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CONTENTS

Editor's News

Secretary's News

Club Meeting Programme

Club Meeting Report

Article -

l. Tale of An Old Smoothie -Tony Derrett

2. Foundry Work

Library News

For Sale/Wanted

Caine Tool Collection

Central Victorian Woodworkers Guild - Swap & Sell

Officers

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I. �Jn 3nd His T�0l1:_A �arc� F�r Change - Watson Cutter;: am s c.1 1 l , oo·, i ng torwa1·a c.o member responses andthoughts Qn this maJor article.

2. '"Letters to the Editor". contr1butions, clippings.Jnecdctes and. "For Sa 1 e/Wanted" advertisements ar9encouraged. Please type where possible and sendbefore the due date.

3. Due date for next newsletter - 1st September 1989.

The Editor

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Secretary's News

l. Gobweb Tool SaleA sale of antique and collectable tools was held onbehalf of "The Cobweb" during July. Many of our memberswere attracted by the obvious appeal of such a scarceevent and we could have easily held a successful clubmeeting on the morning of the sale. The sale consisted of 487 lots of unreserved items and included 1,700

pieces. These were described as including - "'Spiers·· and "'Norr1s" smoothing and panel planes. Over 200 chisels including turn1ng chisels, and Stanley 45 and SS combination planes. Tools used by carpenters, joiners, and wood carvers, coopers, shipwrights, wheelwrights, blacksmiths and others; plus two fitted carpenter's tool chests complete with tools.

One of the obvious problems of such a sale was the fact that each lot consisted of a number of items thus forcing bidders to buy things other than the desired tools. nevertheless the sale was most successful and prices were, in both user's and collector's terms, unrealistically high. This was probably the first such sale of its kind ever held in Melbourne.

2. ,,Jocl<'s SaleIt was with great regret that we accepted the need forthe sale of our former President's tool collection. Itwas held at the Blackburn Scout Hal 1 on a pleasant recentweeKend. Club members were given the pr1vilege of havingfirst choice of purchase on the Friday evening, whilstthe general public was admitted during the weekend. The arrangement of items. and the sale in general was oarticularly well organised. There was an 1nitial rush far treasure� items from Jock's collection. However a

most noticeable feature was the pleasant clubmeet1ng type atmosphere that emerged with members talking and sharing in the usual spirit of fun and fellowship. It is a fitting tribute to Joel that not only were so many of his tools purchased by members but that it was done 1n the pleasant manner of the meetings we all enJoyed at h1s place.

3. Off the LatheMan)' membe1-s enJoyed 1 ast year's ··worl.1 ng 1<1 th Wood"" sho11at the Exh1b1tion Buildings. This year the t.heme 1s ··off the Lathe", and the show wi 11 be held on 20th-22nd October. Selected woodturners will be asked to contribute, and a variety of prize categories such as "'Turned then Carved" and "'L 1 dded Canta i ner·· w111 be of fe,-ed.

Similarly to last year our club has been invited to provide a display during the show. Those who can assist with the setting up or manning of the display are asked to contact Frank Ham as soon as possible. Obviously the more who can help the easier it 1s. If you haven't given this sort of thing a try you will find it very pleasant.

Club Meeting Programme

Tuesday 26th September

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This meeting will be held at the home of Alan West at Lot l, Gum Tree Road, Research. Phone 437 1253, Melway map 22 F5. Alan belongs to a group known as the "Pioneer Skills of Australia". This group has worked at the National ,s Trust homestead at "Gulf Station·, whilst otl·,er group members have demonstrated pioneer sl-' i 11 s at. the Royal Show. At this meeting Alan w111 talk about the group and give a demonstration of adzing.

�-fh Alan warns that there are four (4) Tree Road. Enter Gum Tree Road from

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left hand Alan's dr1vewav 1s the first on the s,oe approY1mately 200 metres after enter1ng Gum Tree Road. Final advice: if you miss 1t the trac� oecomes steep and negotiable by four-wheel drive only.

