Anyone using their hands and minds to make a living will know they are always threatened by the tech & machine age and the general public’s inability to understand the difference between them. Don’t get me wrong but there is a place for machine-made things, especially when the same item is needed repeatedly en-mass and […]

For many years I have held a strong view about the waste caused by the disposable age and the planet’s ability to continue this wasteful trend. It’s a fact that poor-quality goods do not stand the test of time and fashion influences trends, whereas quality unique products are usually timeless. This is probably due to […]

We are repeatedly asked if we have a physical shop, for people to browse around and have to explain why we don’t do this anymore. There are many reasons for this today and our business differs in so many ways from what came before and for a good reason. Back in the day, my father […]

In this article, I thought I’d go over my assessment the method commonly known as the “Ruler Trick” used to create a smooth face to the iron, is attributed to David Charlesworth, a well-known North Devon furniture maker. This method has its place when users are faced with creating a smooth flat area on the […]

Many people don’t realise the importance of supporting full-time used tool dealers who invest in knowledge and have worked hard to gain the ability to make better judgments on prices, identify conditions, learn about desirability & rarity, etc. Those who do this for a living invest in books, equipment, and the business space needed to […]

A thought came to me today regarding the modern tech world and robotics used so much in producing everyday products when both require electricity for power. Everything we hear about this next revolution requires electricity but we are told that this will come without the need for fossil fuels and from renewables that seem to […]