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Offline lptools

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Douglass Mfg. Co.
« on: October 09, 2018, 07:08:11 PM »
Hello!!!  I have been trying to find a similar tool for verification, with no luck. It is stamped Douglass Mfg. Co. on the tang. The cutters are stamped with what looks like 5L. The bore is 3/4" diameter, and the overall base diameter is 2-1/8". The cutting edges sit proud of the base. At first I thought it was a tenon cutter, but it doesn't make sense to me, plus the cutters are fixed. Is there such a thing as a tenon trimmer? Thanks, Lou
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Re: Douglass Mfg. Co.
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2018, 07:12:58 PM »
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Re: Douglass Mfg. Co.
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2018, 07:31:16 PM »
Hello, yadda. Thanks for the reply, but I don't think there is any chance of ever drilling a hole with this brute!!! Regards, Lou
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Re: Douglass Mfg. Co.
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2018, 07:54:18 PM »
Hello, p_toad. Thanks for sending. The bases/bodies that you posted are very different from what I have here. Mine does not have the angular blade rests, nor does it have the slotted/adjustable blades.  Regards, Lou
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Re: Douglass Mfg. Co.
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2018, 08:30:46 PM »
Lou, hard as it is to believe, it is indeed a tenon cutter, sometimes called a hollow auger. Try looking at James Swan rather than Douglass. Swan bought Douglass.
Take a look at this link.

https://www.jimbodetools.com/products/9-16-inch-hollow-auger-57351

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Re: Douglass Mfg. Co.
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2018, 07:12:33 PM »
Hello, Guys. Thanks for all of the input. I will concede to calling it a Tenon Cutter. Most Hollow Augers cut multiple size tenons, the blades are adjustable, and the blades are mounted at a steep angle. Some are fixed diameters with adjustable blades. The set ( angle) of the blades that I have does not match any examples that I could find. It is safe to say that this is a fixed diameter Tenon Cutter, (3/4"), with fixed cutters. I am guessing this is used in the traditional way, first cut is with a Spoke Pointer, and then the Tenon Cutter is used. Regards, Lou
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Re: Douglass Mfg. Co.
« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2018, 12:59:14 AM »
Yes, if you try it out it will make more sense. I actually use a good bit of those, other tenon cutter, spokes cutters (is that what they're called?... just know how they work!). They are really quite handy.
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Re: Douglass Mfg. Co.
« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2018, 07:57:06 PM »
Hello, Bird. Trying out the spoke pointer, and the tenon cutter, is on my list of things to do, along with insulate the garage walls & ceiling, level the floor, move the workshop out of the basement, etc., etc.  Regards, Lou
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