Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Re: this may help
paul womack
>Better scan; OK, NOT Ward & Payne.
The "Cast S" is (of course) "Cast Steel", and we'd expect the maker's name to be centred within this space. So the maker's name should be rather long, and (I agree) start with "gardin".
Nothing springs to mind, I'm afraid.
BugBear
Gardiner?
Alice Frampton, UK
>There's a A Gardiner & Sons of Bristol listed in British Planemakers. 1871 to the present (as a DIY store apparently, so they've probably gone to the wall by now).
Cheers, Alf
Re: Gardiner? thanks again
Dennis
>One of those tools that maybe someday will be able to ID. I finally got around today to sharpening it and i like it,it now has home in my tool chest and for the $3 i paid for it, it will repay me many times over.
Thanks again for looking both of you
Dennis
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Re: Gardiner? thanks again
paul womack
>...$3 I paid for it,
As I understand USA availability of these noble tools, that's a gloat!
BugBear
Re: Gardiner? thanks again
William Claspy in Cleveland
>As I understand USA availability of these noble tools, that's a gloat!
That is a good gloat, but I've got an even better one :-)
The Marples is in my shop and has found a new home on this side o' the pond, BB.
Bill
Re: A few more examples
Gary Smyth
>If you haven't changed the grind yet try this. Use it to leverage out wood. The back enables the chisel to roll out wood in the mortise. This was done by someone who knew what he was doing and in fact English chisels used to be made with a rounded back. If you don't like it no harm no foul but that grind while not done well is by design.