bricklaying tools

[balmerchris]

Having never built a block before I found the bricky tool very helpful. No way could I have built my walls with straight joints using just a line. Great job for the diy'er.

 

[ford34/2]

we once got a new "joiner" turn up to start work, He came from the then Gov training school set up in the 1970s, we asked to see his kit, he had a Woolworths saw kit, one handle with five saw blades and a bolt and wing nut to fasten the handle on,a surform plane etc etc. The claw hammer you probably wouldnt dare try and put a nail in, the nail would be harder steel, Had to be seen to be believed, in hindsight this bloke might well have had the making of a good tradesman. The Training place got a hell of an Ear bashing off our Boss.

Stan

 

[the snooper]

we once got a new "joiner" turn up to start work, He came from the then Gov training school set up in the 1970s, we asked to see his kit, he had a Woolworths saw kit, one handle with five saw blades and a bolt and wing nut to fasten the handle on,a surform plane etc etc. The claw hammer you probably wouldnt dare try and put a nail in, the nail would be harder steel, Had to be seen to be believed, in hindsight this bloke might well have had the making of a good tradesman. The Training place got a hell of an Ear bashing off our Boss.

Stan

if he could manage with one of those terrible saws he was probably good at his job

 

[ford34/2]

Old scenario, a good tradesman will do a good job with bad tools, a bad tradesman will do a bad job with good tools. No shame in being ignorant, just shame in not been willing to learn.
Stan

 

[the snooper]

I think the same applies on here if you can get good results with a sip you will be great with any decent machine

 

[the snooper]

Old scenario, a good tradesman will do a good job with bad tools, a bad tradesman will do a bad job with good tools. No shame in being ignorant, just shame in not been willing to learn.
Stan

these must be the expensive rolls Royce of saws you mean

 

[brightspark]

these must be the expensive rolls Royce of saws you mean
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thats the sort of good tools out lass would buy me .id hide them in the garage for 6 month then bin em

 

[ford34/2]

these must be the expensive rolls Royce of saws you mean
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Those might have hardened teeth his set didnt, But none of the saws in the mid 70 had hardened teeth-- when they first started we even frowned on the technology-- Disston, Sandvik, and Tysack was my Favorites.( still got them) SAD.

Stan

 

[the snooper]

Those might have hardened teeth his set didnt, But none of the saws in the mid 70 had hardened teeth-- when they first started we even frowned on the technology-- Disston, Sandvik, and Tysack was my Favorites.( still got them) SAD.

Stan

ive still got a tooth setting tool somewhere

 

[ford34/2]

ive still got a tooth setting tool somewhere

Yep an Eclipse or two,A rolls royce Disston Triumph + some big hand setting saw sets summat like this pic, maybe Wadking or a big name from the 60s, Circular saws could be sharpened several times a day and reset, Iroko and Keruing killed them, we had a 24" and a 20" Saw bench.-- didnt even have extraction!! God bless TCT Blades.--And the big bandsaw -Resaws.

 

[mike os]

Not sad Stan I still have my saws somewhere.. not been used in 15 plus years tho