that
I have this old blacksmith made utensil that was used to hang a kettle above the open fire in in a Japanese farmhouse. The device could adjust distance from the heat so as to regulate cooking. The hook slides on it's rod and can elongate by about 25 inches, adjusted by moving the horizontal piece that allows the the rod to slide, or bites down on it to hold in place wherever you want. All the fittings are very cleanly made, and the hook can turn on the shaft. Some excellent work, and there is a nice patina on the steel from the smoke and being handled. These were made in varying designs, this one having a bit more precision than most I have seen, and works very nicely. I have it hanging above the wood stove in my shop.
The other photo is an old English drawknife. From where I obtained it when doing chair work there myself, I know that it was used for chairmaking, and that is pretty much what I still use it for as well. Not so much life left in the blade, it had been used a lot before I found it, but it still takes a keen edge and holds it well. Stamped in the steel is the date, 1913, and the name Sorby. Sorby is the highly recognized name of a company that made, I think still makes woodworking tools in Great Bratain. You can see that the right handle has been worn almost completely flat from originally being round. Someone sure liked using this tool.
I have this old blacksmith made utensil that was used to hang a kettle above the open fire in in a Japanese farmhouse. The device could adjust distance from the heat so as to regulate cooking. The hook slides on it's rod and can elongate by about 25 inches, adjusted by moving the horizontal piece that allows the the rod to slide, or bites down on it to hold in place wherever you want. All the fittings are very cleanly made, and the hook can turn on the shaft. Some excellent work, and there is a nice patina on the steel from the smoke and being handled. These were made in varying designs, this one having a bit more precision than most I have seen, and works very nicely. I have it hanging above the wood stove in my shop.
The other photo is an old English drawknife. From where I obtained it when doing chair work there myself, I know that it was used for chairmaking, and that is pretty much what I still use it for as well. Not so much life left in the blade, it had been used a lot before I found it, but it still takes a keen edge and holds it well. Stamped in the steel is the date, 1913, and the name Sorby. Sorby is the highly recognized name of a company that made, I think still makes woodworking tools in Great Bratain. You can see that the right handle has been worn almost completely flat from originally being round. Someone sure liked using this tool.
Good memories.