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Club Meeting Report - Foundry School I R.M.I.T Jul, 25th,

1989

In the end about twelve members attended, varying in expertise from the professional patternmaker to the totally uninitiated. It was a busy but profitable evening. Our two instructors began by initiating us into

the mysterie� of green-sand moulding (which is really black). In the brief three hours we all managed to mould a number of items such as plane caps and fences. Slightly dirty and tired we made our various ways home.

For those who have not visited the R.M.I.T. foundry school, it is a fascinating organization. Part of the School of Materials Technology. it is the only school in Victoria which teaches foundry technology. As well as offering Cast Metal courses, the School offers welding, plastics, patternmaking and other courses. the brochure for the cast metals courses gives this overview of the

foundry industry.

The Foundry Industry is a manufacturing industry which uses the most logical method of shaping metal: melting it in a furnace and pouring it into prepared moulds where it solidifies on cooling to take up the shape required. Metal components formed in this way are called castings: they are made in a wide range of metals and in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.

Castings form the essential metal components for products from home appliances to factory machinery, from motor vehicles to ships and aircraft.

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The Foundry Industry offers worthwhile careers for young people interested in occupations that require practical skill as wel I as a good standard of theoretical knowledge.

Opportunities for suitably trained and motivated tradesmen and technicians are unlimited, providing rapid advancement to trainees who are keen to progres�.

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"TALL OF AM O!._D _§MOOTHIE"

I was wandering rouno a country man,et ::1 few 1noni:l,s ago �hen I spied a battered wooden smoothing pl•ne. The p I ane 11ad ob-. 1 OLIS I y given years of serv 1 ce, tl1e mou r.n had been repaired and steel bottom had been adoed. "Yours for f 1 ve dol Jars' sa1d the stal lholder. A�a1nst mv better Judgement I handed over the five dollars and r.he old plane had a new owner.

On return1ng home the old plane was cons1gned to that box that we all have where tools awaiting restoration reside. A few months later I had some spare time and dec1ded t.o ha�e a close look at the old smoothie. The maker turned out to be "John Moseley and Son" 54-55 Broad St., Bloomsbury, London. Made between 1862-1894, noth1ng remarkable in that; there's probably hundreds still around. Further rubb1ng however turned up another name, James McEwan & Co. A phone call to McEwans revealed that James McEwan started trad1ng in 1852. This was now getting interesting.

An owners name was also on the tool '"J.F�".A perusal of the pl1one book found only six Fly's. I started from the top and on the th1rd call I found myself talk1ng to John Fly's great great grandson. He referred me to his father who was a m1ne of information. He remembered being taken to see great grandfather when a boy. John Fly had em1grated from England in 1850 at the age of 20. He and his brother Charles had set up as builders in Bendigo and much of their work remains today; one example being the '"Eaglehawk" lock up.

Many of the names we find on tools remain It's a pleasant change to be able to put some to one now and again.

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Tony Derrett

E_Q_U�.PRY _WORK

l. Oevelopm§?ntAt our recent foundry night Ol1r instructor told us that the art of founding was essentially unchanged from earliar tim8s. It 1s probably no surprise. then that the Chinese were early leaders in foundry work. Following the unification of the Chinese empire in 221 B.C. under the Emperor Shi Huangdi, many military and civi 1 products were standardised, thus al lowing for a high level of technological specialization. This promoted large-scale mass production of cast-iron weapons as well as of items such as cart and chariot axles. "!3.oads To Xanadu", Jo�rn Mersen 1989 remarks that "As early as 119 B.C. there were at least 46 state-run iron­casting centres througnout China. In Henan (HenanJ, the scale of cast-iron production was massive by any standards. The core or salamander left from one of the damaged crucibles used in smelting was found to weigh 20-25 tons, a capacity not reached in Europe until well into the eighteenth century. in A.O. 806 China was producing 13,500 tons of iron a year but by 1078 during the Song (Sung) dynasty this had risen to 125,000 tons. This period also marked a high point in Chinese industrial development, which could be described as an industrial revolution of sorts."

