Friday Finds

Eclipse No: 230 Engineers 1 1/2'' Vee blocks and clamp [Preowned, SOLD]

Eclipse No:
230 Engineers 1 1/2'' Vee blocks and clamp [Preowned, SOLD]

Pre-owned but in excellent, possibly unused condition.

£48.00 inc VAT

Edward Preston Bullnose Plane [Pre-owned, SOLD]

Edward Preston Bullnose Plane [Pre-owned, SOLD]

Edward Preston Bullnose Rebate Plane Manufactured:From 1933 to 1994 Length:4 inches Weight:1-1/4 pounds Cutter Width:1-1/8 inches Construction:Cast iron body. Tungsten steel cutter This has the detachable front piece which means you can convert this to a chisel plane if required. Original good iron with plenty of life left (5/8”) Good square mouth.

£54.00 inc VAT

Edward Preston Large Shoulder Plane [Pre-owned, SOLD]

Edward Preston Large Shoulder Plane [Pre-owned, SOLD]

In super working order, this heavy-duty shoulder plane has good life left in the iron. 1 ¼” wide and 8 1/4” long. Good mouth. You can read all about Preston Shoulder planes at Preston Tool Reviews website An excellent alternative to the current new offerings by Lie Nielsen, Veritas & Clifton. A good percentage of the original nickel plating has worn due to use.

£125.00 inc VAT

Edward Preston Wide Shoulder Plane No.1368 [Vintage, SOLD]

Edward Preston Wide Shoulder Plane No.1368 [Vintage, SOLD]

In full working order, this heavy-duty shoulder plane is supplied with a new Ray Iles iron as the previous owner has exhausted the original cutter (also supplied) 1 ¼” wide and 8 1/4” long. You can read all about Preston Shoulder planes at Preston Tool Reviews website An excellent alternative to the current new offerings by Lie Nielsen, Veritas & Clifton. The mouth...

£120.00 (VAT exempt)

EIGHT Henry Taylor Straight Carving Gouges [Clearance, SOLD]

EIGHT Henry Taylor Straight Carving Gouges [Clearance, SOLD]

New current stock - a straight carving gouge bundle! Ok – we overstocked through our enthusiasm to promote this great British brand and then Henry Taylor slimmed down their overall offering of carving tools, so we decided to concentrate our future investment in woodcarving hand tools in Swiss maker Pfeil and USA maker Flexcut. No crying here but we are trying to get these remaining new tools...

£160.00 inc VAT

Elwell Hand Hatchet – 1 1/2 lbs head [Pre-owned, SOLD]

Elwell Hand Hatchet – 1 1/2 lbs head [Pre-owned, SOLD]

An Elwell British Classic!

£45.00 inc VAT

Folding Timber Scribe / Race Knife [Preowned, SOLD]

Folding Timber Scribe / Race Knife [Preowned, SOLD]

Pre Loved

£25.00 inc VAT

Gifkins Standard Dovetail Jig [Pre-owned, As new]

Fancy making some boxes without getting too bogged down with marking, measuring, sawing, chiselling and swearing? This is a commission sale of this popular and easy to use Dovetail jig which you can learn all about here: Gifkins A10 Dovetail Jig This is available brand new for £345 as you can see, but this is an unused item from one of our customers and is a commission sale. As new, unused. This...

£275.00 (VAT exempt)

Glen Drake - File Burnisher [Preowned, SOLD]

Glen Drake - File Burnisher [Preowned, SOLD]

Glen Drake - File Burnisher The File Burnisher from Glen-Drake Toolworks is a combination tool for sharpening a card scraper, cabinet scraper, or scraper plane. One face of the tool is a very fine (70 tpi) file used to joint the scraper edge. The other face is a polished, flat burnisher used to create the cutting burr on the edge of a scraper after filing. The tool edges are rounded and polished,...

£25.00 inc VAT

Glen Drake – No.2 Hammer [Pre-owned, SOLD]

Glen Drake – No.2 Hammer [Pre-owned, SOLD]

Kevin Glen Drake’s No.2 Hammer weighing in at 9 ounces and is great for light chopping and other joinery work. Model makers and light furniture makers will enjoy the sensitivity that this weight affords. We used to stock these back in the day at Classic Hand Tools before Kevin stopped making them. They were always quite sought after. Marked Glen Drake USA with the head number. Stubby...

