Friday Finds: Page 5

Friday Finds is taking a Festive Break

Friday Finds will be taking a break on Friday 26th December and Friday 2nd January.

It will return Friday 9th January 2026!

Welcome to Friday Finds!

The sale of pre-owned quality woodworking hand tools, sharpening stuff, books & accessories.

Here you can find pre-owned woodworking tools, books or supplies that may be "as new", second hand, surplus stock or stuff we just need to move along including vintage woodworking hand tools. We will be adding a selection of tools each Friday lunchtime for the foreseable future.

Our descriptions are accurate and we do not embellish the condition of the tools on offer.

Thinking of selling your quality hand tools? - we can either buy them from you (see below) or handle the sale of your best hand tools on a commission basis. Usually these tools are sold without the requirement to pay VAT in the UK (unless our client is VAT registered which is unlikely). Note - usually the minimum sale value for commission sales is over £200.

Individual tools such as planes or sets of chisels usually sell well and because we are selling high quality new hand tools to a wide customer base we tend to attract better prices than the auction route. Further information on Commission Sales here

Once sold, we deal with the shipping of the item which can be worldwide. Payment is made when all items consigned are sold and the buyers have had the requisite period of grace under distance selling regulations (nominally 2 weeks).

If you're interested in selling your preowned tools through Classic Hand Tools, please email us at sales@classichandtools.com with pictures and a description of the tools.

If you would like to see past sales of pre-owned tools, perhaps to get an idea of what your tools might be worth, visit our Friday Finds Sold Archive.

We buy woodworking hand tools.

Occassionally we buy good quality pre-owned woodworking tools from private individuals. These hand tools are usually manufactured by respected brands including Lie-Nielsen, Blue Spruce, Veritas, Clifton, Norris, Ward, Sorby, Colen Clenton and many more.

If you are thinning out your tool collection and do not wish to use the commsssion sale route we may be interested to purchase some or all of your unwanted tools..

Please send in a few pictures for an initial appraisal to sales@classichandtools.com

Classic Hand Tools can pick up the tools (by courier), evaluate an agreed selling price after detailed inspection.

Please give us a call first to discuss before making the trip to visit us. 01473 784983

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Dovetail Marker [Preowned, SOLD]

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Dovetail Marker [Preowned, SOLD]

This brass and rosewood dovetail maker from Lie-Nielsen Toolworks was a popular item back in the day before being discontinued. It seems to be even more popular now! We have sold several over the last 6 months and no doubt this will fly off the shelf. It has no box, has been lightly cleaned and is in very good condition.

£75.00 inc VAT

Lie Nielsen Toolworks - Tapered Dovetail saw – 15ppi Rip [Preowned, SOLD]

Lie Nielsen Toolworks - Tapered Dovetail saw – 15ppi Rip [Preowned, SOLD]

Pre-owned - Made in 2013. Extremely well looked after dovetail saw. Original Lie-Nielsen box. Attractive open maple handle.

£135.00 inc VAT

Tapered Carcass Saw – 14 ppi – Cross Cut - Lie Nielsen Toolworks [Preowned, SOLD]

Tapered Carcass Saw – 14 ppi – Cross Cut - Lie Nielsen Toolworks [Preowned, SOLD]

Pre-owned 14” tapered carcass saw – 14 ppi made in 2014. This saw has a very attractive maple handle. The saw blade tapers from 2" to 2 1/4" over its 14"length. In excellent condition, with original box

£154.00 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

Veritas Miniature Shoulder Plane [Preowned, SOLD]

Veritas Miniature Shoulder Plane [Preowned, SOLD]

Please make sure you know how small this beauty is before you buy! Pre-owned but in fine (F) condition in original packaging. Weighing a mere 1.7 oz and measuring 2-1/2" long by 1/4" wide, this miniature version of the Veritas medium shoulder plane was developed out of a desire to test the limitations of their materials, design, and manufacturing processes (not to mention the patience...

£36.00 inc VAT

Veritas Metric Set Up Blocks - 9 piece set [Preowned, SOLD]

Veritas Metric Set Up Blocks - 9 piece set [Preowned, SOLD]

The description from our main Veritas Section, where this retails new for £57.45 “Setting up machines in the shop can be a frustrating and inaccurate undertaking. Tape measures and rulers are difficult to use when measuring gaps between curved bits and guide fences. Worse, machines often require two hands to adjust, leaving nothing to hold the measuring tool. The Veritas set-up blocks...

