Vintage work crew photos

[Toolmaker51]

While I've not trapped or skinned muskrat, Frank S's comment hit me. When I saw this a couple days ago, it had me thinking about my various mentors. Fishing with Dad probably first one, second one his boss. We'd spend weekends visiting their estate and Thoroughbred farm, 60 years ago we sat at his desk in trophy room. He pulled out a pocket knife and dissected a red paper 12 gauge shotgun shell. That's when my world of physics, design, and machining began.

In other news, today is TM51's birthday, wanting 60 ton iron worker or single end punch; well tooled.
I'll wind up with a cake and not even a picture of either one.

[hemmjo]

.....In other news, today is TM51's birthday, wanting 60 ton iron worker or single end punch; well tooled.
I'll wind up with a cake and not even a picture of either one.

Happy Birthday Toolmaker!!!



I was going to wrap them with a nice bow, but out of time.

[Toolmaker51]

Happy Birthday Toolmaker!!!



I was going to wrap them with a nice bow, but out of time.

Aw shucks guys [shuffling feet, kicking at one shoe with toe of other] you're too kind. I do appreciate the salutations; I intend having P-L-E-N-T-Y more.

No problems with good used equipment. The Edwards far too pretty; Kling, Hill-ACME, Buffalo, Mubea, Strippit are all old mechanicals, fast and full attention required!
I have that very same single end punch in ebay watchlist! Holding company has it listed at their site too.

[Frank S]

In other news, today is TM51's birthday, wanting 60 ton iron worker or single end punch; well tooled.
I'll wind up with a cake and not even a picture of either one.

Don't have pictures of either but will extend happy birthday regards to you.

[MeJasonT]

rising damp from joint weeping

[Jon]

Threshing crew. Hungary, 1910.

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[Jon]

Shipbuilders. Swansea, NSW, Australia. 1899.

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[Toolmaker51]

Always wonder how they drop hull lines building big boats outdoors, not to mention rolling it over afterward.

[12bolts]

... not to mention rolling it over afterward.

Why would they need to roll the hull over?

[hemmjo]

Why would they need to roll the hull over?

Many boats, at least smaller wood boats, are framed and planking begins upside down. I am guessing that one is 100 feet long, I doubt it was flipped. Too much risk of breaking it.