2. Green-§anp Moulding(Reference ICS Reference Library, no. lOA, 1903)

Founding is a trade that involves some knowledge of almost every operation required in the making of machines; and men well versed in the mechanical arts assert that the art of founding demands greater mechanical skill, caution, and good judgement than any other of the allied trades. The art of founding is largely dependent on the hand, eye, and mind for results, machinery having played but a small part in the work of moulders compared to that which it has done for workers in most other trades.

There are three branches of moulding, termed, respectively, green-sand, dry-sand, and loam, moulding. Green-sand moulding involves the making of castings in moulds which are composed entirely of sand in a damp state, or which have their surfaces skin dried only.

The following are the definitions of some of the most common terms used in founding: Box, Moulding Box, or Flask. - A frame or box that keeps the sand in place while the casting is being made. Boxes or flasks may be made of wood or metal, but are generally of cast iron. A box or flask is composed of two or more parts. When composed of two parts, the one that stands underneath while the mould is being poured is called the

dr:1.9, or bottom box, while the portion that is moulded last, and wl�ich stands uppermost while the casting is bt:ing poured, is c:1.lled the cope, lift, or top part. When .l bo" 01· f I dSh has mo1·e tha,1 two parts, tha portions between the Lop and bottom boxes are called intermediate or middle parts. These terms are applied both to the parts of the box and to the part of the mould contained in the box.

Pattern. understood be made.

- In connection with the foundry, a pattern isto be a form by the use of which a mould may

Gate or Runner. - An opening in the sand, through which the metal is poured. A round tapering wooden plug, the gate pin, is put in position where the opening is r·equ ired, and the sand is bu i l t up round it; it is then withdr3wn, leaving the gate required. This gate is termed a pouring gate, and below it is a skimming gate, into which the metal passes with a whirling action, and

which is intended to separate and retain the scum from the meta 1.

Parting Sand. - Any material used to prevent two surfaces of a mould from adhering. It is usually sharp or burnt sand.

Riddle. - A coarse sieve. the terms riddle and sieve are sometimes used interchangeably in the foundry.

Trowel. - A flat metal tool having a suitable handle andused in smoothing the sand in a mould. Also, it is used in place of a small shovel.

BENCH MOULDING

AQ�i_g_n£�� and pro��§��s Advantages of Bench Moulding. - In order to save time and labour in making some kinds of small castings, benches are used to support the boxes during moulding. There are many firms who make a speciality of bench moulding with snap boxes or flasks only. The workmen are called bench moulders. Some bench moulders will make from 75 to 100 moulds per day, according to the size of the box and the character of the pattern used. The chief skill involved in bench moulding generally lies in getting up the pattern and moulding board. In some cases, a dozen or more patterns may be attached to a plate or pattern board, and the whole finished in such a manner that, as soon as the plate is withdrawn from the mould, the cope can be put in place. While there are many founders making a speciality of bench moulding only, there are many large foundries which could utilize benches and snap bo�9s for making some of their very light cast1�gs,

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instead of moulding them on the floor afte,- the ma,1,1e1· of heavy work.

Snap Boxes or Flasks. - A very large number and variety of small light castings are made in what are cailed snap boxes or flasks. For common use on the bench, these range from 10 to 16 inches square.

Bench Rammers. In ramming boxes on the bench, two wooden rammers, as shown,are generally used.

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Making a Bench Mou 1 d. - Fig. 1 7 (a) , ( b) , ( c) , and ( d)shows the first operations of bench moulding as carried on 1n a stove foundry. The drag and cope of a wooden snap box are shown at (a) and (d) Fig. 17 (a). The pattern (b) is placed on the moulding board, (c) readyfor use. The drag (d) is placed on the moulding board with the dowel pin of the drag between the nails, or other fastening, on the moulding board, as shown at (f), Fig. 17 (a). The riddle (g) is placed on top of the box and shovelled full of sand from the heap under the bench.