£42.00 inc VAT

Record 405 Multiplane [Preowned, SOLD]

This plane has seen very little use at all and presents as almost new. It has its fitted box with wallet containing 24 cutters and instruction booklet. The cutters: 4, 6, 9 & 12mm plus 1/8'', 3/16'', 1/4'', 5/16'', 3/8'', 7/16'', 1/2'', 5/8'', 3/4'' & 7/8'' Plough & Dado cutters. 1/8'',...

£185.00 inc VAT

Lee Valley Winding Sticks 24” [Preowned, SOLD]

Lee Valley Winding Sticks 24” [Preowned, SOLD]

This is the description from the main section of our website. “Winding sticks are not new; woodworkers have been making them for years from scrap wood and using them to check the flatness of material. Placed at opposite ends of a board, they accentuate any twist (wind), making it easier to identify and correct. With the sticks in place, sight across their top edges. If the edges are parallel,...

£24.00 inc VAT

Record No.7 Jointer Plane (with Clifton Hand forged blade & 2 piece cap iron) [Preowned, SOLD]

Record No.7 Jointer Plane (with Clifton Hand forged blade & 2 piece cap iron) [Preowned, SOLD]

Pre-owned but in superb condition this plane has the considerable advantage of having been fitted with a Clifton hand forged blade and 2 piece cap iron. This plane has done very little planing. 21” overall with 2 3/8” wide blade. Stained beech handles. This plane is quite recent. Made in England.

£115.00 inc VAT

4 Ray Iles Mortise Chisels [Preowned, SOLD]

4 Ray Iles Mortise Chisels [Preowned, SOLD]

Very little used these are very well made mortise chisels by legendary English tool maker Ray Iles. These do not find their way on the market very often as they are not any easy tool to make and Ray tends to send his production to Tools for Working Wood in the USA. So, these tools have been sparingly used. The beech handles are slightly rounded at the butt (by special request) to make them more...

£360.00 (VAT exempt)

Traditional Turning Saw - Thomas Flinn, Sheffield [Clearance, SOLD]

Traditional Turning Saw - Thomas Flinn, Sheffield [Clearance, SOLD]

New stock, never used. This saw has a 12? (300mm) blade that is used for sawing straight or curved cuts in thin sections of wood. The blade sits in an "H" shaped wooden frame (consisting of 2 cheeks and a stretcher) and is held under tension by the string which, by winding a clacker (a short wooden stick) increases the tension on the blade. The turned handles with brass ferrules have...

£72.00 inc VAT

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks - Screwdriver bit holder [Preowned, SOLD]

This holder has not been made for some years now. It takes hex shaped 1/4" bits. Maple and brass handle. Lie-Nielsen USA is engraved in the ferrule. Typical Lie-Nielsen quality. No bit supplied.

£35.00 inc VAT

David Barron 45 degree Magnetic Saw Guide [Clearance, SOLD]

David Barron 45 degree Magnetic Saw Guide [Clearance, SOLD]

Old stock before these were made by Veritas. This guide is unused in original packaging.

£35.00 inc VAT

No.9 Mitre Plane - Lie-Nielsen Toolworks [Preowned, SOLD]

No.9 Mitre Plane - Lie-Nielsen Toolworks [Preowned, SOLD]

Pre-owned and used sparingly. This is the iron bodied version with the side handle. Later models had the option of a "hot dog" attachment which would still work with this model if you thought you needed it although this bad boy maybe heading to a collector. This discontinued beauty has marks of use. The sole is 90-95% free of any marks as are the side faces. This is not pristine,...

£625.00 inc VAT

African Blackwood & Curly Maple Mallet - Mappa Holland [Clearance, SOLD]

African Blackwood & Curly Maple Mallet - Mappa Holland [Clearance, SOLD]

This is an unused beauty from those clever Dutch boys Mappa Toolworks. Very similar to the Blue Spruce Tool works mallets and certainly as elegant and as functional. Resin infused head for durability and attractive blackwood head. The curly maple head is 65mm wide, 75mm deep and the mallet is 210mm tall. Original packaging.

