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from May 1954 Popular Mechanics
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:41 am
by peterm
Ran across this interesting photo in an article about a Lumber Cafeteria:
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:52 am
by dusty
prmindartmouth wrote:Ran across this interesting photo in an article about a Lumber Cafeteria:
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That's what I have here. A self-service lumber yard.
Neat photo.
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:26 am
by "Wild Bad Bob"
Is that where they pick it out for you and load it for you????!!!!!LOL!!!!!!
There is a great place by me that sells hardwoods and excotics and at great prices, they always ask if they can help you when you walk in the door, I always say back " if you know what species I want and can sellect the board I want go ahead".
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:33 am
by steve4447
I love all of the old period stuff...And the fact that I can remember some of it just makes it better..
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:38 pm
by rcplaneguy
On the pegboard....hatchet, brace and bit, hand drill, etc.
neat!
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:28 pm
by terrydowning
rcplaneguy wrote:On the pegboard....
hatchet, check!
brace and bit, check!
hand drill, check!
etc. check!
neat!
I have most of this readily available (Just not the 10 E/ER stuff
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:49 pm
by BuckeyeDennis
terrydowning wrote:I have most of this readily available (Just not the 10 E/ER stuff
How's about the drawknife? I've got it covered too, 'cept fer that.
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:41 pm
by steve4447
If I was a rich man...
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 12:56 am
by skou
terrydowning wrote:I have most of this readily available (Just not the 10 E/ER stuff.)
You can always fix that.
(You guys KNEW that one was coming from me.):D
steve
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 11:52 am
by terrydowning
I too am lacking a draw knife at present.
As to lacking a 10 ER:
I'd rather spend my limited hobby budget on expanding my vintage hand tool set. I'm making a concerted effort to switch to hand tools. Much quieter, Much less dust, (shavings yes, dust not so much) Way less storage space required. I can actually work at my bench while my wife's car is in the garage!!
I am retaining my SS as I do prefer using a bandsaw for resawing (resawing by hand sucks!) There are times when a jointer is very useful especially if you have a lot of stock to prep. I still prefer machines for the engineered products like MDF and plywood as well. And of course lathe operations. Someday I will build a human powered lathe but that is a bucket list item and not on any present to do list. Cost of Materials, Time, Storage space etc. all come in to play on that.