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unt i l there is an inch or so over the lace of the pattern, after which the rest of the sand in the riddle is thrown into the box and more sand is shovelled in until there is a heap above the box. The moulder then rams all round the edge of the mould close to the boY with the handle of the shovel (k) as shown in Fig.17 Cc). All the motions are quiet< and forcible. Next. with th':! bench rammers (1) held flat, he rams the sand all over the middle of the mould, pushing both rammers down together, as shown in Fig. 17 (d). Having gone over the mou 1 d once or twice in this way, he rams do1-m hare! ;-1 i th tf1e flat ends all over the mould, as shown in Fig. 18.

The ne�t operation 1s to strike off the mould, which is done by taking a straightedge and see-sawing it backwards and Fon,a,ds across the top '.)f th2 mould in 3 ::ig:a-j !·dy,

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J,. ,'.)d smo·>rl, t ;d ._:,,, tl,e sand :ina .:ig:nnst. the bo•. Tll-= be-:< 1s tt,en !,e,J fi,-ml" ""ll both s1J·'.:!S. d1--1'tm ::.0 t:1:. ·.::d<,ic: vf t1·,s, tha be,1cl1, 1.nd dS 1 t d1-·::>ps ·:>ff i 5 1 urn':!d ove,· ��1 :,h a au 1 ck f 1 op •:m tc the bench, 3.S sho.,111 i 11 F, u. 1 '.3. Th�

mou 1 d, rig bca rd is then remove,j. the tor, of t!1e rnou l d cle3.neu off and smoothed up, parting sand sori111, led ove,­th9 mou 1 d, the cope (a) fitted en to the d1-a9 ( d J, and the gate 0111 (rn) put 111 place, as show11 in F19. 2•J (.:1).

Sand is again riddled all over the mou1d a,1d 1-ammed as before. The top is smoothed off with the straighted9e (o) and the gate pin (m) drawn soike (nl, as in F i g. 2'J ( b ) .

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After the gate pin is drawn, the sand round the top of the gate is rounded off with the fingers and packed firn1ly. The cope is then lifted off carefully, so that the sand shall not be loosened, and placed, standing on edge, on the bench, as shovm at (a) Fig. 20 (c). The bellow (h) are used to blow off any loose sand or dustround the pattern or on top of the drag as shown in Fig. 20 (c). With the sponge and quill (p) water is dripped all round the sand near the edge of the pattern, as shown in Fig. 20 (d). The sponge is fastened to the quill, or the quill is pushed through it, so that when the sponge is full of water it can be squeezed in such a way as to let a few drops fall off the end of the quill or a little stream of water from the sponge. This moisture on the sand makes it firmer, so that the pattern can be removed without displacing the sand.

The pattern is now ready to draw, which is done very carefully with draw-pins, as shown in Fig. 21. Tlrle pattern for the gates is then taken out, runners are cut to connect the down gate with the mould, and the mould is smoothed with a finishing tool if there are-any defects. The cope is then replaced, the snap box removed by loosening the catches (q) and (r), and both cope and drag are taken off at the same time, as shown in Fig. 22 (a). The box is placed on its side in a convenient position, and a shell or casing (s) Fig. 22 (b), put on the mould to keep it in shape while being cast. The mould is picked up, carried out on the floor, and placed in the row with the moulds already there, as shown in Fig. 23. When the day's moulding has been finished the moulds are cast. ,,;;;-

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1. Reprint of the Chronicle of Industries Association Volume 12 1959 to December 1973. This publication, over 950 pages.

the Early American through 26 from March

is a 50th Birthday

2. Reprint of James Howarth & Sons Catalogue 1884, Sheffield.

3. Photo copy Catalogue 31 of Union Iron and Wood Planes1931. The Union Plane Co. New Brittain Conn. U.S.A.

4. As promised in the last issue. I now enclose a listof various publications, catalogues, pamphlets andinformation booklets donated by the Stanley Tool Company,Nunawading, Victoria. I would like to thank Graeme Plaw who made this possible, and Stanley Company for their generous donation. I am sure we will all benefit from this donation.