£125.00 inc VAT

2 Good Oval Handled Mortise Chisels 3/16'' & 3/8'' [Vintage, SOLD]

These would be termed vintage. In fact, these 2 were made centuries ago! They are great tools with original handles (in good but slightly grubby condition which can easily be rectified with a bit of wax and elbow grease). The chisels are not heavily used and will give a few decades of service. These legendary Sheffiled toolmaking companies made these mortise chisels between the times stated. 3/16''...

£115.00 inc VAT

Flexcut – 3 Special Edition Forged Carving Knives [Clearance, SOLD]

Upsweep, Detail & Cutting Knives KN201, KN203 & KN204 New, old stock. With attractive bocote and leather insert handles these 3 knives were part of a small special edition from well-known carving tool maker Flexcut USA. They are not available now as the edition was limited and production stopped several years ago. 160mm overall. High carbon drop forged blade edges, the cutting and...

£66.00 inc VAT

Flexcut – 2 Special Edition Forged Upsweep & Cutting Knives KN203 & KN204 [Clearance, SOLD]

Upsweep & Cutting Knives KN203 & KN204 New, old stock. With attractive bocote and leather insert handles these 2 knives were part of a small special edition from well-known carving tool maker Flexcut USA. They are not available now as the edition was limited and production stopped several years ago. 160mm overall with the high carbon drop forged blade edge each measuring approximately...

£44.00 inc VAT

Flexcut – Special Edition Forged Upsweep Knife KN203 [Clearance, SOLD]

New, old stock. With attractive bocote and leather insert handles this knife was part of a small special edition from well known carving tool maker Flexcut USA. They are not available now as the edition was limited and production stopped several years ago. 160mm overall with the high carbon drop forged blade edge measuring 35mm. The blade profile differs slightly from current Flexcut offerings...

£20.00 inc VAT

Flexcut – Special Edition Forged Cutting Knife KN204 [Clearance, SOLD]

£20.00 inc VAT

7 Pneumatic Stone Carving Tools - Auriou [Clearance, SOLD]

7 Pneumatic Stone Carving Tools - Auriou [Clearance, SOLD]

Yes! The blacksmiths at legendary French artisan tool makers AURIOU TOOLWORKS also used to make tools for stone sculptors who use air powered chisels for their work. A bit noisy for us (and them maybe because they have stopped making them!) We have 3 gouges: 10mm wide, 15mm wide and 20mm wide. Also 2 snakes tongue (pied a biche) tools - for heavy shaping work (10 & 15mm wide) And 2 point...

£100.00 inc VAT

Toothing blade for a Lie-Nielsen No.62 Low Angle Jack Plane [Preowned, SOLD]

Toothing blade for a Lie-Nielsen No.62 Low Angle Jack Plane [Preowned, SOLD]

Toothed Replacement blade for the Lie-Nielsen No. 62 Low Angle Jack Plane. Toothed blades have small chisel-like teeth .030'' (.762mm) wide and spaced .030'' apart. They are used for heavy stock removal in difficult grain. Follow with a fine-set smoothing plane ideally purchased through Classic Hand Tools. The blade comes with a 25° flat ground bevel; it sits in the tool at...

£60.00 (VAT exempt)

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Dovetail Marker [Preowned, SOLD]

This brass and rosewood dovetail maker from Lie-Nielsen Toolworks was a popular item back in the day before being discontinued. This is little used and has its original box with instruction leaflet.. A commission sale.

£75.00 (VAT exempt)

Woodworking Starter Set [Preowned, SOLD]

Woodworking Starter Set [Preowned, SOLD]

Get yourself (or someone else started!) A Brass & Rosewood mortise gauge A Brass and rosewood 4'' square (Crown Tools) A Brass and rosewood 8'' bevel with lever lock. 3 bevel edged chisels: 3/8'' Marples 5/8'' Marples 1/2'' Ashley Iles A Record 4½ smoothing plane – that has seen little, if any, use. Stained beech...

£135.00 (VAT exempt)

Tite-Mark Standard [Preowned, SOLD]

Pre-owned in little used condition. The Tite-Mark Range is manufactured by Glen Drake Toolworks and distributed by Lie-Nielsen Toolworks. The unique micrometer adjustment makes these marking gauges an easy and very accurate tool to use. It has steel shafts with brass body and fixed circular A2 blade hardened to 58-60 Rockwell. The blade retracts safely into a recess in the head. The Tite-Mark...

