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[MikeW]

Ok...Dina is going through the posts to match-up guesses to clues. There are actually a few who have guessed a couple at some level of specificity.

So we are going to tally up who's guessed what. She also nixed the idea of me posting pictures--sorry. She figures that would give an unfair advantage to some or eliminate others once more than half were guessed.

Also, please match guesses to verses.

All six are woodwork related.

To help you to forgive adding rules at this stage, perhaps if we give a little bit away you'll forgive us. The first line of each verse relates to whether it is a new thing, or old.

Take care, Mike

 

[Jake]

1. Old trammel with a thumbscrew
2. Old out cannel gouge?
3. New scraper place
4. New wooden plane kit
5. Antique fenced "dado" plane, or a hand router?
6. Old curved spokeshave

 

[MarcW]

1. old wooden lathe maybe, err don't know...
3. The padouk scraper plane is probably a Knight plane or a HNT Gordon, don't know yet.
4. Is not an old chisel, but something with a button, sounds like a woodie with a hitting button like on German ones. Supply the other half, hm, sounds like one piece of a T&G pair or of a round & hollow.

Not seeing clear anymore

Marc

 

[MikeW]

Each verse has an F associated with it...

1. Five Inch

2. Fits in a pocket

3. Smooths out facets

4. Brass Ferrule

5. Maker married a Fish

6. Used with force or finesse


Take care, Mike

 

[Matt1245]

Verse 1 old small turned walnut plane setting hammer/
Verse 2 Old Folding pocket knife or saw
Verse 3 new padouk scraper plane (made by Philly?)
Verse 4 new blue spruce skew chisel.
Verse 5 settlers marking guage.
Verse 6 Old concave sole spoke shave

Matt.

 

[jamrine]

1. Fray Brace
2. Tapered Reamer
3. Chair Devils
4. Chisel
5. Plane
6. Spokeshave

:-k

That's a hum-dinger, Mike.

-Jamey

 

[jamrine]

This isn't your stuff from Galootaclaus is it?

My stuff is being sent out Friday. This is my first year in it.

 

[MikeW]

Hi Jamey--nope, not Galooticlaus. I wouldn't dare open it before Christmas morn! Aside from the fact Dina wouldn't let me...

Good guesses Jamey and Matt.

Take care, Mike

 

[jamrine]

1. Fray Brace
2. Tapered Reamer
3. Chair Devils
4. Chisel
5. Plane
6. Spokeshave

:-k

That's a hum-dinger, Mike.

-Jamey

Revising mine...
6. Drawknife

 

[MikeW]

Ok...update.

I've written Charley, our host here at the UK Workshop and he has graciously agreed to draw a winners name from the proverbial hat in the event of a tie...which makes me feel better because as it stands there is one.

And, because of this, I will be posting what widgets have been guessed, just not pictures until the end. Look for that after Dina has opportunity to read through the thread once more...

Take care, Mike

 

[jamrine]

1. Fray Brace, 5" sweep (Five inch clue, Spinning Home and Walnut clue)
2. Pocket Hole Jig (Fits in a pocket, Works inside-out - still could also be a reamer)
3. Chair Devils (Smoothes facets, ...scraping home)
4. Chisel (brass ferrule, button and whacking makes me think it has to be a chisel)
5. Plane (Perhaps one with a fence like a filletster - guide across the wood..., Maker Married a Fish makes me think the maker must be somthing-bride - MacBride or something like that)
6. Spokeshave or drawknife (I am led to believe drawknife because of the reference to being used with force or finesse)

Ok, that's the best I can do.

-Jamey

 

[Handrubbed]

Separated by a common language, indeed! I'm going back to crossword puzzles......more my speed. ](*,)

(I got my half-back the old fashioned way.) :wink:

 

[MikeW]

Good morning...on this the last day for the game...

This one is a vintage brace.

This old man, he played one
He played knick-knack on my thumb
With a walnut paddywhack,
Throw your dog a bone
This old man came spinning home.

Verse two...unguessed thus far.

This old bear, he played two
He goes inside out for you
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give your bear a bone
This old bear came close to home.

This one is a Padauk handled scraper shave.

This new chook, he played three
With some padouk just for me
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Smooth your ripples now
This new chook came scraping home.

Verse four...unguessed thus far...but someone has gotten close

This young man, he played four
Has a button I adore
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Supply the other half
This young man came whacking home.

This one is an antique, but in the minimal sense. Not quite two hundred years--that part of a guess was close enough if 75 years twice over [and then some] is used as the standard for an antique. The hint of marrying a FISH is imporant to finishing what it is...Clinton is very close, but wrong continent:

Antique twice, he played five
Used by those who had arrived
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Guide its journey across the wood
This antique has found a home.

This one is a spokeshave. And it's a beauty. Wait to y'all see it...

This old bird, he played six
He made chunks into rounded sticks
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Now I need some pizza
This old bird has a replacement blade.

The guesses are being tallied...last day
So what part of the world is the saw going to? Well, we'll see...

Take care, Mike

 

[Paul Chapman]

Is five a pair of matching planes of European origin?

Still confused :?

Paul

 

[Alf]

This one is an antique, but in the minimal sense. Not quite two hundred years <snip>

Now I'm confused... :-s :lol:

Cheers, Alf

 

[Matt1245]

Ok for verse 5 then, i'm thinkinking it might be a plane used by settlers in australia.

Matt.

 

[Matt1245]

Whoops am i too late now? or does it end midnight tonight (10th)? :?

Matt.

 

[jamrine]

Verse 2: Inshave
Verse 4: Button Brace
Verse 5: 150+ year old filletster plane

-Jamey

 

[MikeW]

This one is an antique, but in the minimal sense. Not quite two hundred years <snip>

Now I'm confused... :-s :lol:

Cheers, Alf

Well, last night when I wrote this it was at the end of an incredibly bad week. Really bad.

The text in the reply of mine claiming this antique is only X old, shold have read it is a bit over 200 years.

No idea where the 75 years thing came from, my apologies to all.

Mike

 

[AHoman]

Well, last night when I wrote this it was at the end of an incredibly bad week. Really bad.

Mike,
Sorry to hear that -- here's to a better week this week!
-Andy