Friday Finds

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 an occasional vintage or antique tool. Enjoy browsing this unique section of our website and grab yourself a bit of a bargain.

We will be adding a selection of tools each Friday lunchtime for the foreseable future.

If you are buying an item from Friday Finds, once you have the item in your cart you have 30 minutes to finish your purchase as this gives someone else a chance to buy if you decide against proceeding further.

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 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.

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.

Further information on Commission Sales can be found here

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 and sell old tools, too

Yes, occassionally we will buy good quality pre-owned woodworking tools - mainly good usable chisels, some metal planes, gauges etc.

If you are thinning out your tool collection and wish to sell by commsssion or sell directly to us, please get in contact.

Commssion sale items should have a minimum consignment value of £200. Items of lower value may be sold but will attract a shipping small additional shipping charge of £5 (if sold singularly).

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

For good quality branded hand tools please send in a few pictures for an initial appraisal. Classic Hand Tools can pick up the tools (by courier), evaluate an agreed selling price after detailed inspection, do the photography and accurately list the items for sale to our wide database. Once sold, we deal with the shipping of the item which can be worldwide.

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

Active Sales

Friday Finds Sold Archive

Veritas Box Makers Plough Plane (Right Hand) [Preowned]

Veritas Box Makers Plough Plane (Right Hand) [Preowned]

Used sparingly. This plane is based upon the Record 043 Plough Plane which was produced during the heydays of British manufacturing. An ideal tool for making grooves in boxes and small drawers, this compact plough plane excels at precise grooving and beading applications on small workpieces. 5 1/2" (140mm) long cast-iron body and weighing just 1 lb 7 oz (650 grams), it is highly manoeuvrable...

EUR €105.79 excl tax, duties and fees

Veritas Small Bevel -Up Smooth Plane with PM-V11 blade [Preowned]

Veritas Small Bevel -Up Smooth Plane with PM-V11 blade [Preowned]

Pre-owned in G++ condition This is the description from our main Veritas section This Veritas low angle smoother is 225mm long, 59mm wide and weighs only 1.25kg. It is easier to handle than a full size smoother. Think of it lying somewhere between a large block plane and a full size smoother, then you’ll see just how useful this plane can be. Like a full-size version, it is useful for...

EUR €168.30 excl tax, duties and fees

Veritas Small Plow Plane – Right Hand [Preowned]

Pre-owned in very good condition G++ This is the description from our main Veritas section “This is Veritas' redesigned small plough plane. While it still excels at cutting grooves, rabbets and tongues, it now has the ability to cut decorative beading (beading blades available soon). Closest in size to the classic Record #044 plane, the preferred size of the old-style plough planes,...

EUR €158.68 excl tax, duties and fees

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Dovetail Marker [Preowned]

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.

EUR €72.13 excl tax, duties and fees

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

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

EUR €129.83 excl tax, duties and fees

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

Pre-owned 14” tapered carcass saw – 14 ppi made in 2014. In excellent condition, with original box

EUR €158.68 excl tax, duties and fees

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

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

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.

EUR €110.60 excl tax, duties and fees

Flexcut – 3 Special Edition Forged Carving Knives [Clearance]

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...

EUR €69.24 excl tax, duties and fees

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

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...

EUR €48.09 excl tax, duties and fees

Flexcut – Special Edition Forged Upsweep Knife KN203 [Clearance]

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...

EUR €24.04 excl tax, duties and fees

Flexcut – Special Edition Forged Cutting Knife KN204 [Clearance]

EUR €24.04 excl tax, duties and fees

7 Pneumatic Stone Carving Tools - Auriou [Clearance]

7 Pneumatic Stone Carving Tools - Auriou [Clearance]

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...

EUR €96.17 excl tax, duties and fees

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

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

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...

EUR €69.24 excl tax, duties and fees

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

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

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...

EUR €98.10 excl tax, duties and fees

Benchcrafted Classic Leg Vice & Criss Cross Solo Package [Preowned, As New]

Benchcrafted Classic Leg Vice & Criss Cross Solo Package [Preowned, As New]

Benchcrafted Classic Leg Vice & Criss Cross Solo Package A commission sale – unused, as new. This is what we say about these components for bench building on our main site. In the 19th and early 20th century, many vocational schools and commercial shops in France and its colonies were outfitted with Roubo-style benches and metal leg vice hardware. French hardware is typically made...