£85.00 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

Ulmia Layout Tools from Germany [Clearance, SOLD]

Ulmia Layout Tools from Germany [Clearance, SOLD]

We bought these in as samples to have a good look alongside the fantastic new range of squares and precision bevels we are now selling from ULMIA . New Ulmia Squares & Bevels Made from white beech these are a throwback to the days of basic wooden measuring tools and they are very nicely made indeed. 15cm square & a 33cm bevel with excellent locking finger nut. New - unused.

£33.00 inc VAT

Veritas Tapered Power Tenon Cutter – 5/8'' [Preowned, SOLD]

Veritas Tapered Power Tenon Cutter – 5/8'' [Preowned, SOLD]

Used as a demo model a few times. Used but in very good condition with little blade wear. This Veritas Power tapered tenon cutter makes cutting 60-degree shouldered tenons for rustic furniture quick, easy and accurate. For use in an electric drill (not a drill press). This is the 5/8” size and you should use the drill at between 500-700 rpm. Veritas code 05J4602 Instruction leaflet...

£54.00 inc VAT

Vintage Squares [Preowned, SOLD]

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...

£30.00 inc VAT

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks - Spare Blade for a No.62 Low Angle Jack Plane [Preowned, As New, SOLD]

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks - Spare Blade for a No.62 Low Angle Jack Plane [Preowned, As New, SOLD]

Pre-owned but unused in original wrapping. You wouldn’t know it wasn’t new stock, but it was bought by Classic Hand Tools from a gentleman (amongst a lot of his other fine tools), so it is pre-owned. This is a replacement blade/iron for a Lie Nielsen 62 low angle jack plane. Available new for £71 The blade comes with a 25° flat ground bevel; it sits in the tool at...

£50.00 inc VAT

Robert Sorby TURNMASTER Woodturning System (with HSS cutters) [Clearance]

New - just having a good old clean out and this is a bit of a bargain for woodturners This Robery Sorby system (RSTM-SCT2) comes with the carbide detail point cutter plus the following High Speed Steel Cutters RSTM-TIP3 HSS Square Cutter RSTM-TIP4 HSS French Curve Cutter RSTM-TIP5 HSS Dovetail/Box Cutter RSTM-TIP6 HSS Teardrop Inside/Outside Cutter RSTM-TIP7 HSS Mushroom Cutter And...

£115.00 inc VAT

Robert Sorby TURNMASTER Woodturning System (with Excelsior cutters) [Clearance, SOLD]

New This system (RSTM-SCT3) comes with the carbide square cutter plus the following titanium nitride cutters RSTM-GT2 Excelsior Detail Point Cutter RSTM-GT4 Excelsior French Curve Cutter RSTM-GT6 Excelsior Teardrop Inside/Outside Cutter RSTM-GT7 Excelsior Mushroom Cutter

£115.00 inc VAT

Robert Sorby TURNMASTER Woodturning System [Clearance, SOLD]

New "old" tool that we are clearing from our stock due to a summer stock clean. This system (RSTM-SCT3) comes with the single carbide square cutter only. Some more info here from Robert Sorby

£75.00 inc VAT

Robert Sorby Sovereign Ultima Hollowing System – Unhandled Medium 18'' [Clearance, SOLD]

This is a new tool in that it is Classic Hand Tools’ unsold stock (we are having a summer spring clean!). The video shows you all you need to know but this description may also help. Medium Ultima Unhandled (SOV-RSULTM) A part of Robert Sorby Sovereign System but is also a stand-alone tool when installed in Sovereign handle. The Ultima Blade enables woodturners to produce hollow forms...

£165.00 inc VAT

Woodturning – Robert Sorby Spindle Gouge 1/2'' – Unhandled [Clearance, SOLD]

New, walleted surplus stock. These are detailing tools used on between-centre work, where the grain is running parallel to the lathe bed. Spindle gouges are used to create coves, beads and other profiles on goblets, vases, bed posts, candle sticks and other spindle projects. RS840 1/2'' This blade is compatible with The SOVEREIGN SYSTEM

£25.00 inc VAT

Woodturning – Robert Sorby Fingernail Bowl Gouge 3/8'' – Unhandled [Clearance, SOLD]

New, walleted surplus stock. The fingernail shape of this gouge increases flexibility allowing the turner to perform ‘pull cuts’ without catching the lathe bed. The greater cutting area can be used equally well for heavy profiling cuts or fine, delicate shearing cuts. RS 842F 3/8” This blade is compatible with The SOVEREIGN SYSTEM

£38.00 inc VAT

Woodturning – Robert Sorby Bowl Gouge 1/2'' – Unhandled [Clearance, SOLD]

New, walleted surplus stock. The fingernail shape of this gouge increases flexibility allowing the turner to perform ‘pull cuts’ without catching the lathe bed. The greater cutting area can be used equally well for heavy profiling cuts or fine, delicate shearing cuts RS 842F 1/2'' This blade is compatible with The SOVEREIGN SYSTEM

£45.00 inc VAT

Woodturning – Robert Sorby Long & Strong Spindle Gouge 3/8'' – Unhandled [Clearance, SOLD]

New, walleted surplus stock. Apart from the length of the blade, these tools are identical to Robert Sorby standard gouges. The increased length of the blades (12'') allows a further reach into the workpiece. This blade is compatible with The SOVEREIGN SYSTEM RS841 3/8''

£34.00 inc VAT

Woodturning – Robert Sorby Long & Strong Spindle Gouge 1/2'' - Unhandled [Clearance, SOLD]

£48.00 inc VAT

Stanley No.5 1/2 Jack Plane [Preowned, SOLD]

Stanley No.5 1/2 Jack Plane [Preowned, SOLD]

Pre-owned in G++ condition. Attractive rosewood handles. A good user plane that has been well looked after. A commission sale.

£75.00 (VAT exempt)

Bespoke E. Garlick & Sons Lynx 14'' Tenon Rip Saw [Preowned, SOLD]

Bespoke E. Garlick & Sons Lynx 14'' Tenon Rip Saw [Preowned, SOLD]

A bespoke made rip cut 11tpi tenon saw with lovely walnut handle. This saw was made by Thomas Flinn & Co., saw and tool makers in Sheffield, England. This closed walnut handled LYNX tenon saw is 14'' (350mm) long. This heavy brass backed tenon saw is in G++ condition having been well cared for during its use. The steel plate is 3 1/8'' deep, a heavy brass back with...

£85.00 (VAT exempt)

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks - Metric Dowel Plate [Preowned, SOLD]

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks - Metric Dowel Plate [Preowned, SOLD]

Used but in G++ condition. A commission sale.

£85.00 (VAT exempt)

Clifton No.5 Jack Plane [Preowned, SOLD]

Clifton No.5 Jack Plane [Preowned, SOLD]

Pre-owned but in excellent condition. A Clifton No.5 Jack Plane. The smaller of the two jack planes from Clifton. All Clifton planes have a heavy casting, so if you do not need the extra width of the wider 5 1/2 plane, this could be the jack plane for you. Bedrock design frog allows for maximum contact between frog and plane body, and gives you easier, more precise adjustment of the...

£215.00 (VAT exempt)

Clifton No.5 1/2 Jack Plane [Preowned, SOLD]

Clifton No.5 1/2 Jack Plane [Preowned, SOLD]

Pre-owned but in excellent condition. Usual scratch marks to sole but this is normal for moderate use. This plane has been very well cared for. The 5 1/2 is a mighty jack plane at 3.1kg and is the largest of the jack planes from Clifton. The 5 1/2 is regularly considered the "go to" plane for people starting out as it really is a versatile beastie.. The name ''jack plane''...

£245.00 (VAT exempt)

1/2'' Large Carving Chisel by Flexcut USA [Clearance, SOLD]

1/2'' Large Carving Chisel by Flexcut USA [Clearance, SOLD]

These unused tools were discontinued from Flexcut USA’s portfolio of large tools several years ago. These are unused new, old stock tools in perfect condition. Flexcut designed these beefy tools to be struck with a mallet when working on large sculptures. But of course, they can be used by hand to shape work without whacking with a mallet as required. Single bevel (underside) Code...

£15.00 inc VAT

Large Carving Chisel – 3/4'' Double Bevel Skew by Flexcut USA [Clearance, SOLD]

Large Carving Chisel – 3/4'' Double Bevel Skew by Flexcut USA [Clearance, SOLD]

These unused tools were discontinued from Flexcut USA’s portfolio of large tools several years ago. These are unused new, old stock tools in perfect condition. Flexcut designed these beefy tools to be stuck with a mallet when working on large sculptures. but of course, they can be used by hand to shape work without whacking with a mallet as required. The old Flexcut code is MC 302 which...

£14.00 inc VAT