Vintage Axes and Garden Equipment

[openspaceman]

16 minutes ago, organic guy said:

Trying to make a long handle for a Cornish spade. Rather than spend a long time with a draw knife thought I would spend a long time trying to make a bigger one of these

 What is it called?

Anyone know the technique to use one?

Similar to a stail engine

[sime42]

1 hour ago, organic guy said:

Trying to make a long handle for a Cornish spade. Rather than spend a long time with a draw knife thought I would spend a long time trying to make a bigger one of these

 What is it called?

Anyone know the technique to use one?

 

 

A basic rounding plane according to this book. 

 

 

 

 

 

[skc101fc]

I've come across these in collections and museums, described as stail engines

[Stubby]

11 hours ago, organic guy said:

Trying to make a long handle for a Cornish spade. Rather than spend a long time with a draw knife thought I would spend a long time trying to make a bigger one of these

 What is it called?

Anyone know the technique to use one?

Spoke shave . 

[Deafhead]

15 hours ago, organic guy said:

Trying to make a long handle for a Cornish spade. Rather than spend a long time with a draw knife thought I would spend a long time trying to make a bigger one of these

 What is it called?

Anyone know the technique to use one?

I still have one and the tapered auger that matches it. When I was apprenticed as a carpenter I used them to make a pole ladder, that also required me to rip down a timber scaffold pole. I still possess the ladder.

[organic guy]

Got a handle in it, not quite to plan, lots of draw knife work

[organic guy]

Walked on Dartmoor today and found a tin mining museum.  This was a miners shovel.

[Oldfeller]

22 hours ago, organic guy said:

Got a handle in it, not quite to plan, lots of draw knife work

I have a modern example of that, very useful, and less effort for me in my old age  to use than the usual type.

[Bolt]

Some people at work used to cosplay at being shovels and other items of garden equipment.  Honestly, what a bunch of tools.

Edited July 7 by Bolt

[sime42]

23 hours ago, organic guy said:

Walked on Dartmoor today and found a tin mining museum.  This was a miners shovel.

 

 

Where on Dartmoor is that tin mining museum? I've not heard of it, I'd be interested to visit one day. Been to a couple in Cornwall, I didn't know there were any in Devon.