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259611 Anthony Seo <tonyseo@p...> 2016‑07‑15 Summer 2016 Jacktown Steam Engine Show & Flea Market
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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259612 Michael Suwczinsky <nicknaylo@g...> 2016‑07‑15 Re: Summer 2016 Jacktown Steam Engine Show & Flea Market
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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259613 Anthony Seo <tonyseo@p...> 2016‑07‑15 Re: Summer 2016 Jacktown Steam Engine Show & Flea Market
On 7/15/2016 3:45 PM, Michael Suwczinsky wrote:
> Thank you Tony, love seeing these event reports.  Is that a Barnes 
> lathe in the background of the first pic?
Thanks.  Some one on Facebook asked about it as well and to be honest I 
wasn't even looking at that, just was a neat picture with the guy oiling 
and futzing with the machine.  If it 's still there tomorrow, I'll get a 
couple of pics

Tony

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259655 Anthony Seo <tonyseo@p...> 2016‑07‑22 Re: Summer 2016 Jacktown Steam Engine Show & Flea Market
On 7/15/2016 3:45 PM, Michael Suwczinsky wrote:
> Thank you Tony, love seeing these event reports.  Is that a Barnes 
> lathe in the background of the first pic?

Catching up here since the Saturday trip wasn't very productive buying 
wise.  The guy thought that it was neat that folks were interested in 
his set up.

This is a picture of the lathe

http://oldetoolshop.com/jointer/bffiles/2016/jacktownsummer07162016l1.jpg

This is how he powers it

http://oldetoolshop.com/jointer/bffiles/2016/jacktownsummer07162016l2.jpg

He even has an original Barnes catalog

http://oldetoolshop.com/jointer/bffiles/2016/jacktownsummer07162016l3.jpg

Speaking of power, this how they run the old sawmill that is permanently 
set up there.

http://oldetoolshop.com/jointer/bffiles/2016/jacktownsummer07162016f1.jpg

That is quite the beastie when it's running.

Tony (a tool here, a tool there)

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259658 Michael Suwczinsky <nicknaylo@g...> 2016‑07‑23 Re: Summer 2016 Jacktown Steam Engine Show & Flea Market
Wow! A portable lineshaft setup! That's really neat. Thanks for the follow up
Tony,

Michael-still causing his neighbors concern.

Anthony Seo  wrote:

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