Richard T
Established Member
We finally made it to a David Stanley auction this morning where we met up with forumites Andy T, Rich Arnold, and Tools'n'tat.
The best way to describe it may be to imagine all the very best stuff from all the car boot sales in the country, gathered together in one room by all those mysterious people who always get there earlier than anyone else.
For instance, I can't imagine another situation in which I would notice a large box full of about twenty Norris smoothers.
I had promised myself that I would not spend too much money. I couldn't have possibly have ever earned that much money to spend.
Anyway, we had a mooch around the lots and I spied something a bit interesting in one of the "box of old tools" types - no estimate. I sent Emma in to bid (she always does my bidding) and she got it for £22. After costs £25.
At first glance it appeared like this:
But lurking in there among the wormy old clamps and decrepit weaving shrapnel,
Were some very interesting augers. A huge taper.
And a huge spoon.
A smaller spoon
and a - one - of - these: has to be the simplest auger design.
Other than that I got some other bits from a couple of the stalls that were set up at the back of the room.
An extremely posh mortise gage, one of dozens to choose from:
Ebony and brass with the lower pin adjustment via a slot in the end. Very civilised.
And three plane irons of as - new length, two by Marples and one by Sorbey ...
... all parallels. :shock:
It was a very good day indeed. Got to chat lots (sorry) with Bill and Sarah Carter, Brian Jackson and Tim Smith.
If I had taken more money I would have spent it.
The best way to describe it may be to imagine all the very best stuff from all the car boot sales in the country, gathered together in one room by all those mysterious people who always get there earlier than anyone else.
For instance, I can't imagine another situation in which I would notice a large box full of about twenty Norris smoothers.
I had promised myself that I would not spend too much money. I couldn't have possibly have ever earned that much money to spend.
Anyway, we had a mooch around the lots and I spied something a bit interesting in one of the "box of old tools" types - no estimate. I sent Emma in to bid (she always does my bidding) and she got it for £22. After costs £25.
At first glance it appeared like this:
But lurking in there among the wormy old clamps and decrepit weaving shrapnel,
Were some very interesting augers. A huge taper.
And a huge spoon.
A smaller spoon
and a - one - of - these: has to be the simplest auger design.
Other than that I got some other bits from a couple of the stalls that were set up at the back of the room.
An extremely posh mortise gage, one of dozens to choose from:
Ebony and brass with the lower pin adjustment via a slot in the end. Very civilised.
And three plane irons of as - new length, two by Marples and one by Sorbey ...
... all parallels. :shock:
It was a very good day indeed. Got to chat lots (sorry) with Bill and Sarah Carter, Brian Jackson and Tim Smith.
If I had taken more money I would have spent it.
