Recent content by blackie82

Thanks for the helpful posts, everyone. I've decided to try my luck with a professionally restored vintage tool for now.

You're right, £95 is definitely a nicer price than £150. :lol: Thanks for the heads-up - one of my reasons for wanting to avoid the ebay lottery on the larger planes was the faff of fettling such a big lump of iron, so buying a pre-fettled one is just as good as buying new in that sense.

I'm in the market for a no. 7 or 8-sized hand plane, and old Stanleys and Records in half-decent shape on ebay are dear enough that I'm thinking of buying a new one rather than restoring an older model. I see that Axminster are offering an own-brand #7 clone for £150, which is certainly a nice...

Are they hobby friendly? Yes, they have been happy to deal with my single-furniture-project-sized orders Can you self-select or is it by appointment? Never visited the yard in person, only dealt with them by email, so don't know Will they deliver? Yes Do they have online ordering? They don't...