So right now, it sits underneath one of my workbenches out of the way collecting dust. I guess I could make a new out out of old miter box saw blade and use this one as the template. Craftsman makes a 16″ long replacement blade but this one is 24″. I went online to find a replacement blade, but unfortunately they are no longer made. I’m thinking that maybe this tool was meant to cut woods like balsa for model airplane building. I measured the teeth on the blade and they’re 20TPI. The blade is either dull or the teeth are set so fine, that it easily binds in the wood. After a few minutes of cutting, I was finally able to cut the piece off. I grabbed a piece of pine and randomly set the angles on the vertical and horizontal axes and gave it a go. After figuring out how the tool worked, I was excited to put it to use. The miter box appeared to be well made with smooth action on the vertical axis swing, wood support, repetive cut stop, and a hold down clamp. The price at $15 was too good to pass up so I brought it home to play with it. It’s a Jorgensen No 64020 Compound Miter Box made during the 1980’s or ’90’s in complete condition with its original instruction sheet. I’ve seen hundreds of miter boxes in my day, but this was the first handtool compound miter box I had ever seen. A few months ago I was browsing through my local thrift store when I stumbled upon this miter box.
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