Friday Finds

Welcome to Friday Finds! Here you can find old tools and clearance items that are pre-owned, second hand and used, surplus stock, things we need to move along, or an occasional vintage or antique tool. Enjoy browsing these unique treasures at discounted prices!

We will be adding a selection of tools each Friday lunchtime for the foreseeable future.

Occassionally we may offer some tools for sale on a commssion sale basis. These tools are not owned by Classic Hand Tools and may not form part of our regular portfolio. We are selling on behalf of a customer (who we charge a commsssion). Usually these tools are sold without the requirement to pay VAT in the UK (unless our client is VAT registered which is unlikely).

Further information on Commission Sales can be found here

If you would like to see past sales of pre-owned tools, perhaps to get an idea of what your tools might be worth, visit our Friday Finds Sold Archive.

We buy and sell old tools, too

Occasionally we will buy old tools - mainly good usable chisels, some metal planes, gauges etc.

If you are thinning out your tool collecion wish to sell by commsssion or sell directly to us, please get in contact.

Commssion sale items should have a minimum consignment value of £200. Items of lower value may be sold but will attract a shipping small additional shipping charge of £5 (if sold singularly).

Individual tools such as planes or sets of chisels usually sell well and because we are selling high quality new hand tools to a wide customer base we tend to attract better prices than the auction route. Further information on Commission Sales here

For good quality branded hand tools please send in a few pictures for an initial appraisal. Classic Hand Tools can pick up the tools (by courier), evaluate an agreed selling price after detailed inspection, do the photography and accurately list the items for sale to our wide database. Once sold, we deal with the shipping of the item which can be worldwide.

Please give us a call first to discuss before making the trip to visit us.

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Friday Finds Sold Archive

Woodpeckers Box Clamps - Set of 4 [Preowned]

Woodpeckers Box Clamps - Set of 4 [Preowned]

The Woodpeckers Box Clamp is designed for clamping cases, drawers, cabinets and most other boxes made from material 1/4" - 1" thick. Its main advantage is its ability to apply simultaneous in and downward pressure against 2 perpendicular pieces. The box clamp can be assembled in "fixture mode" or "hand clamp mode"- either way it works the same with the difference being from which side of the clamp...

£75.00 (VAT exempt)

Woodpeckers Corner Jig (with 12 Radius and 6 Chamfer Attachments) [Preowned]

12 Radius templates (originally sold with 16, however this set does not include the 4 biggest sizes) 6 chamfer templates Here is some video information that shows you how useful this jig could be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4vYjWqjdfs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwyjzDaeN7w Only one of the radius corners seems to have been well used, only a few of the others seem like they have been...

£225.00 (VAT exempt)

Woodpeckers 7'' & 12'' Bevel Squares & Reference Plate - The Deluxe Set [Preowned]

The stainless-steel blade of the bevel squares has a beautiful satin finish. Stainless steel is also used throughout the internal blade locking mechanism. The handles are milled from a solid aluminum billet and then anodized to give it the familiar “Woodpeckers Red” appearance and outstanding corrosion protection. Angle Reference Plate, the perfect companion. When you need to transfer an exact...

£250.00 (VAT exempt)

Woodpeckers Equal Space Divider [Preowned]

Woodpeckers Equal Space Divider [Preowned]

This very handy tool divides your space into 6 equal parts from 3/4" (20mm) to 4" (100mm) Based on the mathematical theory of the parallelogram this tool has arms that always move parallel to each other and stay perpendicular to the target line which allows you to be able to draw a line instead of just a point. Laser cut from stainless spring steel with Swiss machined precision pins made to very exacting...

£88.00 (VAT exempt)

Woodpeckers - Setup Blocks (Metric) - 10pc Set [Preowned]

Woodpeckers - Setup Blocks (Metric) - 10pc Set [Preowned]

Woodpeckers Precision Setup Blocks Beat a Tape Measure Every Time Stop Squinting! Have you noticed that as the years go by, the marks on rules and tapes seem to get closer and closer together? Uncle Albert has had this problem for a long time now. Here’s a way to get those tiny lines out of your life when working on critical machinery set ups. Woodpeckers Setup Blocks give you precise physical references...

£80.00 (VAT exempt)

Woodpeckers Pocket Compass Set [Preowned]

Woodpeckers Pocket Compass Set [Preowned]

Little used, no case. PCOMP21-SET. Composed of Pocket Compass XL & Pocket Compass. Metric & Imperial Scaling. A traditional divider-style two-legged compass leaves a lot to be desired in a woodworking shop. The slightest nudge can change the setting. The pivot point is approaching the stock at an angle, so it likes to skate out of position. And, they’re just plain awkward to carry around (not...

