Itinerant Air-Cooled

It would look great hanging inside your camper!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-6-foo ... 1599928327?

And a thanks to Dtrumbo who started me down this oldtimey path!

yeah it's a stretch but I really need the money yeah throw me out I deserve it.

Not real clear on this; did you make this saw? What kind of steel?

Blank was specialty made from high speed bandsaw steel, then I set and sharpened it. So I didn't make it, just turned it into a functional saw. It took 4 days of full on work; very difficult to work with such hard material.
Also see:
greencascadia.blogspot.com/2012/04/portland-oregon-crosscut-saw-sharpening.html

Bob, there is some fascinating and enjoyable writing going on here. Last year I was hit with the "typewriter" bug, and now you turn me on to these guys? Luckily the palm trees around here don't need much clearing…

Beautiful saw work, too.

True to form, it doesn't have the same quality and heft as some of the larger and better made saws of the era. But compared to modern products, it appears top of the line. Funny how historic perspective distorts. Junk, we live in an era of junk. The only way to get real quality is to find the old antiquated "junk" from another era.

And this. Thiiiiiiis is what it's all about, isn't it?
Robbie

Thanks man. I often live in my head.
I would love to find a living in creative writing. Something steady instead of this ****-ing artist lifestyle. Middle Path...

wait, robbie, you're into typewriters?

Hah. 16 months? I'd say Robbie has waited long enough.

Haha true, Ian!

chachi wrote:wait, robbie, you're into typewriters?

I accidentally got into an Underwood Noiseless from '22 a few years ago. Damn those pre-war "economy" machines are nice. Probably shoot me a PM if you want to really nerd out… ;)

Robbie

I have half a dozen of them, including my grandfather's Remington 5 that had in China in the '30's.

i have gone through many american pre-war machines but i eventually settled on "western" german post war machines as my scribes of choice, two torpedos and a beautful two-tone voss. i find they have the same snappy response and build quality of a certain german automaker we all know and love...

Looks like I'll have to camp in Oregon again next summer; I'll bring my scribe this time. :D

Except I haven't had a chance to practice splitting any firewood. You guys can laugh at my "city-boy" technique all over again!

Robbie

Any time.

i like the image of us all typing our board posts from the forest on typewriters. just have to figure out the A to D...

Speaking of splitting firewood, I was considering ordering the #2 Hudson Bay hatchet from Council Tool. They make a standard version and also a premium model, the Velvicut, which is a beauty, but pricey at 160 bucks. Any other quality camp hatchet suggestions?