This list of material is not stored at my home, therefore advance notice is required in order to borrow these publications. Please ring me on 762 1477. No. l. I Sharpen Stanley Chisels

2. I Inspect Stanley Planes

3. I Inspect Stanley Plane Irons4. We Make Stanley Plane Castings5. I Cut Rosewood Logs6. I Temper Stanley Plane Cutters7. I Haul Maples for Stanley "Zig-Zags·· 9. We Make the Final Inspection on Stanley "Zig-Zag"

Rules 11. I Supervise the Making of Boxwood Rules12. I Bend the Steel Bows (Braces)13. I Assemble the Bit Brace Ratchet14. I Inspect Stanley Hand Drills15. I Drive Stanley Screw Driver Handles16. I Harden Stanley Screw Driver Blades17. I Forge Stanley Hammers18. We Split the Hammer Handle Billets

Some very interesting four page publications explaining in detail the various skills involved in covering the above topics.

OTHER PUBL{CATIO�S RE1ATEQ TQ WOQDWORK & ALLIEQ TRAD�S

Stanley Craft Education M3gazines no. 15.19,36,-10,41 .-12. Lin� Eull-=t;ns no. 2,3,-1,5,6,3,·3,10,ll 3 others Stanlay - Man M3kes Hole

Mora to a Hammer than Meets the Ey� Man and Me:1sure Plane Facts Held by a Thread Oper3tion of the Modern Router 1971 How to Use the Stanley Rule Know Your Stanley Plane How to Use the Steel Square The Book of Sculpture with Surform Tools Guide to Modern Woodworking Tools Book of Design for Herne Storage A Guide to B�ginning Tool Activity The Little Carpenter A Guide to Using Tools in the Elementary Classroom You Can Do It Projects Tool Guide Do It Right with Tools and Wood ·55· Plane and how to use it·45· Plane Seven Planes in One

The Australian Encyclopaedia of Carpentry & Woodworking Tools & Terms & Material 1973. 1 Set of Stanley Charts (Photo Copy)

5. Add to Catalogues after 1940.Crescent Tools U.S.A. 1960Yankee U.S.A. 1940 Irwin. Wood Boring Tools U.S.A. 1966 Litchfield Maintenance Tools. Aust. Sth. (No date)

The Association has approved that a sum of $5.00 per year be allocated to country members, who cannot regularly attend the meetings, to be used for postage re borrowing 1 i brary books.

A list of books and catalogues for borrowing has been pub 1 i shed in Vo 1 . 1 no. 2.

Please contact Kees Klep

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H_ELP _ tJJ;__E;__Dl;D I have obtained an American Scr0 I 1 S.:nv i 11 excel 1 e1li:.

c8ndition. Unfortunately it has the wcoden traadl� and the belt/c:hain missing. C.:111 anyone h':!lp -:,r knmv of one from which I could copy the missing parts.

Thank you, Kees Klep.

AMERICAN SCROLL SAW.

This M:.chln« I, dul gn«I for prac:1lcal sc:rvke in the: worl:jftOv, ur cu�ntera. builder,, cabinet m•ltu, ;11n1I "" olhcr •ood

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SALE ITEM§

The following tools have been offered for sale to our club by Alex Jenkin. If you are interested Alex can be contacted on.

BROAD AXES Marks on axe heads held are either not readable or barely so. What can be seen is as follows:-

Hurds Razorblade (one of the biggest made) Hutsbruk (Swedish - a good blade) Kelly U.S.A., True Temper Flint Edge ??? Best Axe Made Plumb Plumb Nunn Shaw (Mark unreadable) (No mark now remains)

CROSS-CUT SAWS One-man Cross-cut Saws

H. Disston 7 Sons, Philada, 3' 10119.(Make unknown) 2' long.

Two-man Cross-cut Saws Pit Saw - Old and heavily rusted. Approx. G' long. M-Tooth - Make unknown. G' long (used as a "racer"). Peg & Raker - Make unknown. 6' long. Peg & Raker - Henry Bucker - Germany. 6 1 long. Peg & Raker - Make unknown. 5' long.

