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Woodworking Forum => Woodworking Forum => Topic started by: lennard on August 02, 2015, 01:20:59 PM

Title: Very old bevel.
Post by: lennard on August 02, 2015, 01:20:59 PM

When collecting adjustable wrenches I do found other old tools also. I buy them as a sideline collection or for swopping. I have found this nice brass and wood bevel - believing it to be very old(late 1800's)?

(http://i18.servimg.com/u/f18/14/87/30/58/old_be10.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/view/14873058/583)

Any tips on cleaning it up a bit without losing the old feel to it?

Lennard

Title: Re: Very old bevel.
Post by: Bill Houghton on August 03, 2015, 11:52:25 AM

Gentle cleaners: Murphy's Oil Soap is often recommended for this.

Nice bevel.

Title: Re: Very old bevel.
Post by: PFSchaffner on August 03, 2015, 04:43:19 PM

I think I have a sibling to this. Others will know better, but I suspect that unmarked brass/wood bevels like this, like surgical instruments of the same period, are not easy to date other than with a fairly wide span (1865-1910?). Mine was handed to me by a fellow thrifter who was looking for a good home for it. In exchange, I made him a bonsai wire-threading needle out of an old dental tool handle and a no. 2 aluminum knitting needle. It is a little known fact that no. 2 (U.S. standard) knitting needles are almost perfectly sized to take a no. 4 machine-screw thread (in this case 4-48 NF).