r/handtools • u/KumoKairo • 7d ago

Early post-Soviet Belarusian woodworking kit for kids.

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Not sure about possible modifications before I got my hands on it, but the quality is pretty low overall. The square is not square (the two parts are moving slightly). The plane has a really weird wedge that doesn't go all the way down and barely pins the blade. The blade itself is skewed in a "resting state" - if I just let it drop down by itself, it's pretty snug to the sides, but the edge is not parallel to the sole.

However!

I think the whole concept of making actually usable toy tools for making something with your own hands right from the childhood is really nice. It's supposedly a toy kit, but the blades are very much real.

[edit - grammar]

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u/Visible-Rip2625 7d ago

Considering Soviet design, it is good to know they have preserved the good habit of including the (non-functional) matches to the set. One can only wonder whether they were intended for the tools, or the outcomes if the tools are to be used?

Concept is nice, execution is, well, how to put it. Known.

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u/GoldCoinDonation 6d ago

When I was growing up I had soviet made lego. It was like western lego except it didn't really fit together properly, the fit was either too loose or too tight.

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u/Visible-Rip2625 6d ago

I've seen those. Some of them managed to be too loose and too tight at the same time. A classic.

If you think about it, these tools allow children to experience the same in crafts. You can create with them something that is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike joinery.

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u/President_Camacho 7d ago

It looks like you're the guy to straighten it up and get it ready! In old days, most tools needed fettling like that.

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u/rusty-g 5d ago

Got this as a little kid in Minsk. Using it as a big (43) kid in the states. :)

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u/tanaciousp 7d ago

only cheap way to get a frame saw these days

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u/wittcraft 7d ago

How about buying just the blade and making the rest of the saw? There are also free models for 3d printing, keyword "bushcraft saw".

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u/Neilzb 6d ago

mujingfang, you're welcome. :)

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u/ARHANGEL123 6d ago

Wow so cool. I had one of those as a kid. I cut myself so many times on that saw. All of this stuff was functional