Hi all,
After some serious lurking I've decided to post a bio so that I could
ask
the requisite newbie saw id question. I became aware of the Oldtools
list
when I recently started researching tool construction and fabrication on
the
'net. About 95% of the websites I browsed had references to the
Oldtools
list. I thought it was a bit odd at first, but after lurking for a bit
I realized
that all of these guys were Galoots. You all have excellent websites
btw;
some for info and some for humor ("Daddy Has A Saw Problem".) I've
thoroughly enjoyed browsing through the archives, as I find that the
nuggets
of knowledge and humor are nicely interspersed.
Some info about me: I'm 23, live in PRINY (a very appropriate acronym
btw), I'm a mechanical engineer at Cornell University, where I got my
degree in 2002. Been working wood for about 15 years with my dad's
50/50 set of Normite/oldtools (don't own anything tailed myself.) I'm
currently enjoying the trip down the so-called "slippery slope" as I
head out
on a tri-county tool hunt this weekend. My tool collec. uh, group of
users,
isn't quite up to snuff yet, so I'm mostly trying to build my own
(student
loans limit the tool budget ya know). Current projects include an old
woman's tooth router, scraper and burnisher, dovetail saw, and the oh-so
necessary workbench. Fortunately for me, these myriad projects require
tools that I don't have as well. My lovely SO of 5 years is very
supportive
of my tool hunting and using pursuits. I'm even able to gloat that she
and I
have made a most agreeable arrangement. She's well aware of my
intentions to drop some serious bank on an engagement ring and propose
to her sometime soon. She's also aware that saving for a ring puts a
hurtin' on my tool expenditures. So my beautiful, wonderful,
forward-thinking
SO has agreed to buy me an "engagement plane." Needless to say I've
directed
her to the MofA's website and dropped some choice hints regarding YB
infills
and low model and type number Stanleys.
Now, on to the requisite newbie question: I recently acquired an
interesting saw.
It has a Disston D-7 handle, but only has 3 nuts, the typical "Warranted
Superior" medallion, and appears to be a ship saw. The etch is very
crisp and reads, "Sam
Sickles Cast Steel". On the left side of the etch is a tree with
several pruned
branches. Anyone ever hear of Sam Sickles? I couldn't find anything in
the
archives or on Google.
Thanks in advance for the info.
-Andy
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