James I want to say thank you, your videos have been a great help. I am 40yo medically retired vet with hardly any money and a lot of time on my hands. I am working more hybrid because I do use power saws but I started hand tools because I am working out of a 10’ x 12’ mower shed with limited space and hand tools fit this space better and your information, and your energy has really helped me
I'd like to thank you. I'm a plane novice and started looking for a decent Stanley Bailey. You referenced Liberty Tools, which I discovered is about 15 miles from where I vacation with my family. (We visit the Bar Harbor area every year.) On a recent trip I made a point to go visit the store and found a decent #5, type 15. Thanks again.
I got some crazy deals at a garage sale once. I'm talking grandpa restored all the tools and croaked. They were dumping awesome, still sharp tools for under 2 bucks.
pfft the tools I see online look like they've been priced by crack heads. Last weekend I picked up an original mark W. Butcher wooden plane for $5 and when I researched it online I ran across a poorer example than what I'd just gotten going for $246. Internet highway robbery is an understatement. Needless to say I'd rather go to 50 yard sales before trying to buy tools online.
I have been searching for a solid year for antique planes. I've been to half a dozen estate sales, I literally hit every antique store and flea market along a 200 mile stretch. I've done swap meets, and yardsales. You name it. I've seen 3 planes, they were all stanley in rough shape, and all three of them were selling for a premium. The last was a #5 stanley jack, it had a gouged bed, a chipped blade and the seller was asking a firm 55 dollars. My pet theory is that the ability to punch in a brand and part number has ruined bargain hunting, because it seems everyone googles the price, and tries to get the new or well restored price for their 'needs a lot of work' junk.
Very well done a lot of great information James. It seems in my neck of the woods everyone thinks handtool =$$$$$$ but I must say I've only scratched the surface i.e. eBay google Craigslist and a few antique stores. But hyperkitten is a awesome site and guy I can spend hours on his site. Thank You for all the awesome information
My first hand plane ever is a Record no.4 which I bought when I worked in a tool shop back in the 80's, since then I have acquired a Record no.7 and a Record no.72 from freecycle. recently I have started picking up old wooden hand planes and they feel amazing in the hand.
I tend to agree with you on the harbor freight planes, however, the cheap one for like ten bucks makes a wonderful scrub plane if you round over the blade and put a piece of rubber shelving mat under the handle to keep it from moving around. Just smooth up the bottom a little. A scrub plane doesn't need to be super flat on the bottom.
+kody seidel I was thinking off the top of my head and I think I was way off. There have been down there in the past but there is no one who has offered to start one in a wile down there. Maybe you could.
This question is probably not so relevant for you and most of your main audience, but I'm kind of wondering: is there any alternative for the places that you mention in Europe? If you're from the mainland (not UK) Europe, I'm having a hard time finding tools. There are flea markets and such, but "state fairs" are to my knowledge not a common thing here. Very nice and informative video!
I am not as familiar but from what I have heard it is much harder there. usually you are looking for older woodworkers that passed away and their collections are for sale
Yep... pacific northwest seems to be a very difficult location to find decent old tools. I've gotten very lucky to find a good old Rockwell tablesaw for 25 that just needed a belt and a Stanley 151 (old made in England) for $2 that looked like it's only been used a few times and never actually been sharpened or had the sole trued up(both the bevel and the sole had factory style grind markings) But man... finding old chisels (that haven't had their wood handles beaten off and turned in to metal chisels *poor things*) or planes are such a pain. Old Stanley plane, oh that's a collectable so priced as a valuable collectors item. *sigh*
I bought a union No5 with a cracked base. The problem I have is the brass screws that attack the blade rest to the base are stripped and the rest is a bit screwed. How can I get the screws out? Sorry, I don't know the proper names for the parts.
Nice. I will have to look them up. the MWTCA has been trying to find someone to host a meet out there too. eventually there will be a meet in every state. already a couple in other countries.
