Mr. Sprang!

I still recall making a run on an antique mall with you and one or two
other local Galoots in the Cincinnati area many years ago...

Barnes and pedal-powered tools, eh?

Just a few weeks back, an acquaintance of mine bestowed upon me,
completely gratis, a very nice example of a New Rogers treadle scroll
saw. Only a few flaws - no emory wheel, but the drill chuck is intact.
The lower wingnut for holding the blade is MIA, and has been replace
with a modern zinc slot-head screw (I would love to get a nice wingnut
to match the top one, but that probably is not going to happen unless I
make my own), and - as is apparently par for the course with these -
the little blower bellows is completely gone. But other than that, it's
all original and in great shape. You can still see most of the
pinstriping. He had put a new leather sewing machine belt on it, and
after I shortened it about 1/4 inch, it works like a champ! I put a new
blade in it, and my daughters had lots of fun cutting up paint stir-
sticks from Lowe's.

Now there's one just like it on the local Craig's list for $550!! I
think the seller is, shall we say, optimistic. But I might sell mine for
half that... ;-)

- Bill T.

-----Original Message----- From: oldtools-bounces@r... [mailto:oldtools-
bounces@r...] On Behalf Of Ralph Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 12:29
PM To: oldtools@r... Subject: [OldTools] Bio update

Guess it might be time for an update, since I last updated 8
years ago :-)

update follows:
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I have been interested in old tools since a seminar with Eugene Landon
back in the early 80's (1980's ). Got my first molding planes a
few weeks later, have been adding to the collection ever since. I have a
pretty good collection - er, set - of planes now.

My interests are primarily user tools, although I do my part to preserve
history. If you have any planes or Barnes or peddle powered tools that
need a good home, feel free to send them my way .

Most of the woodworking I do these days is period reproductions,
primarily Federal style. I like to carve and do a fair bit of carving as
well. I am restoring a 1936 colonial, so a fair bit of effort goes into
that project as well.

Ralph Sprang
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