Great Dorset Steam Fair

[arnoldmason8]

Hi Everybody I am off to the Great Dorset Steam Fair on Thursday - will spend about half the time looking at the Auto jumble. Dont suppose there will be anything very cheap but great fun looking all the same. There are usually a few stalls wilth top class tools but at top prices as well. I will report back with any good finds.

Cheers ---------Arnold

 

[toolsntat]

Went last year for a couple of days and must say it is a truly AWESOME show 8)
Keeping up with progress :?: on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-Do ... 9?filter=1 and wishing we were there again

Its massive, hope you have your walking boots on :lol:
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ll ... 815918&t=h

Hope you find a few bargains :wink:
Cheers
Andy

 

[bugbear]

Hi Everybody I am off to the Great Dorset Steam Fair on Thursday - will spend about half the time looking at the Auto jumble. Dont suppose there will be anything very cheap but great fun looking all the same. There are usually a few stalls wilth top class tools but at top prices as well. I will report back with any good finds.

Cheers ---------Arnold

Yeah - vendors tend to know what they have. Places like that are a top source of RARE stuff, not cheap stuff.

BugBear

 

[LJT]

Hi all. I'be been today. Weather awful and very muddy so be warned. Not so many dealers but some lovely kit for sale. Enjoy!!

 

[arnoldmason8]

Hi All-----Yes I've got my walking boots all packed. I have been many times before as I used to live not far from there. I decided not to go today because of the poor weather forcast but it's looking better for tomorrow.

Cheers----Arnold

 

[arnoldmason8]

Hi All--- Had a great day at GDSF. The mud made it hard work to walk about but I really enjoyed it as usual. Spent several hours walking round the stalls and found a few tools to buy :-
A scottish pattern brace- a bit of surface rust but it will clean up with a bit of elbow grease

A hand saw 20ins long with 12 points/in-a nice handle made by W Tyzack & sons & Turner - a very nice etch on the side -a bit of light rust but it will clean up OK

I could not resist this moulding plane because it is made by ARNOLD !!

A chisel - It measures 0.08 ins blade width - in 40 years of looking at used tools I can't remember seeing a chisel this small.

An enjoyable but tiring day

Cheers ------Arnold