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  • Buying Used Woodworking Planes – Why You should Use Reputable Dealers

    It’s not until you use a flat plane can you tell the difference, however it’s easy to forget what a good plane feel like to use. I would compare it to using new and used sandpaper, the latter will work but not as effectively and the new stuff. The same applies to used planes, yes most…


  • Vintage Sorby Beech Wood & Brass Pad Saw – Old Carpenters Keyhole Tool

    This is one of our recently sold items: Vintage Sorby Beech Wood & Brass Pad Saw – Old Carpenters Keyhole Tool Good vintage Beech Pad saw by Sorby Sheffield is in good condition – see images


  • Vintage 13″ Engineers Locking Calipers or Dividers – Nautical Chartwork Tool

    This is one of our recently sold items: Vintage 13″ Engineers Locking Calipers or Dividers – Nautical Chartwork Tool Superbly engineered Locking Calipers or Dividers are 13″ long – Could be used by engineers or for Nautical Chart work they are that accurate.


  • Vintage No 7 Plane With Stanley Lever Cap & Record Iron

    This is one of our recently sold items: Vintage No 7 Plane With Stanley Lever Cap & Record Iron Vintage No 7 Plane With Stanley Lever Cap & Record Iron – A bit of a mix of different manufacturers components. In decent used condition.


  • Good Vintage Wooden 5 1/2 Wide bodied Fore Plane (Record)

    This is one of our recently sold items: Good Vintage Woden 5 1/2 Wide bodied Fore Plane (Record) This Vintage Woden 5 1/2 Fore Plane has a good quality heavy casting and has seen little use in its time. Woden Tools Ltd made planes between 1954 and 1961, after which Record (C&J Hampton Ltd.) acquired…


  • Vintage Stanley No 4 1/2 USA Smoothing Plane

    This is one of our recently sold items: Good Vintage Stanley No 4 1/2 USA Smoothing Plane – Old Woodworking Tool Good Stanley 4 1/2 USA Smoothing Plane – This old plane is in good condition and is sharp ready to use.


  • WW1 Entrenching Tool – Trench Digging Pick Axe Spade

    This is one of our recently sold items: WW1? Entrenching Tool – Trench Digging Pick Axe Spade Probably dating back to the first world war this Entrenching Tool or Trench Digging Pick is in reasonably good condition for its age. I would say this is not the original handle but comes with the item.


  • Vintage Primitive Blacksmith Made Hand Adze head – Old Woodworking tool

    This is one of our recently sold items: Vintage Primitive Balcksmith Made Hand Adze head – Old Woodworking tool Vintage Primitive Adze head forged by a blacksmith probably early 19th century, just needs a handle and someone to use it.


  • Rare Vintage Record No 122 Model Makers Hand Drill

    This is one of our recently sold items: This record Hand Drill No. 122 was first listed in the Record catalogue No. 11. September 1932 and last listed in catalogue No. 15. 1938 It has lost a lot of its original paint but is in good working order, these are becoming quite hard to find…


  • Vintage WW1 Pair of Trench Art Brass Spill Vases with Planished Finish

    This is one of our recently sold items. Vintage WW1 Pair of Trench Art Brass Spill Vases with Planished Finish Nice Pair of Trench Art Brass Spill Vases with a planished finish in good condition.


  • 5 Early Antique Blacksmiths Forged Soldering Irons – Wrought Iron Stem Tools

    This is one of our recently sold items. 5 Early Antique Blacksmiths Forged Soldering Irons – Wrought Iron Stem Tools Collection of early hand forged soldering irons made by a blacksmith, these tools make an attractive presentation and would suit a historic display. Dating probably to the early- mid 19th century prior to the industrial…


  • Vintage I.H. Sorby Swan Neck Lock Mortice Chisel

    This is one of our recently sold items. Vintage I.H. Sorby Swan Neck Lock Mortice Chisel – Old Carpenters Tool Good Vintage I.H. Sorby Swan Neck Lock Mortice Chisel – This old tool is forged from good quality high carbon steel.


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