This is old News and relates to the first stage of development, we have upgraded and added a new improved bidding system and some old content will have less relevance. Hi Everyone, What a winter it's been! Where should I start? well, we suffered from the Delta variant back in early October, transmitting it from one person to another in our … [Read more...] about February Update
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18th century British Moulding & other Wooden Planes
Those who are interested in this subject will be familiar with the Goodmans British planemakers from 1700, editions 1-4, that have developed over the years with superseded versions with enriched content. The later versions, being authored by Jane and Mark Rees. The books themselves are worth owning as a collection as not everything was included … [Read more...] about 18th century British Moulding & other Wooden Planes
The good bad and Ugly of Old Tools
I was in conversation the other day with another tool dealer about the marketplace and what we are seeing out there on the streets so to speak. It's certainly a crazy time with some real hot-headed sellers 'that have seen it on eBay' therefore with their limited knowledge expecting top prices when selling in places that you would expect there to be … [Read more...] about The good bad and Ugly of Old Tools
New Years Optimism Short Lived Due To UK Lockdown
This is old News and relates to the first stage of development, we have upgraded and added a new and improved bidding system and some old content will have less relevance. Well, what can I say, a few days ago I was looking to get things rolling for March but that required a lot of effort and activity, traveling the breadth of the UK collecting tool … [Read more...] about New Years Optimism Short Lived Due To UK Lockdown
Collecting Antique tools
There are many weekends I get that urge to go out for a leisurely walk around an antique fair or take a drive to a different antique centre in my search for more antique tools. It’s a nice interesting hobby that has elements of high satisfaction when I find something good. This happens less frequently than I like but when I do find another … [Read more...] about Collecting Antique tools