Fore planes, jointer planes, bevelup jointer fine tools. Walkerturner machinerry in 19481949 brodheadgarrett co. Walkerturner machine tools for industry, catalog g32rr. Together with a block plane, these make up most of the planes youll ever need. Its long length and wide blade make it suitable for flattening the face and jointing the edge of a workpiece. The short answer is that a try plane is in general terms what we moderns would call a jointer plane. A practical manual for guidance in planning, installing and operating power workshops plainfield, nj. The jointer plane also known as the try plane or trying plane is a type of hand plane used primarily to straighten the edges of boards in the operation known as jointing. For units with the type 2 serial numbering system, the second letter indicates only the number of spindles or the type of spindle in the original unit.
The motor is the original walker turner driver line motor. The size and beauty of this substantial tool make it one of the ultimate expressions of e. Understanding bench planes popular woodworking magazine. An october 1933 patent, and all subsequent patents and catalogs, give the address as plainfield, nj. It has a 22long sole and an iron that can be straight or slightly curved. Driver j505 14 jig saw mj744 24 direct drive jig saw j780 24 belt drive jig saw. Walker turner machine tools for industry, catalog g32rr. It looks just like mine and yours is the only other one ive seen. Walkerturners earliest known patent application feb 21, 1931 states that walkerturner is a corporation of new york. This manual contains two pages on operating instructions and knife alignment, and two pages with explosive view parts diagrams with descriptions.
A february 1931 patent gives the company address as jersey city, nj. Craigslist search, craigslist is no longer supported. An allsteel mechanism adjusts position and tension on the cutter. Walker turner machinerry in 19481949 brodheadgarrett co. The massive size and considerable weight of the tool, and the very nice blade, in addition to the very high quality of the machining makes of this a very easy and enjoyable to use plane, but most important it works as it is supposed to work. Then i cut it out and cleaned it up with a rasp and sandpaper. That being the case, a jack plane will indeed true up long edges and surfaces just as well if not better than their longer counterparts of old that are indeed out of true. In building a traditional 18th century jointer plane, bill anderson makes build a handplane simpler in this stepbystep tutorial. American planes for removing unevenness and roughness before the jack plane or smooth plane is. The jointer plane is for flattening of any very long timber surface or for jointing very long boards. Walkerturner dates back to at least 1931, based on patent records. The fore plane is what we moderns would probably call a jack plane. Driver j505 14 jig saw mj744 24 direct drive jig saw j780 24 belt. How to use a speed square why it might be the most important tool you own duration.
Now wooden jointer planes are a different animal altogether. The forum is a free service, and much like the free content on public radio, we hope you will support woodenboat by subscribing to this fabulous magazine. Usa and made a wide range of metal and woodworking equipment including a combination wood and lightduty metalturning bench lathe of the plain, nonscrewcutting type, and the most unusual driveraddatool. Whilst the core design and function has remained the same, the materials and construction of these planes has evolved. We have seen driver line catalogs or catalog pages from. This lesson offers a visually stunning and very detailed video about traditional plane making that is comprehensive enough for even beginners to successfully follow along and build a jointer plane of their own. Emmerich of germany have bodies made of select european beechwood with lignum vitae soles.
Restoration of a walkerturner driver band saw claw. Google patents, patent number 1819800 their initial line of tools were small, inexpensive, lightweight machines designed for home workshops of the time. Stanley doesnt produce this size any more, new old stock replacements are expensive because they have to be. The veritas only works on their jointer plane, and id rather not ha. This particular model came to england in the 1930s and was situated at the westlands aircraft establishment near yeovil, somerset where the sellers father worked as an aircraft. Unfollow jointer plane to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Walkerturner jointer not rated yet the entire table of. She looks pretty old but im pretty sure its a good unit that i will put through a test before i load it on the truck. Sj 3769b which are stamped into the metal of stand behind head. Has a ajustable back board for straight or angled cuts. Walker turner jointer in elk river, vintage walker turner drill press in rochester, 14 walker turner bandsaw in verona, walker turner driver line 4quot in geneva, vintage walker turner wood lathe in geneva. Walker turner driver line beltdisc sander i think it is a 1940 beltdisc sander but not sure maybe you can tell me.
Works also very well when used on a long shooting board. Unlocking the mystery of hand planes highland woodworking. Walker turner 6 jointer back to power tools, hardware and accessories. Walkerturner were based, originally, in plainfield, n. P525 driver 4 jointer p715 4 ball bearing jointer p906 6 jointer. I know the walker turner driver line series is low quality, as far as i can tell, this is not a driver line. Sj 3769b walker turner 24 the drive line series model sj30,serial no. Fore planes, jointer planes, bevelup jointer the blade can be finely adjusted by means of the knurledhead screw, and the lateral adjustment is done with the lever. The story of the purchase and restoration of a walkerturner driver band saw. The original walkerturner serialnumber document gave the codes as 9d140, 9d1040 and 9d943 but we assume that, in fact, the code dp and not d was used to indicate the 15inch drill press. Antique 1930s 24 scroll saw vintage walker turner tools driver line ji.
Its long length is designed to ride over the undulations of an uneven surface, skimming off the peaks, gradually creating a flat surface. Similarly traditional swedish wood carvers can do amazing things with just a single knife often an inexpensive morafrost 106 and perhaps a hand axe. First of all, wooden hand planes, although not used exclusively in german wood shops, are still very popular and can cost you about as much as an above average american made steel plane. All the jointer planes shown here come with double irons blade with chip breaker. The infrequently found walker turner driver wood lathe a machine that was offered with a compound slide rest assembly for lightduty metal turning. The jointer plane has evolved slowly over the last few centuries, during the evolution a variety of different planes have appeared on the marketplace. Ive seen the veritas jointer fence for their planes and the stanley 386. It was and probably still is the plane most hobby woodworkers buy first and often it is the only plane they buy. Japanese marking gauge kebiki carpentry tool japan. The plane is equipped with an ergonomic handle at the back of the body. Primus jointer plane hand planes highland woodworking. In fact, for me, these shorter planes do a better job, are more controllable, comfortable, and easier to work with. Third, and most important to me, wooden hand planes are fairly easy to make.
Woodworking forum topics tagged with vintage tools. It sounds so simple when you put it that way, but many woodworkers are confused by all the different sizes of bench planes available, from the tiny 512. A jointer plane may also be used to flatten the face of a board. Compare it to the other 6 driver line jointers, and the only ones.
Some backyard dealers will sell you a no 8 with no 7 parts. Walker turner 24 the drive line series model sj30 serial no. This was a prototype, so i used hackberry, which i have a lot of and use as a utility wood. The woodenboat forum is sponsored by woodenboat publications, publisher of woodenboat magazine. Fence for jointer plane hand tools wood talk online. Walker turner 700 series bench drill press this is the smaller of the walker turner and driver line series of bench drill presses, the 700 series, a d715 to be precise. Woodworking chisels woodworking hand tools old tools craft shop tool storage really cool stuff garden tools diy and crafts plane.