travishers?

Re: travishers?

thomd coralseacat@yahoo.au


>http://countryworkshops.org/spokeblades.html

I have one of these blades. Drew's book on chairmaking contains simplified plans so anyone can make one, or you can do the friction fit tapered mortise thing.

Re: travishers? *LINK*

david.marcus.brown


>This would work


redesigned travisher

Make one or... *LINK*

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA


>A few people here have made them here's one of my favorites in the link below.

Lee Valley has a new like of chair making tools also:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=54888&cat=51&ap=2

LN is working on one, but I havn't heard any thing about it yet.


Scott's Travisher

Re: travishers?

dave caudill


>While I haven't used the Veritas scraper it sure looks cumbersome to use relative to a real travisher. It seems folks have been using travishers for a long time and a newer better design would have emerged if it were necessary. The regular travisher allows you to be close and pull equally form both sides whereas the long handled Veritas model which is not much unlike a Stanley #82 box scrpaer. I have one of those and it has a very different feel than a travisher proper which allows to exert pressure where it is needed. And again it seems more balanced and not tippy like a box scraper which typically had a flat blade and helped alleviate the tippiness that ac urved blade on a longer handle might create.

I believe if you look at Mike Dunbar's web page for Windsor chairmaking you might find true travishers. I bought mine while there from a fellow who makes them. I forget his name now but he too over a company that was long run by an older gentleman.

I just looked it up. The Crown plane Company. Compass planes, travishers, scrapers, jack and scrub planes. His number (207) 799-7535. Can't vouch for whether or not he is still in busines but no reason why he shouldn't be.

Also now that I think of it Highland Hardware might still have them.

Check these out and see what you find.

Dave

Re: travishers?

John Hoffman


>There is a travisher at Highland hardware from Harris tool (I have had a martini or two). It is excellent and works great. If you need further information or I am wrong with the name contact me directly and I will look at it and send you the info.

John Hoffman

johnah5@yahoo.com

Re: travishers?

Steve Kubien


>Popular Woodworking had an article about a year ago on cheating at chairmaking. In it were brief plans for making a travisher. Numerous sources already mentioned for blades and complete units but I made my blade. Pretty simple really and I am no metal-head).

Cheers,

Steve Kubien

Re: travishers?

thomd coralseacat@yahoo.au


>Take a bow anyway, that's a nifty little project for the home smith What did you bend in the curve over? I could probably use the horne of my anvil. I definetly bought too much stuff before I took up this toolmaking gig.

cheapy anvil

Steve Kubien


>Yup, I hammered over the horn on my cheap 75lb anvil. I had a plywood form of how I wanted to curve to be an matched it up before the next heat. Worked pretty well. Not pretty but functional.

Steve K

Re: You win!

thomd coralseacat@yahoo.au


>form equals function