It was nice meeting you in Illinois at the tool show. Sorry I did not talk more. I wanted to get to looking at the tools. Thank you for your time! Did you find anything intresting? I found a Preston and Sons spoke shave from a dealer here from London. He had lots of cool stuff. Just not enough money to spend though, boo.😐😐😐😐
+Noknees Looney lol money is always short. I bought a pedal powered scrosaw I am looking forward to setting up.looking forward to meeting you next time.
I have a Stanley plane, similar in size to the first plane you ever purchased. It is older than 1940 or 1945. What size is it? No. 2? etc. It is real nice and belonged to my great uncle, I'm 72, so I know that it is real old. I almost ruined it when I was 10. What is the best grind angle for the blade? Thanks.
Nice. that is a #4. there are many arguments over what angle to keep the iron at, but most people fall between 35 and 25 degrees. I keep mine somewhere in there. in all honesty. if it is between those two it does not make a difference for most people.
My only disagreement is the emphasis on Stanley planes being so much better. I picked up a Miller's fall jack plane and it's really good. Just wanted to point that out.
+David Arginteanu sorry I think I made it sound different then I ment. I was referring to a Stanly in comparison to newer planes and cheaper quality planes such as stanley handyman and craftsman. Not as much as one company over another. A couple of mine are MF and sargent.
Hey, sorry for the delayed reply. Thanks for your snappy response time and clarification. I just wanted to let anyone reading the comments that Stanley wasn't the only quality tool maker. I agree with the newer/cheaper planes (not including veritas or lie nielsen in that category, of course) observation. Very much enjoy your videos. Thanks.
Hahaha, just commenting on what you said on your video and helping to make it true. "Everyday someone asks me "what tool do I need, where do I get it from?" I guess you had to been there. Never mind, go back to work.
Las herraientas de mano antiguas creo que son las mejores tengo unos cepillos( plane) de la marca skiltuna n5 y n4 exelentes industria sueca saludos dificil de conseguir uno lo encontre medio enterrado en el patio de una compra venta lo pague 1000 valio la pena🇦🇷
Love the search sometimes, but I found a guy. He has a barn full of them. Old retired guy who just loves tools and going to tool shows to sell them. Hmmmm, going there tomorrow, maybe I should bring the camera.
It is really bad. I mean you need a fortune to get anything near to decent. Saws start at $40, Chisels at $30, planes at $50. And don't get me going on lumber... For a starter that want s to learn and experiment that is a game killer. Love the info you are giving though mate. Cheers.
Unfortunately my wife doesnt like me going to flea markets etc. But each time i get a chance i hardly find anything decent here. I think ww2 really made old tools rare...
Hey my teacher and father's would take affence at that. They still used hand tools after world where two. They didn't have very many power tools back in there time. In fact my teacher still has some of the hand tools in his school cabinet shop.
the sole on those cheap big box store planes isn't seasoned so it warps. That's why they don't stay nice if you buy one you have leave it alone for a year LOL
Had to stop the the video..Unfortunately I have had poor results with the 13 dollar Harbor Freight Planes..I thought it was me..I love most of their stuff. I have found that their chissels are fairly good quality. I actually use a file/rasp to sharpen them. For the new. A chisel usually has to parts to the blade...at the very end the is very small angled part..it probably a16th" and that has to sharpened every so often. If not careful the chisel can be ruined if this straightened.
Just an FYI everyone who tries looking them up, ReTool has no website to visit. Seems like you have to lie in the Nashville, TN area to check them out.
First video I haven't enjoyed watching all of it.... why, well, obviously(to me), you speak of finding cheap tools in the US... almost impossible here in Oz. ... I looked at buying cheap US stuff but to get them here!! You postal costs are exorbitant! So really apart from the cost,, yeah, I liked it...AGAIN.
Sorry I have never purchased tools in Oz. I don't know the hot spots if there are any there. you should start a group like MWTCA and get to know the people there who have a love for the tools. I would gladly help out with advertisement.
