Gloat thread.

[Vann]

What's every one been buying?

Hi Toby. I bought a saw too. Only mine says "Wadkin" on the side, and has a tail (or will do after the sparky has been), so I'm not allowed to talk about in the hand tools section (hammer)

Cheers, Vann.

 

[DTR]

What's every one been buying?

Not really for woodworking, but they are hand tools.... sort of! :lol:

A model-maker's pillar drill:

I bought it from the widow of an enthusiastic home engineer. At first I assumed he had built it himself from castings, but something wasn't quite right. Then I realised, it looks rather like the one in this thread, albeit with some alterations!

The other thing I picked up is a Cowell's 6" hand shaper. Definitely a hand tool!

 

[Gebbly]

[attachment=0]CIMG5170-400.jpg[/attachment]A couple of weeks back at a car boot I found this Diston Phila 4tpi monster for £10. I liked the explanation of the extra hole in the handle being for a 2 handed grip. I hadn't seen anything like it before.

 

[JohnPW]

My latest haul: cost £20.

Large wire brush:

2 veneeer hammers:

Stanley 60mm iron, about half used up, still sharp and v. shiney:

Record 60mm iron, new in orig packaging. Plus another packaging:

2 wooden router planes with 7 cutters in wooden box:

Stanley no 78 but has been repaired, with additional knob:

Stanley no 6 1910-1918 plane:

Continue in next post!

 

[JohnPW]

Continued from last post, a Stanley no 20 1900-1920 plane:

That's the lot!

 

[Droogs]

Just got 2 vices both faithfull one a 151 9" model and the other 7" both with quick release for £20. so very chuffed

 

[tobytools]

Nice, I'm off to Kent tomorrow and will go to a car boot up there... We all know that Kent is the next place for gems, just ask jim

TT

 

[dickm]

Not in the same league, and only peripherally hand tools but here's today's haul. The £20 Alligator saw may come in handy as being more economical than chainsaw for planking short stuff (anyone got any experience of this?) and the binder twine (for all my loose change, £1.44) is horticulturally useful and a nice bit of nostalgia for folk like me of a certain age and history. 50p for the unnamed sliding bevel didn't seem bad.