A tale of two tool chests.

[Drafthorse]

Nice stuff Jeff, that #1 Stanley is a rare find. And when I did have one in my hand, I didn't have enough in my bank account to afford it. Sharpen that back saw. You can never get the accuracy from a power miter box that you will get from the old one. You never saw gaps from trim carpenters when they used the old Stanley and Millers Fall Miter boxes. I'm very happy for you, What a treasure.

[Jeff]

My son just sat this down on the chair next to me. Gene sent it home for me. Jeremy made a no contact visit today to shuttle stuff for Tammy as we are quarantined.

Pretty cool!!


 

[Dan_Shade]

Gonna shave the beard?



Hang in there through your quarantine. 

[newoodguy78]

The upper piece with the two slots and small hole, A handle for the lower pieces?

[Jeff]

Ill have to do some studying on it

[Hilltop366]

The top piece goes on the right end of the bottom piece fastened through the hole, the slots are to run the rods through, the two slots are for different sharpening angles. The rods go on the stones (if they are not already), the knife is clamped in the left end of the bottom piece.

[Magicman]

My late Brother gave me a Lansky sharpener very similar to that and as Dan indicated above, it will get a blade razor sharp.  Enjoy.

[biggkidd]

I miss my Lansky it grew legs some years ago. Which is surprising considering I still have lots tools & stuff from my teens.

[21incher]

I recently made a video about the basics of how those sharpening systems work. 
Sharpening Some Small Knives Using Lansky, Gatco, And Smith Sharpening Guide Kits - YouTube
I use mine all the time. They are very easy to use. Hope you and tammy are doing well and she recovers quickly. 

[Jeff]

Perfect! Ill know exactly where to go learn now. Tammy is up looking through a box of photos, still dealing with he mom's death. She's not coughing, and not back in bed, so, so far so good.

[thecfarm]

So far so good is a good thing!!!

[Jeff]

She seems to be somewhat better today, but being covid, we'll not let a guard down. 

[newoodguy78]

Never know what you'll learn on here, thanks for the explanation. 
Jeff glad to hear Tammy is doing better. 

[Bruno of NH]

Sorry to hear about Tammy
Hope she starts feeling better

[Jeff]

Tammy came home from Gene's yesterday with a box for me. Man, I need to have him teach me how to sharpen knives. These are all sharper than any knives in the house. The two pans make me wish I had a woodstove.

[newoodguy78]

With the reflection of those blades there's no hiding the sharpness. That's a score. 

[Walnut Beast]

Looks like some nice treasures 👍

[Don P]

Its a good friend that gives you a sharp knife   ;D

[Jeff]

I made a video today with the knives.

This is not a "How to" video. It's more of a "how does that guy manage to get by" video.  
Knives and Donuts - YouTube

[SwampDonkey]

Be careful Jeff, you keep being blessed with all those treasures and pretty soon you will either be adding onto the barn or walking down narrow paths to find that one tool 'over in behind there.' :D :D 8)

[Jeff]

Another take this home to Jeff this morning. Tammy stopped by for something this morning, probably to check on Gene. He was at our house yesterday for Easter dinner. Oh! I bet she was picking up a plate she sent home. Anyhow, this was not Gene's.  It was Tammy's Grampa Cliff's Oil can. Tammy's mom's dad.



 

[SwampDonkey]

Brass? Some sort of plunger on top?

[Jeff]

No, I dont think its brass, but an original paint. I think the trigger opens the gate at the bottom of the can, as it pours from the bottom.

[rusticretreater]

Yeah, in a places I worked we had a big tank of bulk oil with a pump.  You would fill up the can, bend the spout into the oil fill of an engine and press the lever.  Some places are still like that.  Later we would put the plastic quart bottles into them upside down and collect the oil.  After a full day or two, you had a free oil change for your car.

[trimguy]

That's pretty cool.