BLSully

Only an occasional pipe smoker, but was given this pipe by my dad when helping them move. He sold the rest of his collection years ago but this one was tucked in some unrelated box so it got missed when he sold the rest. He didn't really know much about it, figured I'd ask you folks.

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I found an OVB handsaw at a swap meet yesterday. $1. How do you pass that up? Especially when a few booths before someone was asking $20 for a Disston with about 30% of its teeth worn down to nearly nothing. All teeth on the OVB are present, have a sharp tip, and appear straight. No real rust to speak of or pitting on the teeth. I've been slowly building up a small collection of tools in the hope to start doing some primarily handtool built woodworking projects this winter. Plan was to have this one tuned up and then I have a usable rip saw to add to my collection.

I don't know much about vintage saws, but at $1, I figured if it wasn't worth my time at worst I have a cool wall hanging piece

I'd like to start doing some woodworking, and I inherited a Makita 3600 router with a big square base (not mine, but identical). It seems like accessories for this style (edge guide, etc) are uncommon, so I was wondering if it was possible (and relatively efficient financially) to replace the base with something that had a wider range of accessories available. Looking at new routers, it seems like most things are round bases, and it's hard to determine what accessories may or may not fit my ancient tool ;)

I know these older Makitas have a reputation for long lives, and this one has not see