who/s tools do you favour

[baldpate]

For power tools, I think Lidl's Parkside brand are often surprisingly good. I doubt they would stand up to constant use, but for the hobbyist they are great value for money and I haven't yet had a dud (I've got a selection of drills/drivers, sanders, a scroll saw, a CMS and a bench grinder).

For bench planes, definitely (older) Records closely followed by (older) Stanleys.

 

[tobytools]

Shocked none has said "Buck" yet
Also a maker I admire

Moore & wright or starret for squares, dividers and such.

Rob cosman does a beautiful replacement iron.

Thanks
TT

 

[jimi43]

Buck

:mrgreen:

Jim

 

[memzey]

Yes Moore & Wright for measurey type things. Mituyoto and Rabone Chesterman as well.

 

[woodbrains]

Hello,

I forgot to mention, I think Starrett are peerless for squares and combo sets!

Any woodcarvers looking for vintage could do no better than Addis gouges.

Mike.

 

[tobytools]

Hello,

I forgot to mention, I think Starrett are peerless for squares and combo sets!

Any woodcarvers looking for vintage could do no better than Addis gouges.

Mike.

Maby I should stop selling off my addis chisels then :S

TT

 

[woodbrains]

Hello,

I forgot to mention, I think Starrett are peerless for squares and combo sets!

Any woodcarvers looking for vintage could do no better than Addis gouges.

Mike.

Maby I should stop selling off my addis chisels then :S

TT

Hello,

You haven't, have you? :shock:

Mike.

 

[dunbarhamlin]

Those for which I would countenance no alternative should the worst arise are
Auriou & Liogier rasps and
Chris Vesper sliding bevels.

Those I favour in preference to vintage, budget permitting, are
Clifton bench, LN block and LV router planes (otherwise, Record),
Wenzloff, Ed in Oakville and Klaus & Pedder back saws (otherwise Garlick)

If not vintage, then sharp sticks from the Family Iles.
Some things just have to be vintage, particularly braces (pref Yankee Bell) and hand drills (millers falls or goodell pratt)

 

[tobytools]

Hello,

I forgot to mention, I think Starrett are peerless for squares and combo sets!

Any woodcarvers looking for vintage could do no better than Addis gouges.

Mike.

Maby I should stop selling off my addis chisels then :S

TT

Hello,

You haven't, have you? :shock:



Mike.

I have been, sold a few s.j addis (ward and payme) also have other addis chisels and a addis jnr.
Not really going to be a woodcarver so might aswell go to someone who will use then.

A good tool gathering dust on a shelf is a bad tool

TT

 

[carpenteire2009]

After many years buying "new" tools I now have seen the light and like to pick up older tools in need of some TLC from bootsales and the like, although I will still buy the occasional new tool from time to time!Some of my favourites would be:

Chisels- the old Marple blue chips, love the shape of the handle on these, although the older Stanleys aint bad either- at least the older Record and Stanleys have proper bevel grinding to the sides unlike their modern day counterparts.

Planes- I've 3 old Record bench planes and these would be my preference, although I have some vintage Stanleys too, my faourite of the Stanleys would be a USA Stanley bailey pattern.

Measurement/ Marking etc- Moore & Wright, Starrett, Rabone Chesterman, all quality, well made and a pleasure to use.

Honing guide- don't use one much but I recently picked up a vintage Eclipse one and I would reach for it in preference to the Veritas. Simple design and well engineered.

Handsaws- Tyzack Non-pareill, Spear & Jackson, Disston. Picked up a vintage Eclipse coping saw recently too and like it a lot.

Hammers/ Mallets- for non-marking/ specialist types the best maker out there has to be Thor, have a few of these in various types. Otherwise for general hammers it's vintage Stanley, wooden handles or for modern makers I like Estwing.

Files/ Rasps- I try and pick up vintage Nicholson or any by the old Sheffield makers. Otherwise it's new stuff by Bahco. Newer Nicholson (non USA) is poor with teeth brittle and chipping easily (poor annealing?).

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Planes
Marples 5 + 7
Stanley 3, 4, 4 1/2, 6, 8 + Block planes + compass plane
Record 5 1/2
The newest being the Record - 1968 - the only new one I ever bought.

Chisels W+P, I&S Sorby, I Sorby, old Marples, Footprint and R.Sorby. Dozens of others, none newer than '70's.

Hammer Estwing

Measuring M+W

Gauges Marples

Levels Stabila

Mallets home made.

Saws Disston, T, sons + Turner, Old S&J, Eclipse, Vallorbe.

Power tools Makita, Bosch, DeWalt and Hitachi.

 

[Fat ferret]

Good point about the shop made specials. Must make some woodies.

Record planes, both of them plus an old unbranded woody for rough stuff. Spear and jackson saws, the rip and cross cut were skip finds, the tenon was 9 quid on ebay. I have some bevel edge chisels by hale bros that are very good with nice shallow bevels. only have 1" and 3/4" though. Hammers and axes all unbranded and unhandled when I got them. This stuff gets used day in day out btw.

 

[mu]

I like anything with really sharp iron...

And also, not a tool, I love when have time for make shaving :lol: