mystery tools...

[John Hendrix]

Dear modelling friends,
I'm recently retired, built some models in the 90's, now ready to take up our fascinating hobby again by building the Occre Endurance.

We bought a house in Sweden, which was formerly owned by a furniture carpenter.
He left us all his tools in the workshop. Amidst a plethora of clamps, saws, sandpaper etc,
I found some beautiful old tools (the former owner is 86 years old now, and inherited some of his tools from his father!).
However.. some of these tools puzzle me..let's see if any of you can gues what they are used for?

this is just a small first selection of tools that might come in handy for modelling:


Anyone knows what this is for? Something to do with veneer maybe? Or leather work?


and this beauty?


this seems some to be some marking/router tool.. definitely useful;-)


I'd be grateful for any help..looking forward to your ideas!
Happy modelling,
John

 

[Ornholt]

The first one looks like a broken knife. The other is a glass cutter. There should be a diamond on the end of the tool.

 

[kuba91nt]

Most of it are tools for producing leather goods, cutting off leather and making holes for buttons. A few are normal tools.

 

[Wolle]

The tool in the second picture is a glass cutter.

 

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

This looks like a tool used to snap off small glass pieces once the cutter has etched a line where the break will happen. The edge of the glass goes in the slot.

 

[John Hendrix]

Wow..thank you all for the quick replies.. I feel a bit stupid though about the broken knife..that I should have figured out myself;-)
There is indeed what seems to be a little diamond on the top of the glass cutter.
I could have retired years earlier if I had known!
Thanks again.. now eagerly awaiting the arrival of my Endurance kit!

 

[Bob Ellis]

Dear modelling friends,
I'm recently retired, built some models in the 90's, now ready to take up our fascinating hobby again by building the Occre Endurance.

We bought a house in Sweden, which was formerly owned by a furniture carpenter.
He left us all his tools in the workshop. Amidst a plethora of clamps, saws, sandpaper etc,
I found some beautiful old tools (the former owner is 86 years old now, and inherited some of his tools from his father!).
However.. some of these tools puzzle me..let's see if any of you can gues what they are used for?

this is just a small first selection of tools that might come in handy for modelling:
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Anyone knows what this is for? Something to do with veneer maybe? Or leather work?
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and this beauty?
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this seems some to be some marking/router tool.. definitely useful;-)
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I'd be grateful for any help..looking forward to your ideas!
Happy modelling,
John

The third is a router. The blade will need setting finer to start a groove. I like it!

 

[danielsje]

What an awesome treasure! Even if you can’t discern original use you can invent a new use for your modeling. But the collection of vintage tools is in itself a treasure!

 

[John Hendrix]

Hej Bob, Jim,
yes..tools can be beautiful, and these certainly are, especially with the patina of many decades of use;-)
In the picture is maybe one fifth of the collection. Files, screwdrivers, planers small and big, 50 or so clamps (from 10cm to 2 meter!) etc.

And yes Bob, I guess it is a small router..will come in handy I'm sure.
I actually put out the blade further for the photo.
Thank you for your replies!
John

 

[bill36]

Dear modelling friends,
I'm recently retired, built some models in the 90's, now ready to take up our fascinating hobby again by building the Occre Endurance.

We bought a house in Sweden, which was formerly owned by a furniture carpenter.
He left us all his tools in the workshop. Amidst a plethora of clamps, saws, sandpaper etc,
I found some beautiful old tools (the former owner is 86 years old now, and inherited some of his tools from his father!).
However.. some of these tools puzzle me..let's see if any of you can gues what they are used for?

this is just a small first selection of tools that might come in handy for modelling:
View attachment 408595

Anyone knows what this is for? Something to do with veneer maybe? Or leather work?
View attachment 408597

and this beauty?
View attachment 408598

this seems some to be some marking/router tool.. definitely useful;-)
View attachment 408600View attachment 408599

I'd be grateful for any help..looking forward to your ideas!
Happy modelling,
John

1. Looks great for building a house. But, not of much use for ship modeling.
2. The size of ship modeling tools in measured in millimeters (or less) not in inches (way too large).

 

[Obormotov]

Это появилось на инструменте, рассчитанном на отламывание небольших кусочков стекла после того, как резак прочертил линию, где случайно разлом. Край стекла в прорезь входит.

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Алмаз. Для резки стекла. В основном окно