Tools Of The Trade In 1833

[GrampaJack]

In the November MB there is an interesting article by Jim Whisker about the Sheetz family of gun makers.  Included is an inventory of the estate of Otho Sheets from 1833.  Included in the inventory is a tumbler grinder.  This is a new one on me. Does anyone know what a tumbler grinder would have looked like in 1833? Thanks, Jack

[RAT]

The Journal of Historical Armsmaking Technology has an extensive section on lock making that includes pictures of rough-forged tumblers and a tumbler mill/grinder. Unfortunately I can't remember the volume it was in.

[Bill of the 45th]

Volume 1 of JHAT, written by the late Gary Brumfeld. The whole volume is on lock building.

Bill

[GrampaJack]

Appreciate the information. I checked Amazon and the book is about $80 which is more than I have right now but I've emailed a couple of friends who might have it.  Thanks for the tip. Jack

[ottawa]

I mite be wrong but there was a posting on here of a tumbler grinder someone made

[bgf]

Here is one by James Wilson Everett:
http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=18929.msg188033#msg188033

Tony Clark posts one made by someone else (?) later in the same thread:
http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=18929.msg188683#msg188683

[GrampaJack]

Good Grief!  You would think it would be obvious that I should "search" for it in gun building.  Appreciate the links, just what I was looking for.  Thanks, Jack