Harold Hahn

[Charlie1805]

Hello,
First of all...great report. My request to you > please post a link to where you can buy your saw blades. That would be great.
Thank you

 

[-Waldemar-]

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Hello,
First of all...great report. My request to you > please post a link to where you can buy your saw blades. That would be great.
Thank you

Hi Charlie,

The carbide saw blades shown in the photo are German-made. I found and purchased them on German eBay.

Most of the HSS saw blades shown in the photo are Polish-made. As a result, it is probably easiest to buy them on Allegro (the Polish equivalent of eBay). Below is a link to this platform with the search filter "frez piłkowy" (i.e. ‘sawing milling blade’) already entered. These metal cutting cutters are generally marked "NFTe" according to local industry standards, and this symbol can also be used for filtering. They are normally sold as ‘new’ (which should be understood as equivalent to ‘unused’), and this information should always be included in the description and is worth paying attention to.

https://allegro.pl/listing?string=frez%20pi%C5%82kowy&dd_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fallegro.pl%2F%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOooLc4nS1HdWQUtaYEzuo4K8trcBAaFRq8ZpQ-v7iOadMB7KulJH

In addition, they are sold online by numerous local tool companies, but usually at correspondingly higher prices.

Only a very few have been purchased in person at local markets from people from even further East, usually the most miniature ones.

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[Charlie1805]

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Hi Charlie,

The carbide saw blades shown in the photo are German-made. I found and purchased them on German eBay.

Most of the HSS saw blades shown in the photo are Polish-made. As a result, it is probably easiest to buy them on Allegro (the Polish equivalent of eBay). Below is a link to this platform with the search filter "frez piłkowy" (i.e. ‘sawing milling blade’) already entered. These metal cutting cutters are generally marked "NFTe" according to local industry standards, and this symbol can also be used for filtering. They are normally sold as ‘new’ (which should be understood as equivalent to ‘unused’), and this information should always be included in the description and is worth paying attention to.

https://allegro.pl/listing?string=frez%20pi%C5%82kowy&dd_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fallegro.pl%2F%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOooLc4nS1HdWQUtaYEzuo4K8trcBAaFRq8ZpQ-v7iOadMB7KulJH

In addition, they are sold online by numerous local tool companies, but usually at correspondingly higher prices.

Only a very few have been purchased in person at local markets from people from even further East, usually the most miniature ones.

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Thank you very much for your detailed reply. Thank you, that helps me a lot.

 

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

The Figures

Harold Hahn was recognized for his carving of figures, and he was also criticized for putting figures on ship models. If you are building ships in the admiralty style then figures do not belong on the models, so the experts said. From the start Harold always carved figures in tiny dioramas going as far back as his first models, carving hundreds of figures over the years. From the start of every project Harold said it had to interest him and a challenge to build and it had to convey a story to the viewer. Harold also strived to make each model unique both to him and the viewer.

 

[DAWarden-(Jaager)]

I am seeing a difference in the way that Hahn used figures.
Hahn's figures are individuals. They are actors telling a story.
They are not there just to take up space and demonstrate the scale.
They are not figures from random places that had their costumes and tools carved away.

If you are building ships in the admiralty style then figures do not belong on the models, so the experts said.

The irrelevance of the criticism is that the "If" did not apply to Hahn's purpose.
He built vessels that matched the quality of "admiralty" style. They were not built to perform the usual admiralty style function.
His method is certainly suited to produce an admiralty style ship that serves the admiralty style function. Hahn just used it to serve his personal vision.

 

[Bob Cleek]

Say what you will about Hahn's use of figures (I agree with your analysis in the post above,) at least he didn't have Henry Hudson's navigator taking sights with a sextant before they were invented, like some people we know!

 

[Roger Pellett]

Each of Hahn’s figures is a separate work of art!