tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post915213928339946175..comments2024-03-28T14:57:02.446-04:00Comments on Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.: Monday Mystery, Sorby AugerMister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-23866034084531929962020-10-31T11:22:51.222-04:002020-10-31T11:22:51.222-04:00I'm still thinking about this. It looks like a...I'm still thinking about this. It looks like a 19th C tool to me and when "lamp" is referenced, I can only think of an electric table lamp, turned on the lathe with a hole up the center for the cord with possibly a flat bottomed hole for washer and nut. But they would not have come into being till much later? Mister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-88793755853950172932020-10-27T12:11:32.013-04:002020-10-27T12:11:32.013-04:00Excellent! Thanks!Excellent! Thanks!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08465592747839803911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-75807222349652811502020-10-27T11:44:10.340-04:002020-10-27T11:44:10.340-04:00Dang! The ONE time I recognize something I get bea...Dang! The ONE time I recognize something I get beat to the punch to describe. lol. Graysailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976604877086076544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-89399345375979424772020-10-27T11:03:43.719-04:002020-10-27T11:03:43.719-04:00I think it's a shell auger; specifically a lam...I think it's a shell auger; specifically a lamp auger. After a wooden lamp post was turned on the lathe, the tailstock was cleared and the auger was held against the bottom to bore a hole through the center. The lathe did the work and the "shell" provided clearance for chip build-up.<br /><br />Here's a picture of a new one you can buy (not Sorby): <br /><br />https://woodworker.com/38-shell-auger-bit-mssu-153-314.asp<br /><br />and here's a pdf of the original Sorby instructions:<br /><br />https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/library/manuals/sorby/Use-and-Care-of-the-Lamp-Standard-Shell-Auger.pdfDavenoreply@blogger.com