EUR €415.46 excl tax, duties and fees

Set of 12 IYOROI Japanese Oire Nomi Bench Chisels [Preowned, As New]

Set of 12 IYOROI Japanese Oire Nomi Bench Chisels [Preowned, As New]

Still in their original wrapping, this set comprises of 12 bevel edge chisels from the brand IYOROI in linen roll. 223mm in overall length. Red oak handles. Black finish to the blades with polished hollows. Black finish to striking hoops. Hollow ground backs with single flutes for all widths. Widths are as follows: 1.5, 3, 6, 9, 12,15,18, 21, 24, 30, 36 & 42mm. Denim tool...

EUR €455.86 excl tax, duties and fees

5 Tasai Bench Chisels [Preowned]

These are pre-owned bevel edged bench chisels from the forge of master blacksmith Akio Tasai in Japan. A commission sale. They have been used very sparingly; the hoops have been struck and there are burrs to be attended to in order to safeguard your fingers but that is a quick and easy job. The chisels and box are in G++ condition. Laminated steel with single hollows. The cutting edge is blue...

EUR €908.83 excl tax, duties and fees

Incra Stainless Steel Metric Rule Set [Preowned]

Incra Stainless Steel Metric Rule Set [Preowned]

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.

EUR €28.85 excl tax, duties and fees

Vintage Squares [Preowned]

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...

EUR €30.78 excl tax, duties and fees

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

New This 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 as a Brucey Bonus RSTM-GT2 Excelsior Detail Point Cutter (titanium nitride)

EUR €120.22 excl tax, duties and fees

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

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

EUR €110.60 excl tax, duties and fees

Robert Sorby TURNMASTER Woodturning System [Clearance]

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

EUR €72.13 excl tax, duties and fees

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

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

EUR €24.04 excl tax, duties and fees

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

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

EUR €43.28 excl tax, duties and fees

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

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''

EUR €32.70 excl tax, duties and fees

3 Vintage Rabone Measuring Tools - Imperial [Preowned]

3 Vintage Rabone Measuring Tools - Imperial [Preowned]

A 33 feet Rabone steel tape No.435 - brass winder. A 100 feet Rabone steel tape No.4351 - brass winder. A Rabone No.1377 Boxwood 2 foot 4 fold rule with brass tips and hinge. All are in crisp condition for their age.

EUR €24.04 excl tax, duties and fees

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

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

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...

EUR €14.43 excl tax, duties and fees

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

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

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...

EUR €14.43 excl tax, duties and fees

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

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

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

EUR €57.70 excl tax, duties and fees

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

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

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

EUR €72.13 excl tax, duties and fees

EIGHT Henry Taylor Straight Carving Gouges [Clearance]

EIGHT Henry Taylor Straight Carving Gouges [Clearance]

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...

EUR €153.88 excl tax, duties and fees

SEVEN Henry Taylor Straight Fishtail Gouges [Clearance]

SEVEN Henry Taylor Straight Fishtail Gouges [Clearance]

New current stock. A fishtail bundle! Ok – so this is excess stock created through our enthusiasm to promote this great British brand a few years back. We still love these Henry Taylor carving tools but when HT slimmed down their overall offering, we were holding quite a lot (hundreds!) of carving tools. At that point we decided to concentrate our future investment in woodcarving hand tools...

EUR €139.45 excl tax, duties and fees

Auriou Ironing Rasps – 20mm wide - Unhandled [Clearance]

Auriou Ironing Rasps – 20mm wide - Unhandled [Clearance]

Old stock – unhandled – as new. Hand stitched by Auriou Toolworks, the masters of rasp and riffler making in St. Juery, France. These are flat bottomed short ironing rasps. The stitched part is 80mm long and 20mm wide. Stitched on the underside only with a cranked tang for knuckle clearance. Stitch is 6 which is coarse/medium cut. These are “old stock” and date...

EUR €33.66 excl tax, duties and fees

Eclipse No.34 Butt Gauge [Vintage]

Good condition, clear markings, and all works freely. Imperial and metric markings.

EUR €14.43 excl tax, duties and fees

1/2'' Lock Mortise Chisel [Vintage]

A nice, socketed lock 1/2" wide mortise chisel with oak handle. 21” overall. No markers mark. Very good condition.

