A find of not-so-epic proportions...

Good find, Ethan. I like it when I find something like this even if I don’t really need it I appreciate a good tool.

-- Thos. Angle

That is a winner! Good eye!

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That is a great find for a buck!

-- Mark

that is a good find indeed. Flea Market in March?! – Spring must really be on it’s way then (not that you can tell looking at the backyard here ;)

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Where exactly is the Belleville you speak of? Was that Belleville, MI? Because if it is, I’m bummed I didn’t know about the flea market…I was in Belleville MI this past weekend.

-- Lane Custom Guitars and Basses

Sorry, Alan; Belleville, IL.

It’s an indoor/outdoor (mostly indoor this time of year) flea market that goes on all year long (third weekend of the month).

There is another flea market not too far from where I live that should be starting up some time soon. It is completely outdoors and takes place every Sunday through spring, summer, and fall. The good tool sellers don’t usually start showing up until about May, so I still have a while to wait.

Good thing my wife takes naps after church on Sundays! ;)

-- Ethan, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

now I don’t know much about tools but I do know that a blade that is one piece of metal that goes right through the handle is a treasure!!!! Awesome…

Well done

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

They sure don’t make them like that anymore.
Nice find, I’ll be keeping my eyes open from now on.

-- If we learn from our mistakes, I'm getting a fantastic education.

What a neat find for $1!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Good score – and for a $1l you can’t loose.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Very nice find, I think I have one similar in my tool box. I’ll have to take a closer look at it.

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You can’t beat that for $1. It’s a great piece.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I’m right there with you, Red. I love the flee market. I am a very serious flee shopper! Our closed down for a few months, the told us it was forever though, since the land got sold. But they just decided to open back up again. I haven’t been there since they reopened two weeks ago. But I love finding stuff like this. Very cool. Makes me want to make sure I get to the flee market this weekend.

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Hi Ethan, I have three of those. One is 2” wide and the others are 4”. Mine are by a company that made ink knives for printing presses. They were used to stir the ink in the ink fountain on an offset printing press. I took a 4” knife home and use it all the time for scraping of all kinds. If you want to try a good Flea Market try the one in Wentzville on Sundays. I’m not sure if they have started up yet but they are open all summer long.

-- St. Louis - just a cut away from finishing!

Nice catch! I’ll have to visit one of these flea markets.

PM, the Wentzville flea market is the one I was referring to in my last entry. Unfortunately, I’ve found a lot of the people there have prices on their tools that aren’t really flea market prices; they are way over-priced.

Still, as soon as the weather warms up I’ll be back out there, looking for the occasional bargain. Maybe I’ll see you out there some time!

-- Ethan, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

Here in Minnesota, after a long winter, I can hardly wait for spring and get out to all of those garage and estate sales. A find like that would make it all worth while.

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

Nice one. Not your average putty knife though. Will look real nice polished up.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

i have one just like it and i think print man is right , looks like an ink knife . mine is 4 in. same handle and blade
they are tuff as a bag of hammers !

I have two of this style putty knifes. Plaster workers appreciate the heft and stiffness. I appreciate the steel and construction. I got a pair of them for two bucks a piece brand new from a hardware store that went belly up after the big box stores arrived. His loss, my putty knives… mine… mine… booohahahaha!

They will indeed make a good scraper. The steel is good and will do what you need it to do. Enjoy.

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

Interesting… Doing a little research on ink knives, I came up with the following link:

http://www.heimerdingercutlery.com/catalog/category.cfm?Category=122

Is it possible I have myself an “ink knife collection” without even knowing it?

Too funny…

-- Ethan, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

I have got to get out to flea markets more often. Everytime I go, all I see is the junk. Good find!

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

great find Ethan

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