humanfish
Established Member
It's coming up to christmas as well. Ive gone and splashed out a little on some bits and bobs i have been looking at. I have invested in two k body 1500mm, two uniklamps600mm, two duo klamps, one veritas low angle jack, one veritas 4 1/2 and one veritas no.6 fore. I think the clamps will make the basis of a good clamping kit, no doubt which will have to be added to as and when the need arises. :?
I have had some problems with the planes though.:x the No. 6 arrived damaged, i presume through transit, i hope D and M would not send it knowingly. The blade adjustment part was badly bent, i was surprised because i presume some force would have tobe exerted to achieve this. There was a bit of a kink in the blade (on it's own i could have lived with this). There were marks on both the no 6 and 4 1/2 where i presume these planes had been handled previously and oil's from the presons finger had been left and not treated. These planes had obviuosly been opened and taken out before and in my opinion were therefore not new. There was also a slight crack in the 4 1/2 handle, it is only slight but by the time i had found this i was extremely dissapointed knowing that these two planes would have to be returned to d and m. I have a link to some photos i have taken, there not great qaulity.
http://photobucket.com/albums/y120/bad_ ... ion/Tools/
It is funny because only these two planes were a problem. The low angle jack, which had to be sourced and sent directly from brimarc, was in perfect condition with a sealed box.
I originally ordered all these items last thursday but spoke over the phone first thing friday morning with d and m to change the delivery from next day (which wouldn't have arrived over the weekend) to saturday delivery. I was assured this was fine and i even recieved a dispatch notice. Come 3.30pm saturday i was a little pieved after having to phone d an m up to find there had been somekind of mix up and that the items had infact not been sent so i then had to settle for a delivery on wednesday of this week because i am at college all day monday and tuesday. So today when i was opening my packages and having a look at the invoice i see the cheeky buggers have charged £15 for the saturday delivery i got on wednesday.
It kind of capped my overall annoyance off.
Having said all this i really like the look and feel of the planes. Having to only use cheapish stanleys at college it's great to be able to afford a quality tool which should last with care and attention but at a price i can afford. I cannot realistically justify purchasing some of the lie nielsen bench planes even clifton to some degree, not not with the money i have. Although you wouldnt think it after today. ( my eyes were watering when i pressed 'order'.
As a side question, I have been wondering, were stanley's back in the day considered an expensive brand/tool for the average woodworker when they were producing a better qaulity tool. These day's you obviously have to pay more for anything of any qaulity but i was wondering if the stanley tools were considered to have any 'prestige'.
Anyway, thats my rantover. tommorow i shall be ironing out my difference's with d and m.](*,) In the future i think i will have my local brimarc retailer order items in and i shall go and collect/inspect there as i hand my cash over.
I hope everyone who is going has a safe and interesting few days at axminster, i will look forward to the photos. Will we be seeing the UK's credit card debt soar over the next few days?
Does anyone remember seeing a prototype block plane by Clifton i think posted on the forum by and an eagle eyed snapper at a show (was it yandles last year). It would be interesting if there were any new prototypes on show at axminster.
This must be my longest post so far
regards everyone
I have had some problems with the planes though.:x the No. 6 arrived damaged, i presume through transit, i hope D and M would not send it knowingly. The blade adjustment part was badly bent, i was surprised because i presume some force would have tobe exerted to achieve this. There was a bit of a kink in the blade (on it's own i could have lived with this). There were marks on both the no 6 and 4 1/2 where i presume these planes had been handled previously and oil's from the presons finger had been left and not treated. These planes had obviuosly been opened and taken out before and in my opinion were therefore not new. There was also a slight crack in the 4 1/2 handle, it is only slight but by the time i had found this i was extremely dissapointed knowing that these two planes would have to be returned to d and m. I have a link to some photos i have taken, there not great qaulity.
http://photobucket.com/albums/y120/bad_ ... ion/Tools/
It is funny because only these two planes were a problem. The low angle jack, which had to be sourced and sent directly from brimarc, was in perfect condition with a sealed box.
I originally ordered all these items last thursday but spoke over the phone first thing friday morning with d and m to change the delivery from next day (which wouldn't have arrived over the weekend) to saturday delivery. I was assured this was fine and i even recieved a dispatch notice. Come 3.30pm saturday i was a little pieved after having to phone d an m up to find there had been somekind of mix up and that the items had infact not been sent so i then had to settle for a delivery on wednesday of this week because i am at college all day monday and tuesday. So today when i was opening my packages and having a look at the invoice i see the cheeky buggers have charged £15 for the saturday delivery i got on wednesday.
It kind of capped my overall annoyance off.
Having said all this i really like the look and feel of the planes. Having to only use cheapish stanleys at college it's great to be able to afford a quality tool which should last with care and attention but at a price i can afford. I cannot realistically justify purchasing some of the lie nielsen bench planes even clifton to some degree, not not with the money i have. Although you wouldnt think it after today. ( my eyes were watering when i pressed 'order'.
As a side question, I have been wondering, were stanley's back in the day considered an expensive brand/tool for the average woodworker when they were producing a better qaulity tool. These day's you obviously have to pay more for anything of any qaulity but i was wondering if the stanley tools were considered to have any 'prestige'.
Anyway, thats my rantover. tommorow i shall be ironing out my difference's with d and m.](*,) In the future i think i will have my local brimarc retailer order items in and i shall go and collect/inspect there as i hand my cash over.
I hope everyone who is going has a safe and interesting few days at axminster, i will look forward to the photos. Will we be seeing the UK's credit card debt soar over the next few days?
Does anyone remember seeing a prototype block plane by Clifton i think posted on the forum by and an eagle eyed snapper at a show (was it yandles last year). It would be interesting if there were any new prototypes on show at axminster.
This must be my longest post so far
regards everyone