
More Old Tools Added Today
20th July 2014
We’ve added some of our latest old tools and collectables finds to the site today, including:3 infill shoulder planesA Henry Brown braceThe best pair of Varvill side round moulding planes we’ve seenand more…We hope you enjoy looking.Robert LeachOLD HAND TOOLS
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Sash Dowelling Box – Sash Window
14th June 2014
When making sash windows, no matter which bar jointing method is used, tradition has always been to reinforce the joints with dowels.The sash dowelling box or jig is used to aid the boring of accurate holes in the end of the bars to locate the dowels.The majority of these boxes…
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Antique Bronze Quoits
5th May 2014
A lovely set of four early bronze quoits.Believed to be 18th century English but smaller than those typically found in the UK.Whilst quoits is not a game that I have played, a little research reveals that the game of quoits has been around for a very long time.If you are…
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Small Wooden Bullnose Plane by Routledge
23rd March 2014
We see plenty of wooden bullnose planes, most of which started life as small smoothers. Either through need or as a result of damage, these have been converted to bullnose form by their owners.This one, however, is a rarer factory produced example sold by tool dealer Richard Routledge of Birmingham.According…
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Welcome to Old Hand Tools
23rd January 2014
Welcome to the new oldhandtools.co.uk website and our first blog.We have been selling old tools on a well-known online auction site for a number of years (and will continue to do so in the short term) but thought it was time to strike out on our own.Whilst we aim to…
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