Friday Finds

There is no makers mark for this beech hand brass with brass escutcheons. The brass button that releases your bit from the brace is stiff (but you would be after 100 years or so) but it is working and will free up. This brace has a lovely patina. The head rotates freely as it should . The head may be rosewood but years of grubby carpenters hands have deposited blood sweat and tears all over the...

All squared up? A selection of attractive vintage squares – all in G+ - G++ condition They probably aren’t super accurate, but they will be good enough for most DIY tasks should you chose to use them. However, cleaning these up (which we haven’t had time to do) will release the beauty of the wood and make the brass glisten like gold. A little bit of wire wool (medium) some...

17 1/2'' overall with a short stubby (slightly battered) beech handle. Original Marples trade label on handle. Also stamped W.Marples & Sons, Sheffield, England on the steel. This is the improved sock mortise chisel pattern No.745 This is in G++ condition You can learn more here.. https://williammarplesandsons.com/lock-mortice-chisels/

Woodpeckers are discontinuing this tool. We just have the one left. The Woodpeckers Protractor Head is a precision-machined, aluminum tool designed to convert Woodpeckers Woodworking Rules into versatile, adjustable T-squares capable of setting any angle from 0° to 180°. It is designed for high-accuracy angle layout and measurement in woodworking, featuring laser-engraved scales and a smooth,...

Woodpeckers have discontinued this very useful tool so here you go, your last chance to buy one from us. To find the middle of any round or square stock this Woodpeckers Centering Head holds the blade at a 45° angle relative to machined 90° surfaces. Marking the two diagonals of a square locates centre. It’s even easier to find the centre of a circle…just hold the Centering...

Despite many years of handling various gauges, we hadn’t seen this particular gauge before so we enjoyed playing with the adjustable tilting head. The clear patent dates on the reverse of the fence led us to the maker BATES of BLOOMSBURG OCT 20 1896, USA Link to patent source notes Directory of American Tool and Machinery Patents Jim Bode sold one of these in the not-too-distant...