EUR €23.08 excl tax, duties and fees

7 Excellent Paring Gouges – Marples & Ibbotson [Vintage]

7 Excellent Paring Gouges – Marples & Ibbotson [Vintage]

Featuring famous makers from Sheffield, England - William Marples & Sons (5 of the 7) and Thomas Ibbotson (2). Did you know that Marples acquired Thomas Ibbotsons assets in 1905? – nor did we! A mix of long paring gouges with different handle styles and wood species, all with ferrules and virtually no defects (just one very short crack in one handle). A very tactile bunch of gouges. Overall...

EUR €62.51 excl tax, duties and fees

Brusso Stainless Steel Hinges – CB302S [Clearance]

Brusso Stainless Steel Hinges – CB302S [Clearance]

Brusso Hardware (USA) discontinued a lot of their range over the last few years. Most of their range of stainless hinges left their portfolio but we have a few pairs left (5 pairs) in stock. These are new. The Brusso CB-302 full mortice butt hinge, measures 1¼" x 13/16". Length: 1.250" - 1¼" - 32mm Width: 0.802" - 13/16" - 21mm Leaf Thickness: 0.086" - 5/64" - 2mm NOTE - All Brusso hinges...

EUR €46.16 excl tax, duties and fees

Brusso Stainless steel shelf support K-10S [Clearance]

Brusso Stainless steel shelf support K-10S [Clearance]

The K-10S stainless steel shelf support pin comprises a decorative turned support and a cylindrical peg. Stainless steel gives the pin a modern look and does not tarnish, making it suitable for kitchen, bathroom, and marine applications. The peg measures 1/4" in diameter x 3/8" deep, and the support projects 7/16". Supplied as a set of 4 – you are buying 2 sets (8 shelf support...

EUR €51.93 excl tax, duties and fees

Veritas PM-V11 – 2'' Blade [Preowned, As New]

Veritas PM-V11 – 2'' Blade [Preowned, As New]

This is a straight replacement iron for a Veritas No.4 or No.5 ¼ hand plane or can be fitted to Stanley or Record No.4 or No.5 bench planes.. The blade is slightly thicker than the old Record & Stanley planes so some minor adjustment made be necessary to the mouth and the pawl. Pre-owned but appears unused. 1/10” thick. PM-V11 blade. Normally selling for about £62...

EUR €43.28 excl tax, duties and fees

Sanderson Hardware – Cotter Pin Ring Pull in Brass (x2) [Preowned]

Sanderson Hardware – Cotter Pin Ring Pull in Brass (x2) [Preowned]

This is old stock from the early days of starting up Classic Hand Tools. Sanderson Hardware are still going in California. (Note - these cotter pins are different to what they offer now). The diameter of the ring pull is 3/4". The rod stock is 1/8" diameter and 2 1/4” ong . The square plate is ¾” x 5/8” with 4 screw holes (screws provided). The plate has...

EUR €14.43 excl tax, duties and fees

Flexcut Left-Handed Carving Jack [Clearance]

FLEXCUT CARVIN JACK - older version, new. LEFT HANDED For you whittlers out there! This is the older version of the Carvin Jack launched successfully by USA manufacturer Flexcut some 20 years ago to great acclaim. This a new unused version of the Carvin Jack in original packaging (the new version is labelled 2.0) Blades firmly lock in both open and closed positions Supplied with SlipStrop...

EUR €84.63 excl tax, duties and fees

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File Sets

The RH Preyda File Sets, made from prized Arkansas Novaculite, are essential for deburring, chamfering, and creating smooth finishes. These files are highly valued by craftsmen such as gunsmiths, dentists, machinists, and jewelers. File shapes: Round, Square, Triangular, and Knife Blade Size: 4" x 3/8" (101.6mm x 9.5mm) Grit options: Soft (400-600), Surgical Black (4000-6000), Translucent...

Was €58.86 Now from €41.20 excl tax, duties and fees

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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....

EUR €427.97 excl tax, duties and fees

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...

EUR €34.62 excl tax, duties and fees

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...

EUR €40.39 excl tax, duties and fees

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'',...

EUR €177.92 excl tax, duties and fees

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,...

EUR €23.08 excl tax, duties and fees

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...

EUR €415.46 excl tax, duties and fees