Well that's embarrassing !

[Adam W.]

Had a tidy up below decks after buying a new Record 41/2 that I so desperately didn't need.........

I forgot that I had these before spending AGAIN!

 

[paulrbarnard]

Had a tidy up below decks after buying a new Record 41/2 that I so desperately didn't need.........

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I forgot that I had these before spending AGAIN!

I often finish up with multiples of things because I forget to take it with me and it’s quicker to buy another than go home and get the original. I’ve not managed to do it to that extent, yet…

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I once bought a spokeshave to do a particular job - I found six the following week.

 

[Adam W.]

There may be more.....not including what's in the big box of Lie-Nielsen shame.

 

[Ollie78]

What you have done here is accidentally started a tool shop.

 

[Tony Zaffuto]

My problem is having too many tools, then storing and then forgetting where they are! How else can I explain a half dozen stair gauges!

 

[TRITON]

Dont sweat it, probably cheaper than me buying a 29er wheel- new £170, then changing my mind and buying a new 27'5" wheel also £170. First wheel total waste of money

Worse is i bought 29er forks- 300, then needed 27'5" forks which were £310. so like the wheel, first set of forks now redundant.

 

[HappyHacker]

My problem is that I have so much rubbish tipped in five stables along with the children's stuff, the stuff collected from various dead relatives and the garage/workshop tip that I can never find anything and so end up buying another as it is quicker than trying to find it. Having bought a new one I inevitably find the thing I was looking for in the most obvious place that I have passed many times during my initial search. One day I will get a skip and dump all the stuff that is too good to throw away but I never use and nobody wants. The children will only skip it when I am gone. Anyone want a pair of VASI light alignment gauges in wooden boxes or an army collapsable aerial pole and supports in a bag? Just some of the misc stuff I have accumulated.

My wife looked in my office and told me I had too many screwdrivers having seen a couple on my desk along with a set of miniature ones. She did not see the two more small sets I had in the office and various sets I have in the garage, the drawer full of miscellaneous ones and the tool bags with sets of various sizes of the different standards in insulated and uninsulated. Not that I can ever find the correct head and size when I want one.

 

[steve355]

Sadly I have a 4 1/2. Got too much of anything else?

 

[Doug71]

I just picked up a 4 1/2 among some other bits and pieces, never really got into the whole hand tool thing but I can see it being a slippery slope

 

[steve355]

I just picked up a 4 1/2 among some other bits and pieces, never really got into the whole hand tool thing but I can see it being a slippery slope


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Nice paring chisels. Is that a #10?

 

[TRITON]

Oohh likes that bench rebate plane, always wanted one of them.

 

[Just4Fun]

I would like to try a 4 1/2 or 5 1/2 but I have never even seen one so I am always surprised at how many people them. Now I know why. Some people have large stocks of them in their workshop, causing an international shortage. I think you should sell some. Flood the market, improve availability and cause the price to drop.

 

[Adam W.]

I have a slight chisel abundance as well.

@TRITON There's a Record 010 in the lineup, 3rd from the left and a Stanley 4 1/2, 3rd from the right.

There's a Record 4 1/2 on the way and a Stanley 5 1/2 on the left.

I have so many, as I was working in Somerset, Essex, at college in London and Denmark all at the same time and it wasn't until I collected them all together in one place, that I realised I have hoarding tendencies.

I have a selection of wooden planes too, but I'm pleased to say that I use them, which is why the metal ones look sadly neglected.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

So have I ................ and that's after selling 200+.

 

[Doug71]

Nice paring chisels. Is that a #10?

Yes a #10 and the chisels do seem nice, not sure when I will use them all, they will look pretty on the tool wall and make me look like a proper woodworker though..........

 

[steve355]

I started off with power tools. But when you have a sharp bench plane or chisel ready to go, it’s easier and quicker than power tools, makes less noise and mess. That’s how the hand tool thing starts anyway.

 

[Orraloon]

I feel a bit better now as I now only have 4 #4s. The 2 wooden coffin smoothers and the infill smother dont really count.
Sometimes its good to have a couple as when one gets dull just pick up another. The crunch comes when they all need sharpening.

 

[Sideways]

The crunch comes when they all need sharpening.

Nooooo ....
Don't go there !

Seriously makes my little thread about thinning the handtools rather a joke.
Cheers Adam

 

[Adam W.]

Surely I can't be the only one here judging by the shed photographs that I have seen posted.

Come on out you hoarders, wherever you are!