£85.00 (VAT exempt)

Woodpeckers Saddle Square - TS75 [Preowned]

Pre-owned TS-75 metric Saddle T -square made in the USA. Little used in G++ condition.. Edge markings to 90mm in 1mm increments. The first thing to notice with a Woodpeckers Saddle T-Square is the array of holes perforating the centre of the blade. These holes are perfectly spaced 1 mm apart and are sized just right for the tip of a mechanical pencil (see our excellent Pentel Graphgear pencils)...

£60.00 (VAT exempt)

Woodpeckers Saddle Square - TS150 [Preowned]

Edge markings to 170mm in 1mm increments. The first thing to notice with a Woodpeckers Saddle T-Square is the array of holes perforating the centre of the blade. These holes are perfectly spaced 1 mm apart and are sized just right for the tip of a mechanical pencil (see our excellent Pentel Graphgear pencils) . Laying down a line parallel to the edge of your stock is as simple as finding the hole...

£60.00 (VAT exempt)

Woodpeckers Saddle Square - TS200 [Preowned]

Pre-owned TS-200 metric Saddle T -square made in the USA. Little used in G++ condition.. Edge markings to 220mm in 1mm increments. The first thing to notice with a Woodpeckers Saddle T-Square is the array of holes perforating the centre of the blade. These holes are perfectly spaced 1 mm apart and are sized just right for the tip of a mechanical pencil (see our excellent Pentel Graphgear pencils)...

£75.00 (VAT exempt)

Woodpeckers 300mm Precision Square (No.1281) [Preowned]

The core of the 1281 is a precisely machined square milled from cast and ground tool plate......the most stable aluminium in the world. The stability of the material and the methods Woodpeckers use to machine the core mean they all hold the tolerance to +/-.0085°. To this highly accurate core they add cheeks to make the base thicker. Metric graduations One piece central core Cheeks are narrower...

£120.00 (VAT exempt)

Woodpeckers 200mm Precision Square (No.851) [Preowned]

What sets Woodpeckers squares above the rest is their one-piece central core design. Rather than a blade attached to a beam, as you will find in most try-squares of this size, the 851 has one piece of tool plate aluminium meticulously machined into a square. Then cheeks are added to the central core with stainless steel location pins. The cheeks are 1/4'' (6mm) narrower than the central core, forming...

£100.00 (VAT exempt)

Woodpeckers 150mm Precision Square (No. 641) [Preowned]

What sets Woodpeckers squares above the rest is their one-piece central core design. Rather than a blade attached to a beam, as you will find in most try-squares of this size, the 641 has one piece of tool plate aluminium meticulously machined into a square. Then cheeks are added to the central core with stainless steel location pins. The cheeks are 1/4'' (6mm) narrower than the central core, forming...

£80.00 (VAT exempt)

2 Woodpeckers Metric Carpenter's Squares & Mini Square Bundle [Preowned]

Pre-owned, commission sale. All 3 squares are in excellent condition with minor cosmetic blemishes. 150mm & 95mm Carpenter's Squares & The Mini Square All made by Woodpeckers USA. Both of these One-Piece Carpenter Squares have an engraved scale along the vertical edge and the 150mm also has the most common angles marked (18, 22-1/2, 30, 45, 60, 67.5, 72). Metric graduations every millimetre. The...

£88.00 (VAT exempt)

Woodpeckers 6SS Carpenters Square [Preowned]

Woodpeckers 6SS Carpenters Square [Preowned]

The fixed 90° and 45° angles are accurate to within .0085° or better. The square’s stout construction, including a stainless steel blade, means it will last a lifetime and never lose tolerance. The tool’s aluminum handles are registered on the base of the square with precision-milled, tight-tolerance steel pins, then fastened with stainless steel socket head screws. Woodpeckers Model 6SS Carpenters...

£88.00 (VAT exempt)

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks - Metric Dowel Plate [Preowned, Unused]

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks - Metric Dowel Plate [Preowned, Unused]

Pre-owned but unused in original packaging (2021) This is from our description on our main site where the dowel pate is available for £106 "If you want to make exact-size dowels from any wood you choose, a Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate is the best tool. It's also handy to get a precise tenon on chair spindles. The Lie Nielsen plates are 1/4" x 5-5/8" x 1½" surface ground A2 tool steel. The holes are...

£88.00 (VAT exempt)

Lie-Nielsen Honing Guide (with 4 pairs of Jaws) [Preowned, Unused]

Pre-owned but unused in original packaging. This description of the honing guide is from our Lie-Nielsen section of our website "The Lie-Nielsen version of the side clamping style of honing guide is solidly machined from Stainless Steel, with a Bronze bearing. Their Honing Guide features removable jaws: it comes with a standard pair of jaws that fit most Lie-Nielsen blades, and additional jaws are...

£315.00 (VAT exempt)

Woodpeckers T-Square Metric 600mm [Preowned]

This is pre-owned in good condition. The classic bright red finish has faded which is a well documented feature affecting some Woodpecker tools over time. This square is 10+ years old but has seen little use. The anodizing process to coat the aluminium surface can be inconsistent between batches, some tools may fade over time, most do not it seems. However if you want a red colour match to mirror your...

£120.00 (VAT exempt)

Woodpeckers OneTIME Tool - 36" Steel Straight Edge [Preowned]

This 36" pre-owned steel straight edge is 7/32" thick by 2 1/2" wide Heavy duty to check for flatness with a miserly 0.0002" tolerance per foot In very good condition. This tool was discontinued by Woodpeckers about 4 years ago.

£85.00 (VAT exempt)

A Descent of Woodpeckers! - 4 Rule Bundle [Preowned]

A group of Woodpeckers hanging together is known as a “descent.” This makes sense because most Woodpeckers start at the top of trees and then continue to work their way down. If you see a group of Wrens together, then you are witnessing a “herd” or “chime” of Wrens. A group of bullfinches is called a "bellowing". 6 pre-owned Woodpeckers tools! Woodpeckers 300, 600, 900 & 1200mm rules. Woodpeckers...

£250.00 (VAT exempt)

Lie-Nielsen Bevel Edge Chisels (O1 Steel) - Set of 5 in leather roll [Preowned, Unused]

5 chisels in O1 steel. 1/8", 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" & 3/4" wide. Lie-Nielsen Leather tool roll. Most bench chisel makers now use A2 steel (or in the case of Veritas, PMV11), in the making of their chisels. Basically this steel offers an improvement in edge retention although it is more difficult to sharpen. O1 steel, on the other hand, is still preferred by many for...

£495.00 inc VAT

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks - Set of 5 Mortise Chisels with Lie Nielsen Leather Roll [Preowned, Unused]

An unused set of 5 chisels in the branded Lie-Nielsen leather roll. 3/16", 1/4", 5/16", 3/8" & 1/2" Pre-owned but not used.

£645.00 inc VAT

Eclipse No: 230 Engineers 1 1/2'' Vee blocks and clamp [Preowned]

Eclipse No: 230 Engineers 1 1/2'' Vee blocks and clamp [Preowned]

Pre-owned but in excellent, possibly unused condition.

£48.00 inc VAT

Millers Falls Hand Vice with bits

A bit of vintage fun with this lovely example of a Millers Falls hand vice with 6 bits. The bits are secretly housed in the ebony handle which has a screw top, The handle can be screwed into the vice from the underside or from the side. All original. 6 bits include a little circular anvil, 3 chisels and 2 V shaped bits bent at right angle. Lightly cleaned to reveal the maker's mark...

£60.00 inc VAT

Swan Neck Lock Mortise Chisel 3/8'' [Preowned]

Swan Neck Lock Mortise Chisel 3/8'' [Preowned]

14 1/2'' overall with a lovely beech handle. Stamped "I Sorby" on the steel. This hasn't done any work in our opinion and is in G++ condition

£36.00 inc VAT

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks No.140 Skew Block Plane (Bronze) with fence [Preowned, Unused]

Right handed and knickered. Pre-owned but in "as new" condition. Supplied with a Lie-Nielsen plane sock (no box). Lie-Nielsen Toolworks based this plane on the Stanley 140. It is designed to deal with difficult woods using a combination of a low angle approach, shear cutting action from the skewed blade, and extra weight of the bronze body. A retractable nicker scores the cross...

£475.00 inc VAT

Set of 10 Marples Bevel Edge chisels [Preowned]

These have been very little used and show no sign of wear. The original grinding marks are still on show. The set graduates from 1/8" through to 2" as follows. 1/8", 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 5/8", 3/4", 1", 1 1/4", 1 1/2" & 2" Most of them have their edge guards. Brass ferrules (one has split) Boxwood handles.

