Antiques & Tools
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With Antique and Old tools I’m often asked whether they should be cleaned or not as generally with collectors there are two camps. There are those who wish for originality to be retained and there are those who prefer their tools to be as good as they can be. I do understand both views but…
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Do you have any old redundant hand tools laying around and want to trade them in for something else more useful? Maybe you have some old planes that are past their best which could be useful to us for spare parts, or some old tools that have sat there for ever and not been used…
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Woodworking is a very rewarding hobby and one that will not only occupy your time but brings a sense of achievement once your understanding of it grows. It will keep you active on even the depths of winter and will fit in around almost any lifestyle. Firstly you have to research and decide what do you…
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I thought it would be good to cover some aspects regarding woodworm in old tools as this can be a real concern for those who worry about bringing old tools with signs of attack into there homes or buildings in general. The first instinct would be not to touch them as it could cause an…
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It was refreshing to see some old tools on the Antique roadshow last night but I nearly fell off my chair when I heard the ‘expert’ price those old Sheffield saws up at 2-3 thousand pounds. I know the prices are rising but it did seem he was a tad high on the estimate. However with…
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If you ever wondered why you are told to buy an old Stanley plane opposed to buying a new one here are 10 good reasons why. The steel: It seems if Stanley tools could get away from using steel in their planes they would but given they can’t there has a been a significant drop…
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I had to pop into my local B&Q store over the weekend as we needed some beeswax but alas they only stocked the sloppy type which I have used before but didn’t like. So after strolling around a bit to find something I wanted but didn’t need I stumbled into the DIY tool section having…
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There are many advantages and disadvantages to buying used tools online and hopefully this will help. Photos Descriptions Charges & Costs Availability Service Photo’s: The one thing with buying old tools online is how deceptive photos can be as well as being helpful. Often you will find missing details that are important to a tools…
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The wife tackled me as soon as I got home last night hitting me sideways with the statement “How can you have all those tools and I haven’t even got a screwdriver in the house”! Umm, I hesitated before saying “if my tools were here i’d never get a day off”. It got me thinking…
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Well 2016 has come around and January has gone in a flash probably because things are so busy here behind the scenes at Tooltique. We have finally got round to loading the website and have been photographing tools and listing them like mad just so we have a good array of stock for people to view.…
Recently Viewed Products
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Vintage ¾” J. Greaves No: 22 Carpenters Gouge Chisel – Refurbished Ready To Use
£18.00
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Vintage 4 ½” Moore & Wright Steel Outside Dividers – Refurbished Ready To Use
£10.00
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19th C Antique 1 1/8” Sanderson Bros & Co. Carpenters Gouge Chisel – Refurbished
£32.00
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Vintage Ward Shipwrights 3/4” Caulking Iron – Good Condition
£36.00
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Vintage R.T Plum Bristol Cutlers Leather Razor Strop with Protective Sleeve
£15.00
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Vintage Carpenters Saw Wrest With Boxwood Handle – Refurbished
£18.00
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Vintage L. S. Starrett Co USA 6 ¼” Outside Steel Callipers – Good Condition
£8.00
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Vintage 8”x 2”x ¾” Combination Oil Stone Medium Course Grit – Lapped Flat
£10.00
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Vintage Pair of Athol Machine Co. USA 4 ½” Inside & Outside Callipers – Good Condition
£12.00
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Vintage ½” Ashley Iles Woodcarving Spoon Gouge Chisel – Sharpened Ready To Use
£28.00
Antique & Vintage Tools
Old Tools Wanted
Do you have any vintage or Antique old tools for sale that you feel would be suitable for our website?
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