Found a chisel in an op shop today.
“HERRING BROS LONDON” and on the reverse is stamped "PRIZE MEDALS"
at least I think it is 'Medals" but could be 'Metals" ? though doubtful of the latter.
Will post images once i have cleaned it and can view the stamping more clearly.
'Midlands' anywhere has always intrigued me.... Are there 'Uplands' 'Downlands' ?? 'Goodlands' 'Badlands' ?? What is this 'Mid-" ??
Hiya Vann from Petone ! Not too far away here at Haywards..;-)
hi and thanks for your comments.
The saw is supplied by Alanda Engineering and was a product of the local Masport Dyco Works (whose main claim to fame is lawnmowers, though I do have their matching bandsaw from the same era)
It is a combination table-saw buzzer and borer and is a very solid...
Thanks for the comments :-) Yes it should have been tested and fettled before sending half the world away.
Can't help thinking that this was part of the reason and disappointment that sent my father away from his woodworking quest.
Though he was a mechanic working on all from small Briggs and...
Mostly Green-wood worker but have set up a workshop for some more refined work and winter use... age certainly curtails ones tolerance for outdoor woodworking activities in the depths of winter.
Obligatory workshop pictures attached. :)
I have inherited my late father's Record 53E vise.
He bought it new in the '70s , fitted it to a small bench and used it perhaps 2 dozen times then gave up woodworking (never really started) and mothballed it.
I fitted it to my workbench and discovered an oddity...when the quick release is used...