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266470 Dave Leader <daveldr@c...> 2018‑09‑07 red-green-show-announces-this-could-be-it-tour-for-2019
Attention Galooten,

He hasn't been mentioned in quite a while, so I' thought I'd give you a 
heads up.
Here is your PSA for the day:
https://www.ammoland.com/2018/09/red-green-show-announces-this-could-
be-it-tour-for-2019/">https://www.ammoland.com/2018/09/red-green-show-announces-
this-could-be-it-tour-for-2019/
If you want to take a walk down memory lane, try this one:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=red+green+show+full+episodes

We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.
Dave in Fairfax
266471 Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> 2018‑09‑07 Re: red-green-show-announces-this-could-be-it-tour-for-2019
Thanks Dave - we’re all in this together

Ed Minch
266488 Bill Ghio 2018‑09‑09 Re: Rainy day questions
> On Sep 9, 2018, at 12:13 PM, Bill Webber  wrote:
> 
> Here is an odd molding plane of some sort.  It is likely not original to the
1880s tool chest.  It is 9 1/2 x about 3/4.  Made by a J. Gibson.  The blade is
bedded near vertical and slightly skewed.  This is the profile and maker's
stamp,
> 
> http://billwebber.galootcentral.com/DSCN0002.JPG
> 
> The brand stamp is on the front, so this is the left side,
> 
> http://billwebber.galootcentral.com/DSCN0004.JPG
> 
> and this is the right side.
> 
> http://billwebber.galootcentral.com/DSCN0005.JPG
> 
> In the picture above you can see the blade is sharped on the vertical edge.
The bottom tip is actually blunt.
> 
> In this closeup of the left side, the blade is blunt on all exposed surfaces.
> 
> http://billwebber.galootcentral.com/DSCN0007.JPG
> 
> This closeup of the right side shows the sharpened edge.
> 
> http://billwebber.galootcentral.com/DSCN0008.JPG
> 
> I spent a fair amount of time trying to mount the blade differently in the
body, but as shown is the only way it will fit.  So what is this thing for?


Tis a side rabbet to be sure. They came in left and right handed pairs.I have a
pair and find them more fussy than the modern metal versions, but much more
comfortable to use.

Bill
266495 Kirk Eppler <eppler.kirk@g...> 2018‑09‑10 Re: Rainy day questions
On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 9:13 AM, Bill Webber  wrote:

>
> Here is an odd molding plane of some sort.  It is likely not original to
> the 1880s tool chest.  It is 9 1/2 x about 3/4.  Made by a J. Gibson.  The
> blade is bedded near vertical and slightly skewed.  This is the profile and
> maker's stamp,
>
> http://billwebber.galootcentral.com/DSCN0002.JPG
>
>
Bill

As others have said, nice side rabbet plane. I have a harlequin pair
awaiting tuneup and usage.

Yours (per DAT) is probably made by John Gibson, Albany NY, working from
1823 - 1852.  He usually put J. Gibson. / Albany, but yours may not have
had enough real estate.


-- 
Kirk Eppler in HMB, CA

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