GottMitUns Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I have been walking by these tools for the last year in a junk shop I pick stuff up in for a couple of years now. I figured everyone here might like to see themRussell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Drool, drool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 That winch would be a dreamy to have! I would find uses for it, even if I had to make them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Oh come now Vaughn, be honest. You've always wanted your own rack in the dungeon ( I mean basement). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Greetings,The rack would be handy for newbies who don't research first . I wish I had it a while back for a few non attentive students .Forge on and make beautiful thingsJim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Bedroom?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 What does the price tag say??That pink grindstone is cool - I reckon the wooden bearing/spindle would need frequent replacement though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkmas Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Looks like what my wife uses to wash my work clothes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 The grinding wheel looks like a converted mill stone with the rough side. There was one back home that was on a ranch outside of town. As I remember it was around 8" wide, and around 4'? In diameter in a cast iron housing. If I ever get back that way I need to get some pictures of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 jkmas; she beats your clothes with chains? Does she let you take them off first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottMitUns Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Ausfire, I think the winch had 225.00 on it. I will look next time I am in there.RWD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 The grinding wheel looks like a converted mill stone with the rough side. There was one back home that was on a ranch outside of town. As I remember it was around 8" wide, and around 4'? In diameter in a cast iron housing. If I ever get back that way I need to get some pictures of it.Yes, some of those old stones were huge. We have one somewhere - I'll get a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Always, fun to look at old tools and stuff! As always thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Here's a pic of a big stone. The smaller one is made in the U.S. Patented 1888. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Something slightly odd about the wetstone…. a curious mix of production styles perhaps? An antique dealer confection/compilation? It looks unused and/or relatively modern. Milled timber, the rounded end (spindle moulded) tenons of the legs and the lack of bruising to the edges of the wood make it look like it was possibly made on the transition between machine/factory made items from wood before they all went over to metal.The working on the sandstone on the other hand looks like it was hand cut rather than factory. All the Mill stones I have seen have a very intricate and precise pattern of parallel lines on the grinding side, only the under side might look rough dressed by a pointing tool like the OP image.The winch wood work looks the real deal…with its mix of wooden and steel bearings and well distressed timber…nice original draw knife chamfers and all.Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottMitUns Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 Alan, I was kind of thinking the same thing about the grinding stone setup. modern wood frame with a old stone. the bearing area of the shaft shows no darkening from heat or grease. I think someone had a old stone and a lot of time on their hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony San Miguel Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 These two are at the Boerne Agricultural Heritage Museum where the last Balcones Forge meeting took place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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