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For you folks with 5 minutes to spare... *LINK*

woodburnbob

>who also have an interest in pre-twentieth century European handtools, you might enjoy taking a look at recent offerings (and prices} in the high-end market.


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Jim in Burlington Ont.

Nice post

Jim in Burlington On

>Wow some of those infill planes are sweet. Starting to approach the price of new ones by hotley.

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Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>Interesting to note that the "Swiss Army" type knives were being produced back in 1870 and probably earlier (Lot 393).

For the prices they charged, you would think they'd do a better job of spell check: I the reference on the second listing, of the rather more decorative than useful axe head, to "...some damage to top of pole..." leaves me alternately distressed and amused. I assume they meant "poll."

Bill, whose inner English teacher is usually close to the surface

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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>Man, that's some georgeous stuff that's for sure!

Gotta wonder tho, what's the Fly Press (lot 919) used for?

Thanks for the link Bob, it's enjoyable so such old tools.

T.O.

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Now that's what I call...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>TOOL PORN! Besides the infills those are some sweet looking braces.

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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>Yeah yeah yeah, Tool Porn, blah blah blah. What's that bleeping fly press for?! I can't be laying awake another night wondering about that. coarse, one could thing pressing fly's. But that can't be right.

T.O.

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