Thanks, I have only been involved in woodworking for about 6 weeks, finding and doing up a few old planes, (stanley & marples) and thoroughly enjoying it...I was blessed to find a genuinely great guy from whom I purchased a few chisels. He gave me a Japanese saw, another chisel, a gas bottle, great advice and someone to keep in contact with. He's told me of a meet not too far from us and invited me to go with him at the end of this year. So it's a start. BTW Oz - Australia; We are disadvantaged when it comes to the amount of old tools due to the size of our population. I greatly appreciate the advice and hints I get from you and other artisans on RUclips. I am learning a great deal. Thanks for the offer. What amazes me is that since starting woodworking, almost everyone I have met have been helpful and generous with advice, knowledge and time. What a great community. Keep up your good work. Blessings
As a matter of principal I never deal with tool crooks. Because they are predatory thieves. They won't starve without my business but they would starve if no one dealt with them. They certainly won't eat well off my cash. As a hobby there really is no tool that I just have to have anyways. Although there will always be tools that I don't have, which I'd like to.
'Endless' Yard Sale near me this weekend, I'll be on the prowl. Trying to work up a list of things I truly want/need so I don't buy all the tools I see.
Who can afford to pass up on a bargain? If the price is right I don't care how many of something I have, that just means I like it. But conversely if the price is not right I don't care how badly I want it, I leave it.
While, I appreciate this idea, I would hate to buy a beautiful $5 saw (which I have a few of already) early in the day and then not have enough money to buy a belt sander (which I really need) if I ran into it later in the day. Luckily I didn't have that dilemma, and my only tool purchase was a hatchet/riggers axe. I did see some lovely handplanes but they were beyond my meager budget.
There are a few stores out there. But the Pacific Northwest 2 collectors are the main collecting organization in the area. If you check out the map that's every place I know of to buy hand tools.
I found 7, 50+ year old Stanley planes all but 3 in darn near new shape for less than $50 total at a pawn shop in Little Rock AK that had miles of tools in drawers and shelves!!
Wood By Wright great neck plane offerup.com/item/detail/351378248 $20 scroll saw looks like older craftsman offerup.com/item/detail/368427137/ Great source for those you just never know what you might finds!
James I want to say thank you, your videos have been a great help. I am 40yo medically retired vet with hardly any money and a lot of time on my hands. I am working more hybrid because I do use power saws but I started hand tools because I am working out of a 10’ x 12’ mower shed with limited space and hand tools fit this space better and your information, and your energy has really helped me
Thanks man. That means a lot. That sounds a lot like my early shop.
Keeps the neighbours from agroing too.
I'd like to thank you. I'm a plane novice and started looking for a decent Stanley Bailey. You referenced Liberty Tools, which I discovered is about 15 miles from where I vacation with my family. (We visit the Bar Harbor area every year.) On a recent trip I made a point to go visit the store and found a decent #5, type 15. Thanks again.
sweet. Love that place. lots of fun there.
I got some crazy deals at a garage sale once. I'm talking grandpa restored all the tools and croaked. They were dumping awesome, still sharp tools for under 2 bucks.
That's where most of mine came from. Great way to fill out the shop.
nice shout out to the guys and gals in the unplugged woodworkers the are a great group of people
+Michael High Veitch so!
huh
The information you provided is basically where I find my tools that I restore and sell.
+Bicky's Restorations sweet. Where do you normally sell?
Wood By Wright I sell on eBay mostly and I have a Facebook page where I discuss restoration projects.
+Bicky's Restorations sweet. I am always looking for more online sellers to direct people to.
Wood By Wright Thanks.. I try to get hand tools back into the hands of craftsmen.
pfft the tools I see online look like they've been priced by crack heads. Last weekend I picked up an original mark W. Butcher wooden plane for $5 and when I researched it online I ran across a poorer example than what I'd just gotten going for $246. Internet highway robbery is an understatement. Needless to say I'd rather go to 50 yard sales before trying to buy tools online.
Menards is such a dangerous store. The more you walk around the more you 'need'. Thanks for the video.
+Ravenspath yup.
I know, I worked at one while I was in college....my wife hated it....I bought a lot of tools.
Douglas Jolliff I worked for a crew that remodeled one, everyday I left with a list of must haves!
Can you do a video on restoring planes? Thanks
I have done 30-40 videos on restoring planes over the years. all kinds of them.