£75.00 inc VAT

Gramercy Dovetail Saw [Pre-owned, SOLD]

9'' long rip cut, 19 ppi, dovetail saw which tapers from the toe for ease of use. American black walnut handle which affords a 3-finger grip, this is a lightweight saw that feels very comfortable in the hand. The saw plate is 0.018'' thick allowing for a narrow kerf. Hand filed with minimum set (approx. 0.003'') Brass backed. Made in the USA. This is pre-owned and...

£200.00 inc VAT

GTL Smoothing Plane [Pre-owned, SOLD]

This is a Smoothing Plane with brass body and beech handles. 2" wide blade. In very good condition.

£35.00 inc VAT

Gunmetal Shoulder Rebate Plane with Lovely Ebony infill and wedge [Vintage, SOLD]

Gunmetal Shoulder Rebate Plane with Lovely Ebony infill and wedge [Vintage, SOLD]

This is a little cutey measuring 5'' X 2'' high x 1'' wide (excluding the wedge and blade) No makers mark and we think this is owner made (T SHARP stamped on the wedge). The mouth requires a tiny filing to bring it to square. The infill and wedge are very well done. Good iron with 3/4'' remaining. We haven't cleaned this as we don't like buffing old...

£72.00 inc VAT

Hamilton Toolworks - Panel Gauge/Pencil Gauge [Pre-owned, SOLD]

Hamilton Toolworks - Panel Gauge/Pencil Gauge [Pre-owned, SOLD]

Curly Maple. 28” long x 8" fence. Just a few minor cosmetic dings. This is a fabulous looking tool and well as being rated the best panel gauge out there. Made in the USA by Jim Hamilton. Here’s what Jim says about this gauge… “The Hamilton Panel Gauge is a meticulously crafted, precision woodworking tool, designed for accurate line marking on various materials....

£225.00 (VAT exempt)

Handsome Wooden Smoothing Plane with Hock blade [Pre-owned, SOLD]

Handsome Wooden Smoothing Plane with Hock blade [Pre-owned, SOLD]

Fraser like! This handsome plane needs to be put to work (just like Fraser!)

£75.00 inc VAT

Hans Karlsson long handled adze with handmade sheath [Pre-owned, As New]

Hans Karlsson long handled adze with handmade sheath [Pre-owned, As New]

This is a commission sale. This sought after adze is in “as new” condition. The adze is handled with both the adze head and the handle marked with the initials “HK” A fine quality leather protective sheath for the blade. 340mm overall, so this is his long-handled version. 60mm cutting edge which has a relatively flat mid-section of about 38mm to assist the hollowing...

£295.00 (VAT exempt)

Hans Karlsson Short Handled 60mm Adze [Preowned, As New, SOLD]

Hans Karlsson Short Handled 60mm Adze [Preowned, As New, SOLD]

These adzes are always in great demand but with a very limited production run. These famous Swedish made adzes are not so easy to get hold of (they seem to be sold out everywhere!). This example is a commission sale from a customer who has never used the adze, it is in “as new” condition, complete with a protective leather sheath. This 2 3/8” (about 60mm) wide cutting edge has...

£285.00 (VAT exempt)

Henry Taylor Sheffield Fishtail Carving Gouges – Series 11 – 5 widths [New, Clearance]

Clearance stock, From the "Professional" range of Henry Taylor carving tools. These fishtail gouges have a 4¾" (120mm) blade with a ground inner surface and a charcoal black non-reflective finish on the outer surface. Fitted with an octagonal beech handle and brass ferrules. Professional grade Sheffield made fishtail gouges series 11 – which is a tight curve. These...

£120.00 inc VAT

HSS 3-wing Deburring Tool and Handled Burnishing Rod - Clifton, Sheffield [Preowned, SOLD]

HSS 3-wing Deburring Tool and Handled Burnishing Rod - Clifton, Sheffield [Preowned, SOLD]

Clifton haven’t made the high-speed steel deburring tool since being taken over by Thomas Flinn so this handsome tool is a little bit of a rarity. The burnishing tool is still offered today. Rosewood handles with brass ferules/collars (to protect your knuckles). Pre-owned but little used.

£60.00 inc VAT

Incra Stainless Steel Metric Rule Set [Preowned, SOLD]

Incra Stainless Steel Metric Rule Set [Preowned, SOLD]

300mm, 150mm & 75mm long. These super slim Incra rules are extremely precise measuring aids as they have holes for precise marking allowing accuracy to 0.25mm In almost new condition. You’ll need a 0.5mm diameter lead in your pencil to fit the holes.

£30.00 inc VAT

Interesting Bevel Gear Drill with spirit level [Vintage, SOLD]

Interesting Bevel Gear Drill with spirit level [Vintage, SOLD]

These bevel gear hand drills are very underrated examples of hand tool ingenuity. Our American friends seem to hold their clever design and functional efficiency in higher regard than user/collectors on this side of the pond (as they do wrenches and other seemingly simple tools). Fun to use. Note: there is a spring missing in the jaw mechanism, so clamping is slightly assymetric, but still central....

£24.00 inc VAT

IOROI Bevel Edge Chisel Set – 9 piece box [Pre-owned, SOLD]

IOROI Bevel Edge Chisel Set – 9 piece box [Pre-owned, SOLD]

Please note: you may only have a maximum of 30 minutes to complete checkout with this Friday Finds item once you have placed it in your basket. Thank you.

£295.00 inc VAT

IYOROI Japanese Chisels (with Boxwood Handles) - Set of 10 [Preowned, Unused, SOLD]

IYOROI Japanese Chisels (with Boxwood Handles) - Set of 10 [Preowned, Unused, SOLD]

Still in their original box and wrapping, this set comprises of 10 chisels from the brand IYOROI. 223mm in overall length. Sizes are as follows.. 3, 6, 9, 12,15,18, 24, 30, 36 & 42mm. Hollow ground back with single flutes for widths 3mm, 6mm & 9mm. Double flutes for 12mm, 15mm & 18mm & triple Flutes for 24mm, 30mm, 36mm and 42mm This is a commission sale from one of our...

£360.00 (VAT exempt)

Iyoroi Japanese Diamond Backed Paring Chisel/Slick (24mm) [Preowned, Unused, SOLD]

Iyoroi Japanese Diamond Backed Paring Chisel/Slick (24mm) [Preowned, Unused, SOLD]

Unused paring chisel/slick from Iyoroi who are makers from Japan. 24mm wide with single hollow. Length overall - 580mm Oak handle. The blades are 120mm long. The back is diamond shaped as opposed to bevel edged. This is a long paring chisels refered to as a slick and is used for cleaning up joints such as the mortise and tenon joints. They are not design to be struck with a mallet...

£100.00 (VAT exempt)

Iyoroi Spearpoint 18mm Drawshave Chisel - Yari Kanna [Preowned, As New, SOLD]

Iyoroi Spearpoint 18mm Drawshave Chisel - Yari Kanna [Preowned, As New, SOLD]

Boxwood handle - unused. In fact whilst it looks like a chisel it is best described as a plane (kanna). These work by drawing the edge towards you. They are also described as a Japanese skew chisel that tapers to a point from 18mm. The length of the blade is 60mm with an overall length of 210mm Japanese Yari Kanna are unusual tools, descended from ancient Korean and Japanese bent chisels used...

£65.00 (VAT exempt)

J Rabone & Sons Steel and Brass 12” decorative Machinists Spirit Level [Vintage, SOLD]

J Rabone & Sons Steel and Brass 12” decorative Machinists Spirit Level [Vintage, SOLD]

An attractive steel and brass level with 3 good clear working vials. The japanning (the black paint) is in excellent order – a nice decorative and functional tool..

£60.00 inc VAT

Japanese adze head [Pre-owned, As New]

A small Japanese adze head bought from the respected Inoue Hamono woodworking store in Tokyo, Japan (have a look at their super website!) The blade has a slight curve with a 65mm edge. It has a 20mm x 20mm (max) tapered eye which is in line with the blade (as opposed to the more normal perpendicular eye in western adze heads). No makers mark. Unused, as new. A commission sale. Sweet!

£75.00 (VAT exempt)

Japanese Marking & Layout Tool Bundle [Pre-owned, SOLD]

Japanese Marking & Layout Tool Bundle [Pre-owned, SOLD]

White oak marking gauge with matching double marking (mortise) gauge, a small awl, a marking knife and a wooden hammer. 5 separate tools all in G++ condition.

£60.00 inc VAT

Japanese Mortise Chisel – 12mm wide [Pre-owned, SOLD]

Japanese Mortise Chisel – 12mm wide [Pre-owned, SOLD]

A stout fella but with 80mm of blade left, enough for the building of a temple or two. 245mm overall. Red Oak handle. Steel strike hoop and ferrule. Little used. Makers stamp but we can’t identify the maker.

£24.00 inc VAT

Japanese Skew Chisel - Suminagashi [Preowned, SOLD]

Japanese Skew Chisel - Suminagashi [Preowned, SOLD]

36mm wide red oak handled unused Suminagashi chisel which for some reason has been expertly skewed along its 36mm blade edge. So this is now a laminated steel 36mm wide skew chisel. Triple fluted hollows. Little or very little use. The skew is right to left (high to low) when looking down the handle. The handle has also had a flat introduced into the handle so that the blade lies totally flat when...

£60.00 inc VAT

JessEm Tool Company - Wood Sabre Marking Gauge (08803) [Preowned, Unused, SOLD]

JessEm Tool Company - Wood Sabre Marking Gauge (08803) [Preowned, Unused, SOLD]

Sold

£75.00 inc VAT

Jointer Plane and a Smoothing Plane [Pre-owned, SOLD]

A very nice Record No.7 (made in England) and a Stanley Bailey 4 ½ - pre-owned both with beech handles. These are good quality examples of older planes which have been well cared for. Both have 2 3/8” wide irons with plenty of wear left in them. A commission sale.

£150.00 (VAT exempt)

Karl Holtey 2 1/4'' Plane Blade [Clearance, SOLD]

Karl Holtey 2 1/4'' Plane Blade [Clearance, SOLD]

Unused old stock. Stamped HOLTEY. Also stamped “2”. 9 1/8” overall. 2 ¼” wide. 3/16” thick. 7 positioning holes.

£60.00 inc VAT

Karl Holtey 2 1/8'' Plane Blade [Clearance, SOLD]

Karl Holtey 2 1/8'' Plane Blade [Clearance, SOLD]

Unused old stock. Stamped HOLTEY. Also stamped “s”. 4” overall. 2 1/8” wide. 3/16” thick. 4 positioning holes.

£40.00 inc VAT

Karl Holtey 982 Smoothing Plane [Preowned, SOLD]

Karl Holtey 982 Smoothing Plane [Preowned, SOLD]

The best description of this plane is from Karl Holtey's website. Karl has long been recognised as a planemaker who has always sought perfection in his work. He is regarded by many as one of the best, if not the best modern day planemaker. The 982 was made in the early years of the last decade. This example has seen very little use and has minor superficial scratch marks on the sole consistent...

£4,500.00 (VAT exempt)

King Deluxe Sharpening Stone – Monster Size [Pre-owned, Unused, SOLD]

King Deluxe Sharpening Stone – Monster Size [Pre-owned, Unused, SOLD]

1000 grit unused Japanese King brand waterstone. 230mm x 100mm x 80mm. A little workshop dusty dirty but unused in original scruffy packaging. A commission sale.

£50.00 (VAT exempt)

Kirschen 6 Chisel Set (2 Cherries Brand) [Preowned, SOLD]

A boxed set of six chisels in a wooden presentation case by Kirschen, Germany. 6 little used "2 Cherries Brand" chisels with graduated beech handles (the wider the chisel the bigger the handle). 6, 10, 12, 16, 20 & 26mm wide blades, shaped handle and fitted with a steel ferrule. Polished blades made from high carbon steel. Pre-owned. Little used. Available new elsewhere in the UK for about...

£95.00 (VAT exempt)

Knight's American Mechanical Dictionaries [Preowned, Unused, SOLD]

Knight's American Mechanical Dictionaries [Preowned, Unused, SOLD]

This 3 volume set of Knight's American Mechanical Dictionaries and the single volume of Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary (Supplement) was reprinted jointly by The Mid-West Tool Collectors Association and The Early American Industries Association October 1979. It is written elsewhere that "This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge...

£250.00 (VAT exempt)

Lamello Minispot G2a [Clearance, As New, SOLD]

Lamello Minispot G2a [Clearance, As New, SOLD]

G2A is the Minispot grooving machine for cutting out knots, resin pockets or damaged areas with patch size 2. The movable cover allows the groove to be cut very close to the rabbet edge, without the material thickness of the base plate coming into play. The transparent rear cover enables accurate positioning of the G2A over the relevant area, thus ensuring a perfect repair. We are not sure...

£245.00 inc VAT

Lamello Top 20 S2 Biscuit Jointer [Clearance, As New, SOLD]

Lamello Top 20 S2 Biscuit Jointer [Clearance, As New, SOLD]

Lamello Top 20 S2 Biscuit Jointer - New Old stock The Top 20S is considered superior to standard biscuit jointers for precision work, especially when using its adjustable height stop for parallel alignment. We have had this in our stock room for at least a decade. It has been quietly sitting in its original box, doing absolutely nothing at all. The winter months clean continues at Classic...

£395.00 inc VAT

Lie Nielsen Replacement Blade for a No.10 ¼ [Pre-owned, As New]

Thi is a replacement or spare blade for a Lie-Nielsen 10 1/4 rebate plane. It is an unused replacement blade for a coachmakers rebate plane (favoured by our timber framing friends amongst others). A2 Steel, Cryogenically treated, hardened to Rockwell 60-62 and double tempered. L-N heat treating technique ensures that the blade will take and hold a very fine edge for a long time. After heat...

£75.00 inc VAT

Lie Nielsen Toolworks No.140 Skew Block Planes (Bronze) - Pair (Right & Left) [Preowned, SOLD]

Lie Nielsen Toolworks No.140 Skew Block Planes (Bronze) - Pair (Right & Left) [Preowned, SOLD]

Here is a rare treat. The left hand version has been discontinued and the right handed plane in bronze has not been seen for a few years yet. The Lie-Nielsen No 140 Skew Block Plane is based on the long unavailable Stanley 140, this multi-talented tool is designed to deal with difficult woods using a combination of a low angle approach, shear cutting action from the skewed and tilted blade. A...

£1,200.00 inc VAT

Lie Nielsen Toolworks – 15tpi Toothed Blade for No.4 or No.5 [Clearance, As New, SOLD]

Lie Nielsen Toolworks – 15tpi Toothed Blade for No.4 or No.5 [Clearance, As New, SOLD]

Original rust proof packaging – as new. 2” wide. 15TPI toothing blade - Lie-Nielsen Toolworks.

£60.00 inc VAT

Lie Nielsen Toolworks – Bronze No. 4 Smoothing Plane [Preowned, SOLD]

Lie Nielsen Toolworks – Bronze No. 4 Smoothing Plane [Preowned, SOLD]

This is a pre-owned bronze LN No.4 in good ++ (G++) condition. Look here to see what we say about the brand-new version (which retails for £595) on our main LN section. This Lie-Nielsen's smoothing plane has a manganese bronze casting and has a beautifully formed handle and knob. It has the Stanley Bedrock style frog which gives a fully machined mating fit between the frog and body....

£445.00 inc VAT

Lie Nielsen Toolworks – No.212 Scraper Plane Toothing Iron [Clearance, As New, SOLD]

18tpi toothing blade for a LN 212 Still in original rust proof packaging. You are buying a single blade. Old stock - as new.

£50.00 inc VAT

Lie Nielsen Toolworks – No.212 Scraper Plane Toothing Irons [Clearance, As New, SOLD]

Lie Nielsen Toolworks – No.212 Scraper Plane Toothing Irons [Clearance, As New, SOLD]

18tpi & 25tpi toothing blades (irons) Still in their original rust proof packaging and dated 2014 You are buying 2 blades for a Lie Nielsen 212 scraper plane..

£95.00 inc VAT

Lie Nielsen Toolworks – No.9 Mitre Plane with hotdog handle [Pre-owned, SOLD]

Lie Nielsen Toolworks – No.9 Mitre Plane with hotdog handle [Pre-owned, SOLD]

Please note: you may only have a maximum of 20 minutes to complete checkout with this Friday Finds item once you have placed it in your basket. Thank you.

£725.00 inc VAT