Antique refurb

[Mike Davis]

I bought this old inshave, is that the proper name?

Knowing it would need a lot of work, I call it buying work, as if I didn't have enough to do already.

So far I have turned the new handles.

They're not installed yet. I still have to regrind, and polish the steel, make brass plates for the ends of the handles and put it all together.

On the way to a gloat! It was only $6 at the local antique store.

 

[Trent Mason]

Mike, that looks like a cool score. The handles look REALLY nice! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap I'm not sure exactly what that thing is, but the picture you took of it looks to reveal its purpose. Perhaps an older version of a cabinet plane (?). I'm not sure if that's what it's called, but I've been told that they are good to have. I had the pleasure (deep sarcasm) of perusing through an antique store here a few months ago with my ex and all they had were excuses for furniture and a few terrible paintings. If there would've been ONE tool in that place, I probably wouldv'e bought it, just to get us out of there. I think that was the same day that Jeremy or someone bought an old Stanley plane that they refurbished. Nice score!

Trent

 

[rbdoby]

Nice find Mike!

I like handles you turned. Do they just drive on or is there some kind of nut that hold them on?

Rick Doby

 

[LeftyTom]

Mike, I wanna say it is named something else, but the term escapes me. Is it used to scoop out the contour of a chair seat?

 

[Mike Davis]

Rick,

Thanks, the old handles were driven on and the end of the stake was bent over. I'm going to make brass plates for each end and rivet the end of the metal to hold it tight. That's one of the old handles there beside the new.

Tom,

Yes it is for hollowing out chair seats. It's like a bent draw knife. Just looked it up, INSHAVE is the right name.

http://www.traditionalwoodworker.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_280/products_id/2088

 

[LeftyTom]

Mike, don't rat me out to Saint Roy, for forgetting a handtool name. :eusa_pray

 

[RandyJ]

Mike, You're not "on the way to a gloat", that's TWO gloats! One for the handles (great job) and one for scoring an old tool for a great price!

You'll have another gloat after you clean her up and make her shiny!!!:icon_thum

Multiple SUCKS to you my friend:eusa_clap.

 

[brent innc]

It is to big for an inshave. It appears to be a cooper's drawknofe.....used to make the staves concave.