SVB
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Saw this and made me laugh the things people try and sell.
a point tool perhaps but .....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154059249140
a point tool perhaps but .....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154059249140
Anyone in their late 90s need a bowl gouge
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Phil Pascoe
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A pro turner I know gets them a bit before they're that worn down and grinds them the opposite way (wings outboard 45 degrees to the bottom of the flute) for use as bead formers.
I sent a message to one seller who totaly ignored me , told him it should go in the bin , hardly any gouge left
treeturner123
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Good Grief, that's an expensive bit of handle and dubious steel!
Mark Hancock
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Check out the other items this sellers has for sale; obviously doesn't really know much about turning 
Wood turning tools | eBay
Wood turning tools | eBay
Almost as good as this one? £18 plus postage!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-...mCondition=2000|2500|3000|4000|5000|6000|7000
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-...mCondition=2000|2500|3000|4000|5000|6000|7000
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Pete Hughes
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Makes me mad when people try to sell crap, or without any knowledge of the item.
MikeH
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At a guess, they have recently lost a relative and are doing a house clearance sale. Seems an odd set of stuff to be selling at the same time otherwise, especially as they don't seem to have a lot of knowledge on some of it.
HamsterJam
Let’s take it apart to see what’s inside….
Give them a break. I know we are all experts on here and know exactly what we are looking at, but these guys are probably selling off items from a deceased estate and have done some basic googling to try and identify what they have.
Ideally they should have asked an expert to guide them but maybe they did and didn’t realise they were given poor information.
I have just wound up an estate and the professional I employed to help value the estate fell short when it came to the workshop tools and equipment. Even someone who was supposed to know about tools was eying up the ‘fancy pillar drill‘ and thought I was pulling his leg when I explained it was for drilling square holes. (It was of course a morticer).
Although I knew my way around the workshop, I dread to think what others might have said about my description of some of the other items from the estate I sold on.
Ideally they should have asked an expert to guide them but maybe they did and didn’t realise they were given poor information.
I have just wound up an estate and the professional I employed to help value the estate fell short when it came to the workshop tools and equipment. Even someone who was supposed to know about tools was eying up the ‘fancy pillar drill‘ and thought I was pulling his leg when I explained it was for drilling square holes. (It was of course a morticer).
Although I knew my way around the workshop, I dread to think what others might have said about my description of some of the other items from the estate I sold on.
Phil Pascoe
Established Member
The number of tools described as turning chisels/tools that actually aren't is huge. People just don't know - I'm sure the ignorance extends to a multitude of other areas as well.
