Thank you Tony, love seeing these event reports.  Is that a Barnes lathe in
the background of the first pic?

Michael

On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 10:22 AM, Anthony Seo  wrote:

> Today was the kick off for the summer Jacktown Steam Engine Show.  This is
> a three day show, but there were vendors and show folks there as of
> yesterday.  I dragged out early and made it there by 7:00 AM.  Traffic
> wasn't too bad heading in.  The weather is calling for very hot (over 90F)
> today.  It was around 70F when I got there with the humidity to match.
> Yesterday's rains made for a few muddy spots, but the heavy dew made for
> shoe soaking kinda morning.
>
> Firing it up early in the morning.
>
> http://oldetoolshop.com/jointer/bffiles/2016/jacktownsummer07152016f1.jpg
>
> Couple of field shots
>
> http://oldetoolshop.com/jointer/bffiles/2016/jacktownsummer07152016f2.jpg
> http://oldetoolshop.com/jointer/bffiles/2016/jacktownsummer07152016f3.jpg
>
> Pickings weren't too bad. Nothing off the charts but still a decent run.
> A number of vendors hadn't set up yet when I got there.  There is a user
> crafted sash fillester plane, a set of 1/2" tongue and groove planes by J
> Lovell of Cummington MA (2 star maker in terms of rarity), wood scraper
> plane with a brass sole, pair of wood spoke shaves, set 3 offset gun stock
> carving tools made in Germany, and a German chisel for making cabinet hinge
> mortises,
>
> http://oldetoolshop.com/jointer/bffiles/2016/jacktownsummer07152016t1.jpg
>
> From the department of old and rusty, there is a hand forged eel gig, a
> bodger's draw knife hand forged from an old file, a big cooper's bung auger
> also made from a while, an early carpenter's adze head, and a pair of
> blacksmith anvil hardies.
>
> http://oldetoolshop.com/jointer/bffiles/2016/jacktownsummer07152016t2.jpg
>
> Long early hand forged pot hook, Stanley No. 984 corner brace, a small
> awl, possibly a Stanley, pair of early Stanley bevel squares that need some
> work, a clean 6" Millers Falls combination square, a Stanley SW No. 36 1/2
> carpenter's caliper rule, a neat old Pat Pend multi tool that needs some
> de-painting, a P. S. & W. patented C-clamp, and a jewelers cross peen
> hammer with the original handle.
>
> http://oldetoolshop.com/jointer/bffiles/2016/jacktownsummer07152016t3.jpg
>
> Let me add, the old knapsack used for these larger events was pretty darn
> heavy.  The ride back was fraught with road construction, idiot drivers,
> along with a couple of kamikaze white tail deep.  Sigh... I will be heading
> back tomorrow for a clean up pass.
>
> Tony (lets just say on these tips, the destination definitely wins out
> over the journey)
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