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The_Caine Tool Collection

ground.

A further meeting of the committee was held at Illawarra Cottage on 21st July In the absence of Mrs Cordner, the official Trust Chairperson, Tony Mcivor was nominated as Acting Chairperson. The meeting was a profitable one and identified the following objectives for the collection -

Preserve the collection Redsse1nb I= the •.:o 11 ec t ion ( some tools are at Po 11 y

Woodside, :ind some in the hands of the public! Catalogue and photograph all items Preserve existing d�cumentation Carry out resear·ch into Thomas Caine, and into the

trades represented by his tools D1spla� the coll9ct1on to the public Devel op a \vorl' i ng museum display

A number of copies of documents about Thomas Caine were ex am I n e d 1" i t h e s p e c t a 1 i n t e re s t i n h i s hand w ,- i t ten labels. Committee members were concerned to see that these remain, ng i terns ,ve1·e prese,-ved and recorded as far as possible.

Caine Tool Me�tin::8 Club members .:i,·e 1nv1ted to assist with the work on tools. Plaase contact Doug Mcivor, . Meetings will t:-0 held .:.:it Ill.1\varr:1 on .<\ugust 22nd, and October �4th at 3.00 p.rn. A committee meeting w1ll be held 1mmedutal, µr1or to this time.

Thomas C�1111-3 .,.nd th-= Nett 1ona l Tn!..§..t Since ti1e de-1tl1 •)f Thcm:.is :.:nne the Trust l1as solJ his house in north Melbourne. The ,:inly display of tools is the small �amole at th2 P0lly Woodside. Club members can Judge for themselves bv reading a copy of his Will and -t1•= �.::::iu·2s m:.1cJ,.:: b, 1:J1n,:, ... ,,�1cl1 f,:>110�·1:-

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jt\�Uor�h �:1:1.,v .. 1·,,c i1, -.h<' Stote of" 'li::Lot·ir. !ictired.

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I &fibl,N':T" :,:,'t'lOii.'.L 'J' :t:S'l':: .: ;,: ::-;-:;u1'0i!S )�:D AG;, __ :,-y :A:,.?".!'! O? AuS'i';<,:J.:.sIA•

j,L.I'l'�D of !15 ;,)ueen 3trcct Jjclbourue in the :;::.i<l State to oe cxecJtor of

ti1i.; �ty ·;1ll:l.

J crv::; i)i::VIS;� oncl m:,:u.Et.'1'H the whole 01· rny est:ite ·Lolh renl and ,-,ersonoi

of ·,.hl : ::.:::oevcr kind and ,·,:ncresoever sl tuo\.e to il/.'rJOll/;L Ti<-,3',;.' OF Al!ST.!V.LlA

(\'lC','(l'::IA) to the inte11t that it Ghall lle dealt 1,i th ill mu.oner .follo·,;in5

nnr,,cly: -( n) ��Y col�cction 01· t.ooj_:;, tool chez ts, lo t.hc:;,, stea:i cn;_) .. 11c::. � ... J o l.lH:S$

::l:.,il:,r i tc�.s :::r.,,11 ·oe preserved for the benc.fi t of the people of

the Stll�e o:· Victoria;

(b) I.f the sliid !-1::tion31 Trust of Austrolia (Victorio)shall <lesire to

::ell :ny hou:;e 1md land 3t 24 :colcs11orth Street ;iorth ,:elbouz·ne the

proce..:d& of such sole shall be invested in lo,,g ter;.:. Common1Yeol th

:-:-co:::ury Donds or Imicrioed Stock or on Lhc: sccur;t:: c�· first

mol'teo�e of .freehold land ill t, __ Ci -:;: o� : el"::icurne;

