Nice find Brian, especially the Marples square. You do a great job of preserving these great tools without getting rid of the patina that makes them so special. I’ve got a really nice Maples “Shamrock” wooden coffin type smoother that I found earlier this year as well as an older Marples mortise chisel; the tools they produced in the past were first rate in my opinion. I’m always on the look out for older Marples wooden planes as well as chisels with the shamrock emblem and boxwood handles, to my eye they’re beautiful tools and I prefer them to any newer chisels sold these days. Thanks for the time and work you put into this channel
Thanks Darren, Old things can't be new again, but they can be preserved. That's how I like to work. Good luck in finding more Marples tools for your collection. Cheers, Brian
“Things men have made with wakened hands, and put soft life into, are awake through years with transferred touch, and go on glowing for long years. And for this reason, some old things are lovely warm still with the life of forgotten men who made them.” ― D.H. Lawrence
I have a couple of squares that are in desperate need of attention, but they are a bit down on the list of projects! Can't beat rosewood, brass and steel from the old days!
Couple of lovely vintage squares with sympathetic clean up, nice one Brian… 👍🏻
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Thanks buddy
Nice find Brian, especially the Marples square. You do a great job of preserving these great tools without getting rid of the patina that makes them so special. I’ve got a really nice Maples “Shamrock” wooden coffin type smoother that I found earlier this year as well as an older Marples mortise chisel; the tools they produced in the past were first rate in my opinion. I’m always on the look out for older Marples wooden planes as well as chisels with the shamrock emblem and boxwood handles, to my eye they’re beautiful tools and I prefer them to any newer chisels sold these days.
Thanks for the time and work you put into this channel
Thanks Darren,
Old things can't be new again, but they can be preserved.
That's how I like to work.
Good luck in finding more Marples tools for your collection.
Cheers,
Brian
“Things men have made with wakened hands, and put soft life into,
are awake through years with transferred touch, and go on glowing
for long years.
And for this reason, some old things are lovely
warm still with the life of forgotten men who made them.”
― D.H. Lawrence
@@troon5488 I like that a lot.
Thanks
Brian
I have a couple of squares that are in desperate need of attention, but they are a bit down on the list of projects! Can't beat rosewood, brass and steel from the old days!
Hi Matt,
Yes there certainly is something about those materials used in old tools.
I'm sure you'll get to your squares eventually.
Cheers,
Brian