£245.00 (VAT exempt)

Quality Swiss Precision File by Glardon-Vallorbe LPV1560-6-00 [Clearance]

1/2 Round Max width 14.8mm - Max thickness 4.7mm Overall length with tang - 200mm Filed surface length 140mm Unhandled This is a coarse file grade 00 with Valtan coating 00 is the coarsest file 6 is the finest grade. Machine made. Still in rust proof paper. Fine, as new condition.

£22.00 inc VAT

Quality Swiss Precision File by Glardon-Vallorbe LP1560-6-2 [Clearance]

1/2 round shape Max width 14.8mm - Max thickness 4.7mm Overall length with tang - 200mm Filed surface length 140mm Unhandled This is a medium file grade 2 00 is the coarsest grade file 6 is the finest grade. Machine made. Still in rust proof paper. Fine condition, as new.

£25.00 inc VAT

Quality Swiss Precision File by Glardon-Vallorbe LP1660-8-1 [Clearance]

Tapered round file 8'' - coarse/medium Max diameter 7.8mm Unhandled This is a coarse/medium file cut 1 00 is the coarsest file 6 is the finest grade. Machine made. Fine condition, as new.

£18.00 inc VAT

Veritas Bullnose Shoulder Plane (with PMV11 blade) [Preowned, Unused]

Pre-owned, but unused in original box with instructions. The plane has a minor tarnish on one side face which we have cleaned. This is what we say about the plane on our main site where this exact tool is available for £233 inc VAT ''The Veritas® bullnose shoulder plane, perfect for cleaning up machine-cut joints, will be one of the most useful hand joinery tools you'll...

£190.00 (VAT exempt)

Record 778 Rebate & Fillester Plane [Preowned, Unused]

Unused in original packaging. No. 778 plane has two positions for the cutter — one for ordinary work, and the other for bull-nose work. It is fitted with a hardened steel spur, an adjustable depth gauge which is removable, and an adjustable fence which can be used on either side of the plane. This plane is adaptable for many other purposes besides rabbeting when the fence and arms are...

£88.00 inc VAT

Directory of American Toolmakers - Robert E Nelson [Preowned]

A listing of identified makers of tools who worked in Canada and the United States before 1900 Early American Industries Association 1999 Soft cover - 1176 pages. This directory took about 20 years to compile and was printed in 1999 after a huge effort by some eminent members of The Early American Industries Association. Of course the internet and updated CD's now supersedes pretty...

£50.00 (VAT exempt)

Directory of American Toolmakers - Robert E Nelson [Preowned]

A listing of identified makers of tools who worked in Canada and the United States before 1900 Early American Industries Association - 1999 Soft cover - 1176 pages. This directory took about 20 years to compile and was printed in 1999 after a huge effort by some eminent members of The Early American Industries Association. Of course the internet and updated CD's now supersedes pretty...

£40.00 (VAT exempt)

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Bevel Edge Chisels - Set of 7 [Preowned]

Pre-owned but hardly used. This set of 7 includes the following sizes: 1/8'', 1/4'', 5/16'', 3/8'', 7/16'', 1/2'' & 5/8'' (note the correction to earlier description that listed 2 x 3/8" - our apologies for that but it was Fraser's fault as usual) The 5/16'' appears to have been sharpened once but the others are unused. The...

£695.00 inc VAT

Saddlers Round Knife - C S Osborne & Co. Newark N.J [Preowned]

This is a lovely vintage Saddlers round knife from the USA manufacturer CS Osborne. It is difficult to date but from its form and simplistic beauty we hazard a guess that it is an early one dating as far back as the 19th Century.The blade has a lovely ring to it when flicked by a finger. It is marked C S Osborne & Co. Newark N.J Made in USA on the blade. It is also marked Made in USA on the handle....

£75.00 inc VAT

Large Flexcut Carving Starter Set [Preowned, Unused]

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Large Flexcut Carving Starter Set [Preowned, Unused]

This boxed set of 6 tools includes a 9mm 60 degree V tool, a series-11 (veining) 6mm gouge, a series-10 14mm gouge, a series-7 11mm gouge, a series-5 17mm gouge, and a series-3 25mm gouge. These are Flexcut's large sculpture tools, which are 250mm overall length. In their original box, totally unused so "as new", although technically pre-owed as we bought them as part of a clearance lot. Available...

Was £150.00 Now £135.00 inc VAT

Armourers Brass Brace [Preowned]

This is a sweetie! Stamped RL . iii .10-13 . N . With the government arrow underneath. Measuring 10" overall with a tapered square chuck and a thumb screw (which we do not think is original but it works perfectly well). The 2 1/4” diameter rotating head connects to the body of the brace and it all seems to be working jolly nicely.

£50.00 inc VAT

Woodpeckers Saddle T-200 [Preowned, Unused]

Pre-owned T-200 metric square made in the USA. Unused, as new. Edge markings to 220mm in 1mm increments. The first thing to notice with a Woodpeckers Saddle T-Square is the array of holes perforating the centre of the blade. These holes are perfectly spaced 1 mm apart and are sized just right for the tip of a mechanical pencil (see our excellent Pentel Graphgear pencils) . Laying down a line...

£80.00 inc VAT

Woodpeckers Saddle T-300 [Preowned, Unused]

Pre-owned T-300 metric square made in the USA. Unused, as new. Edge markings to 320mm in 1mm increments. The first thing to notice with a Woodpeckers Saddle T-Square is the array of holes perforating the centre of the blade. These holes are perfectly spaced 1 mm apart and are sized just right for the tip of a mechanical pencil (see our excellent Pentel Graphgear pencils) . Laying down a line...

£90.00 inc VAT

Small Carving Mallet - Brass Head - Swiss Made [Preowned]

Pre Loved

£40.00 inc VAT

Set of 4 Glen-Drake Chisel Hammers - Long Handled [Preowned, Unused]

Pre Loved

£265.00 inc VAT

Robert Sorby Set of 5 Gilt Edge Chisels - Satinwood [Clearance]

This is a set of gilt edged chisels in a wooden case (current stock is supplied in a carboard box). Unused old shop stock waiting for a good home.. The handles we believe are satinwood or boxwood - we cant decide! Gilt edge simple means a slim bevel on the sides of the chisel reducing bind. This is a Robert Sorby Gilt Edge chisel set with satinwood (or boxwood) handles. This set of...

£165.00 inc VAT

Flexcut Carving Tools - Set of 9 Box [Preowned, Unused, SOLD]

Flexcut Carving Tools - Set of 9 Box [Preowned, Unused, SOLD]

The sets comprises: No.2 15mm gouge No.3 12mm gouge No.3 18mm gouge No.6 21mm gouge No.8 22mm gouge No.9 14mm gouge No.11 12mm gouge 22mm back bent gouge 16mm 70 degree V parting tool These tools have long fixed handles and the set is described (poorly) as a Deluxe Power Handle Set LH100. They are better described as a set of handled carving tools for larger scale work...

£120.00 inc VAT

Veritas Optical Center Punch 05N59.01 [Preowned, Unused, SOLD]

Veritas Optical Center Punch 05N59.01 [Preowned, Unused, SOLD]

This is now discontinued by its makers who said this about it...(apologies for the misspelling of the word centre!) ''To keep a twist drill from skating on metal (and leaving you with a hole in the wrong place) you should always use a center punch, especially when using small flexible bits. The dimple created by the punch holds the bit point true. The Veritas optical center punch simplifies...

£30.00 inc VAT

Veritas Magnetic Rule Magnifier 05N5701 [Preowned, Unused, SOLD]

Veritas Magnetic Rule Magnifier 05N5701 [Preowned, Unused, SOLD]

The rare earth magnets in the 28mm diameter base which holds a short post that has a magnet at its head to hold the magnifier. This allows you to accurately read small measurements on your steel rule. (See photo - steel rule not included in the sale) Unused in original box

£24.00 inc VAT

2x Wonder Dogs & 2x Bench Dogs - Veritas [Preowned, SOLD]

The Wonder Dog by Veritas is a steel post and screw with black oxide finish, solid brass clamp head and handle. The Wonder Dog can pivot in any direction that clamping is required. An easy-adjusting handle provides ample clamping pressure in any position. The dog head has two screw holes, so any tip shape can be cut with a scroll saw and attached for specialized work. The Wonder Dog post is 6...

£75.00 inc VAT

Record Imp No. 80 Vice [Preowned, SOLD]

Smooth working vice with anvil. This is a genuinely good and original example of this handy little beastie. It is designed to clamp to your workbench and has 2 1/4'' jaws that open to about 2 3/4''.

£42.00 inc VAT

Kitchen Think - Nancy R Hiller [Clearance, SOLD]

Kitchen Think - Nancy R Hiller [Clearance, SOLD]

This book is available for £38 on our main pages, see the full description along with a lot of other titles from Lost Art Press. This book has suffered a small accident in transit resulting in the bottom edge of the rear hardback cover and 40 of its 355 pages suffering a 50mm - 75mm crease (with one 30mm tear to one page), again along the bottom of the page. Most of the text on these pages...

£20.00 inc VAT

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