Stanley Christmas present

[johnsironsanctuary]

My friend, Don, was helping one of his clock club buddies move. The guy was giving his tools to friends and relatives. No takers for this. Don called and asked if I wanted it. Merry Christmas to me!

http://s1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb373/johnsironsanctuary/Stanley%20Tools/

This Stanley 3258 is the best miterbox that I have ever seen. It has guides and stops for everything. It is built like a cast iron outhouse. It has ball bearing rollers to carry the saw and a 28 X5 made for Stanley by Atkins back saw to boot! The original frame board is in good shape. All of the parts for the length stops are on it. I don't know if there is supposed to be a bar connecting the saw uprights like the older ones had. I found lots of info on the 2358A, but that is later and different. It is NOT going to be restored. It is going to be used.

[lbgradwell]

Happy day!

Imagine not being able to give that beauty away. Unbelievable...

[johnsironsanctuary]

If you take the number of meatheads that MUST have a compound miter saw and divide by the number of compound miter saws sold per year.   Take that answer and subtract the number of miter boxes used on construction sites today and you can clearly see with mathematical certainty the odds of finding a home for it among the younger generation. there are exceptions, of course, but they are few and far between. One like it on ebay is sitting unsold with a $75 BIN.

[Branson]

For the rest of the calculation, subtract the number of knuckle-heads who have never used a handsaw that was actually sharp... How many do you think that would leave?

[scottg]

For the rest of the calculation, subtract the number of knuckle-heads who have never used a handsaw that was actually sharp... How many do you think that would leave?

Love that!

This is a great box. I am not sure if it was supposed to have a crossbar connecting the uprights either, but it looks easy to add one. I would.
 
Got to ditch that saw handle though! Or re-carve it.
  Everything else is so nice you need a little pizzaz in that tote.  Personally I would carve rosewood for a miter box this nice. OK at least ipe heeheh
  yours Scott

[johnsironsanctuary]

You are right Scott, the handle is just begging pitifully for some help. A year or so back, a friend asked if i wanted some funny looking crate lumber that he had just unpacked. He thought that it was walnut or something. When I got it home, got the crate apart and chipped off the hot glue and brown paper stuck to it, I was the proud owner of four planks of purple heart! It is amazing what asians use for shipping crates. 15/16 X 5 X 44 Purple Heart Crate lumber! I probably won't start right away, but a new PH handle is on the list.

I think that the tiny holes in the top of the uprights are for oil, not a crossbar. The uprights are VERY solid iron castings that look very stable. If anyone knows where there is a pdf of a 50's Stanley catalog, please let me know.  Thanks.

[Nolatoolguy]

Nice gift :)

I got my radial arm saw an thats great but sometimes I wish I had something smaller like that for the very fine delicate work.

[Branson]

Nice gift :)
I got my radial arm saw an thats great but sometimes I wish I had something smaller like that for the very fine delicate work.

Remember the thread about Millers Falls miters?  I might have one of these small ones I could send you.  Let me check it out and see if it works well.