Smudger
Established Member
I don't know if this is allowed, but I want to put in a plug for a small part-time old tool shop in Wallington, Surrey. I guess if it isn't OK the mods will pull the thread.
I've felt a need for a Record 05½ for a few weeks, I'd looked on ebay (silly prices) and there's nothing at any of the respectable old tool places, so today (after amusing my doctor with the details of my hilarious stay in hospital before Christmas) I popped in to see Mick. He actually had two 05½s, both grimy and grotty but otherwise OK, no cracks, dings or bulletholes that I could see, for £25 each. High end price, but acceptable, so I chose the older of the two, old-style cutter, good length, grimy but easily cleanable, obviously a professional's plane. It's even sharpened well enough to use.
I have had a bit of stuff from Mick over the last few years, various planes, chisels, a Millers Falls Yankee and so on. He's a friendly bloke, and if you are a bit of a restorer he's got a few planes in (about 20 or so I would reckon, from 03s upwards, Stanleys and Records) and a shelf of chisels.
I didn't stay long, so can't give much in the way of detail, but if you are a restorer looking for a project or need a specific item (he had a couple of small Bosch routers, for example and a number of height gauges as well as a lot of other engineering bits and tons of woodworking stuff) he's worth a try. He reminds me a bit of Bill Plumpton.
The shop is The Tool Shop, next to Wallington Public Hall (I believe Paul Chapman saw the Rolling Stones play there in 1964) at 3, Stafford Road. Phone 0208 647 0773/07812004656. He's open on Mondays from 3 to 7, and Saturdays 9-3. You can park (cheekily) in Sainsbury's dead opposite.
He also buys, of course, and does clearances of workshops and sheds.
No financial arrangement - just a genuine testimonial.
I've felt a need for a Record 05½ for a few weeks, I'd looked on ebay (silly prices) and there's nothing at any of the respectable old tool places, so today (after amusing my doctor with the details of my hilarious stay in hospital before Christmas) I popped in to see Mick. He actually had two 05½s, both grimy and grotty but otherwise OK, no cracks, dings or bulletholes that I could see, for £25 each. High end price, but acceptable, so I chose the older of the two, old-style cutter, good length, grimy but easily cleanable, obviously a professional's plane. It's even sharpened well enough to use.
I have had a bit of stuff from Mick over the last few years, various planes, chisels, a Millers Falls Yankee and so on. He's a friendly bloke, and if you are a bit of a restorer he's got a few planes in (about 20 or so I would reckon, from 03s upwards, Stanleys and Records) and a shelf of chisels.
I didn't stay long, so can't give much in the way of detail, but if you are a restorer looking for a project or need a specific item (he had a couple of small Bosch routers, for example and a number of height gauges as well as a lot of other engineering bits and tons of woodworking stuff) he's worth a try. He reminds me a bit of Bill Plumpton.
The shop is The Tool Shop, next to Wallington Public Hall (I believe Paul Chapman saw the Rolling Stones play there in 1964) at 3, Stafford Road. Phone 0208 647 0773/07812004656. He's open on Mondays from 3 to 7, and Saturdays 9-3. You can park (cheekily) in Sainsbury's dead opposite.
He also buys, of course, and does clearances of workshops and sheds.
No financial arrangement - just a genuine testimonial.
