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Hatter4

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humanshoes, what I would use is boiled linseed oil. I use it on my finishing bench, bottom board, and some tools. I never had a problem. sometimes I need to re-sand it and ad new linseed oil.
 

John Galt

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Thanks, JG. I'll get in touch with him Monday. I'll let you know how it goes.

Humanshoes - that is some beautiful work. What kind of wood do you use?

Hatter - what I love about your tools is that they are works of art all by themselves. It's great just looking at them. Thanks.

+1 x2 re HS' work and H4's tools.

The bell spinner and giant rounding jack are stunning. Your collection is truly awesome. Thank you for sharing it with us.
 

bloc

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Just pulled apart an old sweat, ferrule it appears to be 30 pound salt water monofilament. I was thinking thin swizzle stirrers may work as a ferrule. Just a thought. Looking for some swizzlers HA! BTW Humanshoes your on it as to fishing line! Regards!

What's a swizzle stirrer??
 

John Galt

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They're brass. Do you think that's a problem?

Well, not for many years probably, but vintage men's hats often have green verdigris from brass (I believe ?) ferrules, so I went with steel roll pins to try to avoid that.

(Didn't see Olė'a post - what he said).
 

John Galt

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Received the new rounding jack today. Pleasantly surprised to learn it takes old flat razor blades - pulled out to demonstrate.

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The ruler is interesting - it is imprinted onto the body, the rest of which has been stained.

I've photographed the hardware - maybe it will help some of you guys:

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John Galt

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I find no maker's mark. This appears to be a much newer version than the one that takes a carbon steel blade. Wood looks to be poplar.
 

John Galt

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Hatters irons found at an antique store today for $5 each. I'm confident they are not toys because they have adult sized handles.

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Still have to sand rust off of one .
 

John Galt

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Candlestick holder spinner conversions. The broader based one is shorter & more stable. I'll be adding a wider base to the other, which was the prototype.

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Having no boiled linseed oil handy, I oiled the spindle with teak oil, which is also good choice for hardwood because it "hardens in the wood not on the wood." Then I waxed it.

A note: If you try this project (and why not, it's an easy one) make sure to sand the taper hole well to remove any wax residue before gluing the spindle in.
 

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