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These gouges and chisels came to me forty years ago, after my grandfather passed away. They belonged to his father, and very likely to his grandfather in the first place. They were made by Wm. Marples & Sons of Sheffield, a company begun around 1830, and for several generations thereafter one of the largest and most highly respected edge-tool makers in the world.
I have blogged some interesting details, showing how my own natural interest and aptitude for woodcarving may be innate, coming from ancestors who were in the coach-building trade in Lancashire a century and a half ago.
Here is the link to my blog: andrewsnotes.blogspot.ca/
Detail of log outbuilding. That's a normal-size door.You can see how large the logs were that the settlers had to hew and fit (notice corner detail ). Hard, time-consuming labor without power tools.
Some collection of completed orders. It is not often possible to put together so many of our creations that has been made in a while. This morning before saying "Goodbye" to our work we had a chance to document this happen.
Traditional north European woodworking carpenters axe. Laminated steel. Turpentine, beeswax and linseedoil mixture for the steel as the treatment for anti rust. 3 1/2" faxe. Rockwell 60 (HRC). Linseedoiled and beeswaxed 18" elm wood handle.
Available to order: neemantools@gmail.com
Traditional north European wood carvers and chair makers curved adze. Laminated steel. 2 1/2" blade width. 6" axe head. Turpentine, beeswax and linseed oil mixture for the steel as the treatment for anti rust. Rockwell 60 (HRC). Linseedoiled and beeswaxed 18" elm wood handle.
Available to order: neemantools@gmail.com
Title / Titre :
Worker using a pick-axe on a railway line /
Un ouvrier frappe du pic sur une voie ferrée
Creator(s) / Créateur(s) : Nicholas Morant
Date(s) : February 1943 / février 1943
Reference No. / Numéro de référence : ITEM 3196405, 3625601
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Location / Lieu : Unknown / Inconnu
Credit / Mention de source :
Nicholas Morant. National Film Board. Still Photography Division. Library and Archives Canada, e000761138 /
Nicholas Morant. Office national du film du Canada. Service de la photographie. Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, e000761138
Some collection of completed orders. It is not often possible to put together so many of our creations that has been made in a while. This morning before saying "Goodbye" to our work we had a chance to document this happen.
fun fact:
Two easy steps on how to calculate board feet of wood in a standing tree or log
(1) First measure the diameter of the tree (or log) at breast height and the height of the tree up to the minimum log diameter (where the tree is approximately 8" to 10" wide).
(2) Then input the following the formula and compute:
Area = radius^2 * π (PI) ([diameter/2]^2 * 3.14)
Cubic Feet = Area (ft) x Height (ft) / 4 (4 accounts for tree taper)
Board Feet = Cubic Feet * 12
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