I have a really great old tool shop about half an hour from where I live. It's great and they have pretty much every hand tool I need
So uh, if any of you live in Kent(I doubt it), go to old English tools in faversham
+Dylan Kirk nice. It is great to have a nice source like that.
Dylan Kirk And they are open daily from 10 till 4. :-)
I have been searching for a solid year for antique planes. I've been to half a dozen estate sales, I literally hit every antique store and flea market along a 200 mile stretch. I've done swap meets, and yardsales. You name it. I've seen 3 planes, they were all stanley in rough shape, and all three of them were selling for a premium. The last was a #5 stanley jack, it had a gouged bed, a chipped blade and the seller was asking a firm 55 dollars. My pet theory is that the ability to punch in a brand and part number has ruined bargain hunting, because it seems everyone googles the price, and tries to get the new or well restored price for their 'needs a lot of work' junk.
Yeah. That is becoming more and more common. And there are some places in the United States where finding them in the wild is almost impossible.
Always great information, thanks James. Have a fantastic day
+Garry Paynting thanks Garry. You do the same.
Very well done a lot of great information James. It seems in my neck of the woods everyone thinks handtool =$$$$$$ but I must say I've only scratched the surface i.e. eBay google Craigslist and a few antique stores. But hyperkitten is a awesome site and guy I can spend hours on his site. Thank You for all the awesome information
+Thom spillane my pleasure more and more people are putting them on line.
The exact topic of discussion i've been anticipating! Thank, James!
+george rama thanks George.
Tools with a history Just seem to feel right.I always imagine where they have been ,who owned them what work they have done over the years.
+Joe Dov so true. I love keeping the history if posible.
My first hand plane ever is a Record no.4 which I bought when I worked in a tool shop back in the 80's, since then I have acquired a Record no.7 and a Record no.72 from freecycle. recently I have started picking up old wooden hand planes and they feel amazing in the hand.
+Patrick Brett that is the way to do it.
I tend to agree with you on the harbor freight planes, however, the cheap one for like ten bucks makes a wonderful scrub plane if you round over the blade and put a piece of rubber shelving mat under the handle to keep it from moving around. Just smooth up the bottom a little. A scrub plane doesn't need to be super flat on the bottom.
true. But I would rather pay a bit less and use an old handyman for that. but I do like the old planes. LOL
how much should you pay for a old cofin plane. there supposed to glide over the wood but there a pain to adjust
Usually $5-$30 depending on quality and name.
I'm now getting into planes now I found one recently and I'm excited
Nice James! the world is a fun place!
miss going to auctions with you, Bud!!! we need to do that sometime soon! :)
+JimMyra Wright yes we need to do that when you get back.
Do you know where I could find parts for a No. 4 plane it was given to me with nothing but the base and frog
I usually go down the list of online sellers on handtoolfinder.com most all of them have selection of parts.
hey I don't think the mwta is going to be in Kentucky but if you know that theg will be let me know
+Devon Anderson I misspoke the next national is in TN.
you mentioned that mid west tool collectors has a couple in Texas but on there website there isn't any posted? when and where are they thank you
+kody seidel I was thinking off the top of my head and I think I was way off. There have been down there in the past but there is no one who has offered to start one in a wile down there. Maybe you could.
This question is probably not so relevant for you and most of your main audience, but I'm kind of wondering: is there any alternative for the places that you mention in Europe? If you're from the mainland (not UK) Europe, I'm having a hard time finding tools. There are flea markets and such, but "state fairs" are to my knowledge not a common thing here.
Very nice and informative video!
I am not as familiar but from what I have heard it is much harder there. usually you are looking for older woodworkers that passed away and their collections are for sale
Yep... pacific northwest seems to be a very difficult location to find decent old tools. I've gotten very lucky to find a good old Rockwell tablesaw for 25 that just needed a belt and a Stanley 151 (old made in England) for $2 that looked like it's only been used a few times and never actually been sharpened or had the sole trued up(both the bevel and the sole had factory style grind markings)
But man... finding old chisels (that haven't had their wood handles beaten off and turned in to metal chisels *poor things*) or planes are such a pain. Old Stanley plane, oh that's a collectable so priced as a valuable collectors item. *sigh*
you should look up the PNTC. pntc.website/ they have meets up in that local and are a fantastic place to get tools. also look at Handtoolfinder.com
I needed a 1/4 inch chissels. Took an older screwdriver and made a chisel with it..works great..
