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44275 "Todd Hiner" <thiner@m...> 1998‑06‑02 Bio/Out of the lurk mode. Re: Two man saws.
Hopefully this doesn't get lost in the shuffle of FMM, anyway here goes.

    I live in Billings, MT work in a bank and officiate basketball on the
side.  Married, 29 years old, no children.  Previous to my banking, I worked
for  the U.S. Forest Service for 8 years, as both a seasonal and fulltime
Wilderness Guard in the Bob Marshall Wilderness of North Central Montana.
Great job, horseback 150+ days a year in the backcountry (no supervisors
within two days ride.)  Learned all about crosscut saws and bucksaws.  I'll
followup the thread on two man saws separately.

    Rather new at this woodworking/old tool stuff, although my father was a
shop teacher for seven years.  SWMBO bought me some clamps, mitre saw, and a
Workmate for this past Christmas, in order to make her some picture frames.
I made one.  Needed way more tools ;-)  So proceeded to search my fathers,
grandfathers, uncle's shops for tools they no longer "needed".  My dad's and
uncle's stuff was mostly pretty basic stuff (chisels, tape, bevel).  But
grampa had stuff that I needed to know more about.  A few planes (15),
wooden planes (7), 4 brace and bits, lots of saws, marking gauges, etc.  He
said he had no use for all that junk, so I relieved him of the bulk of it.
After gathering the haul, I started searching to identify the individual
planes.  Turns out, I did alright   Two #45's (even the slitters),  #2,
#3, #4, #4 1/2  all early types (<10) I figured were the best finds.  I
haven't found a type study for the #45's, any help?

    The Workmate quickly proved inadequate, so a trip to the lumberyard
yielded way more maple than I intended, oh well.  Eventually a work bench
was completed, 2 vises, more chisels were needed of course.  Next, all I
could think about was how to get my next lumber purchase to my shop.  SWMBO
doesn't understand the necessity of such a large bench, and the quantities
of wood and tools needed for making picture frames.  So, a jewelry box was
made as a goodwill offering.  Most of my projects, to date have been things
of that size, I think a entertainment center may be my next project.
Although I may have to put that off, until I get the proper tools for a
project of that size ;-)

Todd Hiner
thiner@m...



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