( c) the income fro::i �Y c& ta tc ::,l)ou't:l.bc..� :,·i �-s tl v fo!.' the prescrvati�

o.f the tools and other i te: .. .:; t"Cfcrrcd to in ;.:· ;-.,g,. .. :. ( .:.) hel'eof ar.p

Seconcily in furtherinu ..... _. :11 i..<.:!·es t.c o{ .. :.�� �.� � ·! : ..... ic:·,;:.1 '.:'1·ust of'

,-,ui;trulin (Victorin) :?, ... �: ._. :·!C ... :�,.:?. �n:. 'L �. _: ,. ·. :.:,i·e:::s 1·,1si. th� one-third oi' :;uch i::cou . .:: ..;.�t..l:... �c !·et.3inud u::� .·<=---...... ::;tee! i.J1 �he

nuove secul'itlcs :.,·. � suf.::r, .. c.1�i : ;:-11in::;� i.._·1. -:.::.::m.

l !>,CLA.<3 that I h:::·,e rroc:l.e. nc p.!'ov!::10."- 11'1\ tl::.;; •. ,y · .. �l:. ;·, ,: q� of :,:y

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:::i11ce the ye::.r Oi:� -i-o\J90<-oi ��1:.:c�;·.,cl- o_,-c,I �-e�}.,1-,. . ,, 'f' d;'!.. // ',/ .. 1'�'i,ES3 wi1e,·cof :i ••..•• ,�_·.;..i,1t.:. ., ............. 1.1.:.:,:1,,..,,_;._.,.v l.. -�-�t,8/Jii,l[!Jef

thOli.&:11�d ili11e h..... ;; 1ic". r:ixt.y-scve,-.. , , .·

:::-;o on.:! ;,i::�:G .... :..J, .. i, '-J the s:::id ,;,,; SYD;:.•.Y ..;.\L .. , : .. :: :::,,d fo1• :iis L ,.ill iu ;-.,;<. : ·.:c:::: :cc of us ·c;c<. ::e.1 t at L:, : r,. -�: .. e .1: ,�- .. c r.i.; -,c::;t in i1i:: :.; __ ..• :_nll ;· .. · .. a.cc the pre:;e :ce • . . · �uch O"'J·-·· :".:.1ve ·c:un"i;.o su-u:;c:" � -·- � o"-r 11:1;:.«..::; u::; �!:Jting i.·;i tuc::.::;ec.

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The following 1, to be known•• "The TlDiAS • SYDNEY • CAINE Requeat".

The followtna h a R.aqutat by, TlDiA.S • S'YDNEY • CA.INE • aaking The National Truat of Auatrali.a (Victor!.&; To 1.aveat the money etc;. of SJ eatate &a described •• tmder. Firatly tb• interaat from my invcst:menta shall be uaed for the purpoae of permanently preaerving for the benefit of tla Nati.on my collection of tool• .md tool chuta etc. Lathes and Steam Engines. Secondly for.the ben�fit of the National Truat of Australia (Victoria) in it• activitiea ·

•• it may deaire toward, the benefit of the Nation in the capacity•• itat.Anda for. Two third, � of the interest oo.ly froia my inYHbaeDtau deacribed below (or �) can be uaed by l1le National Truat ofAuatra1i.& (Victoria) for the above purpoaea.

