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My five planes.
One piece of junk. One great plane. And three that fall in between. Two of those have potential, one more than the other, and the last, one, well, I don't know.
I should add that I'm just learning this stuff, so if you see me doing something stupid, let me know.
C. S. Osborne Gooseneck upholstery webbing stretcher is a hand stretcher to catch the webbing close to the frame with plenty of leverage. Equally efficient for right or left hand. Extra sturdy construction. Approved favorite. Length 10". Width 4".
Pictures from this year's first Traditional Timber Framing and Full Scribe Log building course. We were building a Norwegian log cabin taught by Norwegian carpenter Marius Holje. As well students built a massive French style timber frame structure from heavy larch timbers using French and Japanese scribe rule centre line layout system. Log building was build using only axes and chisels. No saws were used to cut the joints.
The School begins classes once each year, early in October. Students are divided into sections of 12 students each, and get two hours of classroom instruction and six hours of shop instruction per day, Monday through Friday 8am - 5pm.
Basic Boatbuilding is the focus of the first semester, which runs from early October to late December.
The instructors assume that most, if not all, students have no woodworking skills and proceed from that assumption. The skills taught in the first semester are those essential to boatbuilding, and the course, for that reason, is very "hands-on".
Students learn to sharpen and use all their tools, and participate in a wide range of individual skill-building exercises, from learning to make the joints commonly used in boatbuilding to a series of tools. Basic lathe work is taught. Students learn to draft and make a half-model. Then, working in pairs, they learn to loft a boat full-size on the floor. Finally, working, together as a team, the semester culminates in December as students work together to build a flat-bottomed skiff.
The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding is located in Port Hadlock WA and is a private, accredited non-profit vocational school.
Our mission is to teach and preserve the fine art of wooden boatbuilding and traditional maritime crafts. We build both commissioned and speculative boats for sale while teaching students boatbuilding the skills they need to work in the marine trades.
You can find us on the web at www.nwboatschool.org .
You can reach us via e-mail at info@nwboatschool.org or by calling us at 360-385-4948
I managed to get a puncture in my wheelbarrow over the weekend - ran over a blackthorn spine - so yesterday evening I took the wheel off to repair the tube.
To this end, I fetched a couple of spanners for the securring nuts on the axle tube; well, one spanner and this beastie.
I have no idea how old it is, but my late father gave it to me as part of my 'starter' tool kit when I bought my Morris 1000 in early 1977. He had had it as long as I could remember.
The manufacturer's name, rather crudely stamped above the knurling on the adjustment, is STUBAI. I see that a tool manufacturing company of that name is still operational in Austria. I know that he took a few touring holidays in central Europe both before and after the war, so it's possible he picked it up then.
It's a very hefty item, and has the advantage of clamping a nut or bolt very tightly, leaving no backlash at all in the mechanism, and hence never rounding off. It opens very wide, and is extremely useful in plumbing.
The C. S. Osborne Staple Remover #124 is forged from 4041 alloy tempered steel. Aconsistently made Osborne quality product. Carefully hardened forlasting use. Length of blade 2 1/4". Overall length 6".
The C.S. Osborne staple and tack remover is constructed with the same honest craftsmanship that goes into all Osborne tools. Can also be used for grooving out drawers, so that when reglued they will stick. Made of forged steel with wooden handle. Length of blade 3 1/4". Overall length 6 12". Weight 2 oz.
Pictures from this year's first Traditional Timber Framing and Full Scribe Log building course. We were building a Norwegian log cabin taught by Norwegian carpenter Marius Holje. As well students built a massive French style timber frame structure from heavy larch timbers using French and Japanese scribe rule centre line layout system. Log building was build using only axes and chisels. No saws were used to cut the joints.
C. S. Osborne Bent Ripping Chisel 761 PH 1/2 has a forged steel blade and durable plastic handle. Blade length 5". Overall length 9 3/4".
C.S. Osborne Ripping Hammer is made of forged steel, is balanced and tough. Double edged at correct angles for stripping off old fabric. A favorite with upholsterers. Length of head 5". Width of bits 13/16". Weight 1 1/4 lbs.
Do you live in West Wales (Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire or Ceredigion)? If so, I could photograph you like this FREE of charge. Happy to answer any and all questions - just ask.
Pictures from this year's first Traditional Timber Framing and Full Scribe Log building course. We were building a Norwegian log cabin taught by Norwegian carpenter Marius Holje. As well students built a massive French style timber frame structure from heavy larch timbers using French and Japanese scribe rule centre line layout system. Log building was build using only axes and chisels. No saws were used to cut the joints.
Pictures from this year's first Traditional Timber Framing and Full Scribe Log building course. We were building a Norwegian log cabin taught by Norwegian carpenter Marius Holje. As well students built a massive French style timber frame structure from heavy larch timbers using French and Japanese scribe rule centre line layout system. Log building was build using only axes and chisels. No saws were used to cut the joints.
Pictures from this year's first Traditional Timber Framing and Full Scribe Log building course. We were building a Norwegian log cabin taught by Norwegian carpenter Marius Holje. As well students built a massive French style timber frame structure from heavy larch timbers using French and Japanese scribe rule centre line layout system. Log building was build using only axes and chisels. No saws were used to cut the joints.
This is Ply Grip, also called Curve Grip, Pli Grip, etc. This is used on upholstery that that has a curved edge. staple this to the frame and tuck the fabric into it, clamp the two sides together (a hammer is suggested to close them fully -- tapping should do. There's no need to rare back and swing with all your might). If you use this, the edge on your fabric will be defined, and look much neater than using something like cardboard tackstrip (because the cardboard can't bend like the Ply Grip can!).