I bought a union No5 with a cracked base. The problem I have is the brass screws that attack the blade rest to the base are stripped and the rest is a bit screwed. How can I get the screws out? Sorry, I don't know the proper names for the parts.
+Saul Rosas the peace the blade sits on is called the frog. You can use an easy out to back the bolts out if they are broken.
You can get a brace bit and old Stanley block planes for less than five dollars. And they both still have a modern use.
so true! I use mine all the time!
Can't get rust off Stanley hand saw with vinegar or brass wire wheel? Any ideas or do I just use it til I can afford new?
Feel free to send me pictures. jameswright@woodbywright.com my initial thought is it is not rust ,but pitina. But I would have to see it to know.
For folks in Oregon and Washington there is the NW Tool Collectors.
Nice. I will have to look them up. the MWTCA has been trying to find someone to host a meet out there too. eventually there will be a meet in every state. already a couple in other countries.
dear sir,Do we purchase online tools from antique market plz tell me. from pakistan
I have a list of online sellers on handtoolfinder.com .most of them are willing to ship to other countries.
sir,please tell me about price like as cheesle,axe or hammer to deliver in pakistan.
You can see them listed on the website. I don't sell anything I just list other people who do.
Great advice, as always!
+brotherbrian1 thanks.
ANOTHER great video James. cheers...rr
+Richard Rider thanks richard.
All the tools I bought the most expensive tool I bought is a $35 table saw at a flea market
Sounds like the right way to do it.
It was nice meeting you in Illinois at the tool show. Sorry I did not talk more. I wanted to get to looking at the tools. Thank you for your time! Did you find anything intresting? I found a Preston and Sons spoke shave from a dealer here from London. He had lots of cool stuff. Just not enough money to spend though, boo.😐😐😐😐
+Noknees Looney lol money is always short. I bought a pedal powered scrosaw I am looking forward to setting up.looking forward to meeting you next time.
I have a Stanley plane, similar in size to the first plane you ever purchased. It is older than 1940 or 1945. What size is it? No. 2? etc. It is real nice and belonged to my great uncle, I'm 72, so I know that it is real old. I almost ruined it when I was 10. What is the best grind angle for the blade? Thanks.
Nice. that is a #4. there are many arguments over what angle to keep the iron at, but most people fall between 35 and 25 degrees. I keep mine somewhere in there. in all honesty. if it is between those two it does not make a difference for most people.
The ECE Gent's Plane (Which is a tiny wooden smoothing plane) is 64.99 from Highland woodworking. Best plane under $100 Hands down.
+Jonathan Joffe I have not had the chance to play with that one. I might have to.
You're joking. I got the real deal at a garage sale, an Austrian Two Cherries iron horn plane for $15 i.imgur.com/0xNXnVV.jpg
great video, subscribed
thanks. let me know if there is anything you want to see.
My only disagreement is the emphasis on Stanley planes being so much better. I picked up a Miller's fall jack plane and it's really good. Just wanted to point that out.
+David Arginteanu sorry I think I made it sound different then I ment. I was referring to a Stanly in comparison to newer planes and cheaper quality planes such as stanley handyman and craftsman. Not as much as one company over another. A couple of mine are MF and sargent.
Hey, sorry for the delayed reply. Thanks for your snappy response time and clarification. I just wanted to let anyone reading the comments that Stanley wasn't the only quality tool maker. I agree with the newer/cheaper planes (not including veritas or lie nielsen in that category, of course) observation. Very much enjoy your videos. Thanks.
What is state sales?
When someone dies they sell off everything they used to own.
Thank you. That's sad of a good opportuning.
Good info!
+Chad Wicks thanks Chad
Hey James, what tool should I get?, where can I get it from?