All money to be inveated in long term COIIIIlOnwe.&lth Treaaury Bond, or Inscribed Stock or else. The Money can be invested in the security of First Mortg,se of freehold land on the tity of Melbourne property according to the selection•• desired by The &tional Trust of Australia (Victoria). A• the above iuveablwil.nta or loan, expire or mature the money is to be invested again in the invest­ments described above. Thi• re-investment 11 to go on permanently.

i The intere6t from the investment of

my money. Two thirda of the interest only is to be used by TheNatiorull Trust of Auatr a (Victoria) and One Third -4, of the interest is to be invested with the main invested mone� as described above. This idea is to increase the main or original investment or inveat.me.nts permanently. Any interest not used by The Nation.al Trust of Austr�lia (Victoria) ia to be inve1ted as deacribed above and ao swelling the main or original investment or investments. ?he above is to go on perm.a.nently into the future and ao vill be of incrc.asin� benefit to the activitiea of The National Trust of Australia (Victori.4) in the future. The above to continue on without break to the all future time.

If The National Truet of Australia (Vic tori.a.) .desires to a-ell my house. The moaey from the sale of my houH (after all e..xpen11ee have been .paid). Tne money frOCII the sale of wy hou11e ie to be invested ae described above and 10 evelling the main investment.

To my further Wiab

1. My de11ire for The Nstional,Trust ofAustralia (Victoria ) ie to hold anc! to e.xhibit to and for the benefit of the Victorian people. All my tools. The- two large tool chests. Lathes and Steam engines. The steam enginea are not to be cut or mutilated to exhibit any intern.al parte. But the 11teo..m engines arc to re:m4in vhole AB they are origlnally.

2. the Old Carpenters and Joiners tool chest which 11 antique. To retain the originality of the tools. Please do not permanently take out any of the tools and please do not put any other tool, into the tool chest. Thia is to keep the original tools belonging to this old Carpenter's and Joiner'• kit to themselves and eo preserving it as an antique collection. (A small box in front of the old tool cheet and containing a written statement inside for reference purposes. This small box contains also tools belonging to the old tool chest).

3. In. each of the two Carpenters and Joiners tool chests there are written deacriptiona referring to the dates of the tools, the owners�- Please leave these notes and vritten descriptions in each tool chest.

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set my hand thia�lfliv and sixty-seven. �if

Witness

In Witness of above I have hereunto of March One thousand nine hundred

Central Victorian Woodworkers Guild Inc. l{Q ''Old Shire HaK" \J<jn<lham St. Newstead

P.O. Box 46. Ne\,,s lead. VIC. 3462.

lll.O.QJlJ!JORliEB$ $WAC !i $ELL/FAm I LY PAY (ON THE BANKS OF CAIRN CURRAN RESERVOIR)

Our Guild viii be holding a Buy, Sell & Svap Foaily Day on Sunday 3rd. Septeaber 1989.

Anything may be traded but the emphasis vill be on items

related to voodvork and allied trades.<Eg: Hand & Pover

Tools, Timber, Machinery, Furniture, Stains, Sandpaper,

Turned Articles, etc.etc.etc.)

ID

It is envisaged that most sales viii be from car boots/

trailers/ tarps, hovever soae trestles vi 11 be avai !able. We have large undercover oreo.s and a large outdoor area vith

ample adjacent car parking.

FEES ARE AS FOL.LOWS,

BUYERS ...................... 20 cents

SELLERS <Individaulsl ......... s 5-00

Woo,;Jvork Clubs Ill ublblllng a., a group! •• Sl0-00

We intend to make this a great family day (there vill be food

and drinks for sale & Bar B,O's on site> so bring the vhole

family for a very enjoyable day dy the reservoir.

·But don't forget to clean out the shed first.

To book your site please complete the form belov <one per

person or group) and return it to us as soon as possible. We

vi 11 then forvard directions on ho"' to find us.

Hoping to see you on 3rd . . September,

Yours Faithfully,

KEN SPARKES

Secretary.

PS. If you'r� fond of fishing bring a rod and rQQI along as

thQ (rout should bQ bighting about thQn.

CUT �LON� DOTT�D LXNC

BOOKING SLIP

Yes, !/WE Yill attend your Sell & SYap Family Day 3/9/89.

Please book a site, for vhich I enclose SS-00 / Sl0-00

NAME / NAME 0F CLUB

ADDRESS

<Please indicate

number attend�ngl

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