Little old hammers

[Neil]

It was a damp cool Sunday morning and I suspected my trip to the car boot sale would be disappointing.  Surely only idiots like me would get out of their warm beds to go stand in a foggy field today.  Luckily I'm British; so there were quite a few other slightly deranged individuals huddling around their paste tables peddling their wares.

Today was actually a good finds day, of possible interest to the types on this forum were: two SAKs (a boxed Spartan and a Scientist), the Collins gem SAS Survival Guide, an oldish brass 2xAAA Ever Ready pen torch, a new sturdy looking orange folding knife from G.Ibberson and these two rather nice little hammers.



Both are around 22cm (8.5") with the heavier being 120g (4.3 oz) and the smaller 70g(2.5 oz). I've no idea where they originated or how old they are but I'm definitely looking forward to using them in my knife tinkering activities.

Neil

[Anthony]

No markings on them at all?  They look like very nice.

And the Scientist is pretty rare and fetches a pretty penny!  How much you pay?

[Neil]

No markings I can see but I've learnt from experience so I'll have a really close look in good light tomorrow.

I rarely pay much for much at car boots.  The Scientist was a total bargain, £2 and in good condition.  I already have a beater Scientist and a home grown one with the new style magnifier so I really should flog it ... but I'm weak 

Neil

[Benner]

No markings I can see but I've learnt from experience so I'll have a really close look in good light tomorrow.

I rarely pay much for much at car boots.  The Scientist was a total bargain, £2 and in good condition.  I already have a beater Scientist and a home grown one with the new style magnifier so I really should flog it ... but I'm weak 

Neil

£2?!?     Result! 

[Neil]

Not half

Neil

[DaveK]

I'll give you £3 for it - I need parts

I'm going to make my dad an SAK for christmas you see....

[Benner]

I'll give you £3 for it - I need parts

I'm going to make my dad an SAK for christmas you see....

PARTS!?!?!?!?!  You can't do that to a Scientist!

[Neil]

I'll give you £3 for it - I need parts

I'm going to make my dad an SAK for christmas you see....

ha, ha ha ha... ha ...  no.

I will sort you out some more parts though Dave.  They're presently in a ugly looking pile on my workbench.  There will be a slight delay in that I'm committed to sorting out my knife collection before I start tidying my work area.  Before Christmas shouldn't be a problem though

Neil

[Benner]

I'll give you £3 for it - I need parts

I'm going to make my dad an SAK for christmas you see....

ha, ha ha ha... ha ...  no.

I will sort you out some more parts though Dave.  They're presently in a ugly looking pile on my workbench.  There will be a slight delay in that I'm committed to sorting out my knife collection before I start tidying my work area.  Before Christmas shouldn't be a problem though

Neil

I can sort the ribbed ALOX for ya if it would help

[DaveK]

Lol thanks Neil. I'm going to pick up some new / good 91mm jobbies from ebay I think, as I need decent quality liners. I've seen those ECO models go for not much.

I want to build it as a fishing knife, any ideas? I have a disgourger in great nick, I'll stick a large / small blade on there too, I'm open to suggestions about what else should go on there.

Oh - it will have mahogany scales too 

[DaveK]

I'll give you £3 for it - I need parts

I'm going to make my dad an SAK for christmas you see....

PARTS!?!?!?!?!  You can't do that to a Scientist!

You'd be amazed what you can do to these things with a drill and a hammer 

[Benner]

I'll give you £3 for it - I need parts

I'm going to make my dad an SAK for christmas you see....

PARTS!?!?!?!?!  You can't do that to a Scientist!

You'd be amazed what you can do to these things with a drill and a hammer 

 

Just think of people doing that to poor little Squirts. 

[Neil]

I'm tempted to attack a P4 but its pretty low down on the project list.

Dave, I'd go for the same tools as a Vic. Fisherman but with the addition of pliers.  I think I've even got an alox fish inlay you can put on the scales.

Neil

[DaveK]

Ooh - that sounds nice Neil - I'm not sure if my carpentry skills will be up to that though. How thick is it?

@ Ben - Nah - I'd smash mod squirts too if I felt like it. I'm cold mate - stone cold. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Great find Neil, a Scientist for £2!

[Tarrodemierda]

shoemakers hammers.my dad has atleast one similar to the one at right,and one that has very close similarity,compared to left one.

[Neil]

Ooh - that sounds nice Neil - I'm not sure if my carpentry skills will be up to that though. How thick is it?

@ Ben - Nah - I'd smash mod squirts too if I felt like it. I'm cold mate - stone cold. 

Very thin, there are probably proper techniques for doing this kind of thing (that I don't know) but I'd press it into place, then remove, varnish put it back, let dry and after the next couple of coats it would be in place below the surface.

If you weren't planning on using a varnish I'm not sure how I'd get it to stay put 

Neil

[Neil]

shoemakers hammers.my dad has atleast one similar to the one at right,and one that has very close similarity,compared to left one.

I live and learn 

I'm not planning any shoes but they are a nice weight for the kind of thing I do.  I'll put them with the leather/shoe making knife I found the other week (once I get it cleaned up). 

Neil

[Neil]

Here's the Scientist.  Needs a wash and a light sharpen and it'll be good to go.



Neil

[Gadget Guy]

Here's the Scientist.  Needs a wash and a light sharpen and it'll be good to go.

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Neil

Beautiful SAK, congratulations! 

[Neil]

Here's the old knife I found the other week.   It was at the back of my father-in-law's shed.  Which hadn't been cleared out in decades.  Apparently his father used it when repairing shoes.



Neil

[Tarrodemierda]

Here's the old knife I found the other week.   It was at the back of my father-in-law's shed.  Which hadn't been cleared out in decades.  Apparently his father used it when repairing shoes.

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Neil

yep u got that right,that knife is used mainly in shoemaking,especially making,not so much with repairs.nice find

[NutSAK]

WOW!  Nice score on that Scientist!!!!

 

The hammers look very nice also.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

OK stop showing off you bargain hunter skills Neil

[Neil]

They're finely honed through years of looking through piles of baby clothes, old VHS tapes, used electric razors (ugh!) and those plastic cylindrical broad bean cutters that everyone seemed to own a couple of decades ago but never actually used.  Despite this weeks bounty most of the time I leave boot sales wondering why everyone hoards such amazingly large amounts of total crap

Nobody mention people in glass houses now 

Neil

[NutSAK]

Nobody mention people in glass houses now 

Neil

It's a good thing you said something.   

Remember, someone's total crap is another's treasure! 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

In that case I've a lot of tresure then

[Neil]

  Indeed, how many (normal) people can you imagine being happy at finding a rusty old knife?  I gave it a quick rub with a bit of paper, saw the make and thought, best clean this one up

Neil

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

saw the make and thought, best clean this one up

Neil

Yep, won't be seeing there like again

[Neil]

True, not much coming from that part of the world any more

Neil