Frosty Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Sorry, Goon Show references are lost on me. When I moved to AK there wasn't any BBC being shown in S. Cal. the "cable" we were hooked up to was for signal strength and only carried the networks and PBS. When I got here, TV was ground mailed up, some was two WEEK delay. it was a huge improvement when one of the networks started air freighting tapes up and it was only two day delay for news and real money maker TV shows. Then someone started air mailing it up and we were down to ONLY one day delay! Just imagine how it was to catch the news only one day after folks in S. America or Africa saw it. It was about the one day delay days we started HEARING Monte Python and the Hitch Hiker's Guide on PBS radio. When Hitch Hiker's Guide started hitting PBS TV we'd all gather to watch it at the friend with the largest screen TV's place. I'd never heard of the Goon Show until you brought it up a while ago. I've watched parts on Youtube but that's about it. Wish I could play along but I'm afraid I've lived a sadly deprived of BBC humor life. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 My great-grandfather was an early adopter of cat’s-whisker radio when he was in Alaska from 1887-1933. With crystal-clear reception of European signals coming over the Arctic, he found himself much better informed of world events than the folks back home. Don’t know if he would have appreciated the Goon Show, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 GASP; no Goon Show! Frosty You are hereby written out of the will! I generally check around the area where I find something just in case. The strange thing was there wasn't *anything* to deal with tools or even garage junk around it, just some chicken wire; which with the encrustation of the piece made me wonder if it had been used as a stake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Hinsman Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I got a whole load of antique brace and bit auger bits, plus a really weird looking hammer thingy and a nice little hatchet. I also got a little Craftsman sharpening stone, which is in good shape. Any idea what the hammer thing is in the back of the first picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 You have me on the hammer thingy I almost want to think it's for chinking but those usually have short handles. I'd call the small hatchet a roofing hatchet. We used to call round sharpening stones Ax stones. Used in the palm of your hand to sharpen or hone an ax blade in the field. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I believe the hammer thingy is a Mill Pick, used for refacing the old millstones. I agree with the roofing hatchet for working shake singles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Mill pick was my first thought as well, although the handle is rather long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I believe it is a mill pick. see http://trowelcollector.blogspot.com/2015/12/millstone-tools.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Looks like a mill pick on a too long handle to me after watching a couple videos. Holy Moly dressing a mill stone is a lot of work! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheechWizard Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 speaking of stones i found this 2 sided stone for a couple bucks at a second hand store, looks to me they're arkansas perhaps?? what you guys think? they something like 400 and 800 grit which is perfect for refining a secondary bevel me thinks. you guys have any advice on maintenance for these things? ive never owned a real stone before (at least it looks real to me but im far from an expert obviously) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Not Novaculite! Looks like the common "india whetstones". (Nothing to do with the country, just a trade name used by Norton for man made Aluminum Oxide stones they made and sold.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 As far as maintenance, use water or oil when sharpening, then wipe it down with a rag or paper towel and store it wrapped up (I use kraft paper) keep it where nothing hard will drop on it to chip or break it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Probably need to clean it up a bit first. Look up "How to clean a Norton sharpening stone". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheechWizard Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 My friend keeps all of his machinist stones in a container of lamp oil. Yes, the color indicates an India stone. I have a few myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I've been amazed at find really really nice sharpening stones at fleamarkets really really cheap. Cleaning them up and using them correctly is evidently a fast diminishing skill and so they join the clean out sales for estates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaegers Forge and Foundry Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 bought brass pins and some calipers although they aren't sharpened plus a push broom and a angle grinder flap disc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Hinsman Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Thanks for ID-ing the mill pick. I got it for like $15 bucks and I was going to turn it into a handled hot cut. Also, it appears that the ax stone has been used with oil because water slides off. Can I clean it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Yes, what's your favorite solvent for oil and grease? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I clean mine with WD-40 and an old tooth brush, then wipe it good with an old T-shirt. Only have to do that if the stone starts to get clogged up, which doesn't happen if it well lubed while sharpening. Looking at the picture of yours it doesn't look worn or clogged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I generally use WD-40 as a honing oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 WD 40 is a good oil on a stone as it's more of a solvent than oil. Lube on a sharpening stone's prime function is to keep cuttings from the blade from jamming between particles in the stone, once full a blade will slide on the cuttings and not be ground by the stone. I use water on the stone in the kitchen and 3 in 1 for it's litter mate in the shop. The wrong oil can start to gum the stone up, a big mistake I made on the kitchen stone by using cooking oil, it polymerized and turned it into a seriously non-functional sharpening stone. I soaked it in gasoline, let it air dry for a week or so then ran it through a few cycles in the dishwasher. Using it with water means if I start seeing signs of it loading with knife cuttings it goes into the dish washer and comes out ready for action. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 My woodworking teacher liked to lubricate his stones with soapy water. Less surface tension, so the stone grabs the metal better. Easy to clean, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I like to spit on my stones. Joking, but i have done it, i usually just use what is close. Motor oil, tranny fluid, WD-40, what ever. By the way i do not know if yall know this or not but the WD in WD-40 stnds for water displacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheechWizard Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 wd40 was originally designed to protect the Atlas Missile from rust and corrosion, fun fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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