+george gavin what are you making? That will determine what tools you should get
Hahaha, just commenting on what you said on your video and helping to make it true. "Everyday someone asks me "what tool do I need, where do I get it from?" I guess you had to been there. Never mind, go back to work.
+george gavin lol thanks.
Las herraientas de mano antiguas creo que son las mejores tengo unos cepillos( plane) de la marca skiltuna n5 y n4 exelentes industria sueca saludos dificil de conseguir uno lo encontre medio enterrado en el patio de una compra venta lo pague 1000 valio la pena🇦🇷
Any events or places for tools other than NW tool collectors
Almost all hand tool collecting meets are run by tool collecting groups. I actually don't know if any of that aren't run by tool collecting groups.
Hi there from Portugal,
Nice :D
I got several of my tools in ebay (UK) and restore them :D
Obrigado(Thanks)
+Blog das Madeiras sounds like fun.
wow, releasing a video while on the road....you da man!
+Brad Knecht every Tue. Thr. And Sat. For a year and a half I have not missed a day.
And I've seen every one. #idol #notamancrush
Love the search sometimes, but I found a guy. He has a barn full of them. Old retired guy who just loves tools and going to tool shows to sell them. Hmmmm, going there tomorrow, maybe I should bring the camera.
+Jim Dockrell that sounds like a great guy to know. Where at?
About 10 minutes from my home. I am about an hour north of London Ontario.
Nice Nice tools
Thanks!
ok thanks I was starting to get really excited but tenn. isn't that far either
+Devon Anderson a lot of people drive over 12 hours to get to these and stay overnight. There are people here in UK from FL.
I wish these prices would be even close to the cheapest ones that we can find over here in Australia.
+Nikos Pagonis ya it is hard down there. You should start a MWTC meet down there.
It is really bad.
I mean you need a fortune to get anything near to decent. Saws start at $40, Chisels at $30, planes at $50.
And don't get me going on lumber...
For a starter that want s to learn and experiment that is a game killer.
Love the info you are giving though mate.
Cheers.
You need to travel to where the pickings are better. That's just the nature of the game.
Paul Frederick if you know something about Australia, then please do tell.
Don't worry. We can't find them in the U.S. for those prices either. You have to be very lucky to find a vintage tool in good shape for those prices.
Where are you located?
Rockford IL
Wood By Wright you’re not very far from my brother, looks like I need to get him some store names and a list 🤣
Don't really get people disliking this video. The guy's just trying to help people. Is that offensive or something? weird.
Lol. Thanks. It takes all kinds.
Unfortunately my wife doesnt like me going to flea markets etc. But each time i get a chance i hardly find anything decent here. I think ww2 really made old tools rare...
+Willem Kossen sounds like it.
Hey my teacher and father's would take affence at that. They still used hand tools after world where two. They didn't have very many power tools back in there time. In fact my teacher still has some of the hand tools in his school cabinet shop.
the sole on those cheap big box store planes isn't seasoned so it warps. That's why they don't stay nice if you buy one you have leave it alone for a year LOL
I think the end of the video got cut off. No worries though, you were almost done. Have fun in Skiatook!
+Woodnerd yup. For some reason it lost the last 20 seconds or so. Oh well.
I screwed up in the shop today and immediately said "Oh well".
I have a hard time trying to find a Router plane. I rather not go to Ebay if I have to.
You should look at the online sellers on Handtoolfinder.com
*I love old instruments, I even have such a playlist on my channel ;-)*
The video ended before it was supposed to end! James, watch the last 10 seconds!
+Yonatan24 shoot I just saw that. Thanks. I guess this let's me know who watches all the way through lol
Had to stop the the video..Unfortunately I have had poor results with the 13 dollar Harbor Freight Planes..I thought it was me..I love most of their stuff.
I have found that their chissels are fairly good quality. I actually use a file/rasp to sharpen them. For the new. A chisel usually has to parts to the blade...at the very end the is very small angled part..it probably a16th" and that has to sharpened every so often. If not careful the chisel can be ruined if this straightened.
Just an FYI everyone who tries looking them up, ReTool has no website to visit.
Seems like you have to lie in the Nashville, TN area to check them out.
There is a site that lists all the stores but it is difficult to look up there are about 16 of them around the US.
Cool....thank you.
First video I haven't enjoyed watching all of it.... why, well, obviously(to me), you speak of finding cheap tools in the US... almost impossible here in Oz. ... I looked at buying cheap US stuff but to get them here!! You postal costs are exorbitant! So really apart from the cost,, yeah, I liked it...AGAIN.
Sorry I have never purchased tools in Oz. I don't know the hot spots if there are any there. you should start a group like MWTCA and get to know the people there who have a love for the tools. I would gladly help out with advertisement.
Thanks, I have only been involved in woodworking for about 6 weeks, finding and doing up a few old planes, (stanley & marples) and thoroughly enjoying it...I was blessed to find a genuinely great guy from whom I purchased a few chisels. He gave me a Japanese saw, another chisel, a gas bottle, great advice and someone to keep in contact with. He's told me of a meet not too far from us and invited me to go with him at the end of this year. So it's a start. BTW Oz - Australia; We are disadvantaged when it comes to the amount of old tools due to the size of our population. I greatly appreciate the advice and hints I get from you and other artisans on RUclips. I am learning a great deal. Thanks for the offer. What amazes me is that since starting woodworking, almost everyone I have met have been helpful and generous with advice, knowledge and time. What a great community. Keep up your good work. Blessings
As a matter of principal I never deal with tool crooks. Because they are predatory thieves. They won't starve without my business but they would starve if no one dealt with them. They certainly won't eat well off my cash. As a hobby there really is no tool that I just have to have anyways. Although there will always be tools that I don't have, which I'd like to.
+Paul Frederick right on.
liberty tool co, liberty me. one and a half hour ride east
+grampy tinman nice. I was there a year ago. Love them. They are listed in the discription.
Genio!!
Lots of these midern tools are garbage while still being 10x more expensive then ones that are 100 years old made in USA.
'Endless' Yard Sale near me this weekend, I'll be on the prowl. Trying to work up a list of things I truly want/need so I don't buy all the tools I see.
+Paul John's Life lol that is always the problem.
Who can afford to pass up on a bargain? If the price is right I don't care how many of something I have, that just means I like it. But conversely if the price is not right I don't care how badly I want it, I leave it.
While, I appreciate this idea, I would hate to buy a beautiful $5 saw (which I have a few of already) early in the day and then not have enough money to buy a belt sander (which I really need) if I ran into it later in the day.
Luckily I didn't have that dilemma, and my only tool purchase was a hatchet/riggers axe. I did see some lovely handplanes but they were beyond my meager budget.
In the Pacific Northwest
There are a few stores out there. But the Pacific Northwest 2 collectors are the main collecting organization in the area. If you check out the map that's every place I know of to buy hand tools.
Pawn shops!!!
I found 7, 50+ year old Stanley planes all but 3 in darn near new shape for less than $50 total at a pawn shop in Little Rock AK that had miles of tools in drawers and shelves!!
Sweet Find. I have had no luck with them around me, but you never know. sounds like I need to shop near you.
Wood By Wright what state are you in by chance? I can probably find some sweet spots for you, I have a knack for it :)
LOL I am in Rockford IL
Wood By Wright great neck plane offerup.com/item/detail/351378248
$20 scroll saw looks like older craftsman offerup.com/item/detail/368427137/
Great source for those you just never know what you might finds!
just takes a little bit of work and t-----
Now we will NEVER know!
+Chris Lehr what. Did I miss something in the edit?
it ends super abruptly, was just nitpicking you :)
+Chris Lehr what ends abruptly? I am on the road today and can't see the video?
+Chris Lehr oh stink I got the chance to watch it for some reason the upload cut off the last 20 seconds. Oh well.
hah. Not a big deal, thought it was funny
Dude, $12 bucks for a start set. Lol
Damn I'm 😳 for what I paid.
let me guess, now you have 26000 friends sending you ebay offers to give them your oppinion... ;-)
+wonebul lol something like that.
Cheap hand planers are just the absolute garbage. I don't understand how could the stores sell absolutely dysfunctional tools.