For Y'all Nib Carter Planes, David Stanley Tool Auction
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
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I visited the David Stanley tool auction today in addition to Bill Carter was inwards residence equally usual.
He had on display (and of course of teaching for sale!) a broad make of his trademark miniature mitre planes. They all convey extremely tight mouths in addition to brand smashing user planes equally good equally existence real collectable.
It is existence offered amongst a conduct cost of £4 - £6,000 if you lot convey the coin in addition to the room!
The preview 24-hour interval is a proficient ane to attend equally at that spot are nigh 25 merchandise stands amongst plenty of prissy antique tools. these tools tend to last a chip to a greater extent than reasonably priced than the auction in addition to of course of teaching don't convey the additional 18% auction premium to pay.
Here is a real prissy dealer amongst an fifty-fifty nicer former Japanese slick. He came all the agency from Kingdom of the Netherlands in addition to had approximately real interesting tools on his stand. After buying a few tools at other stands I was drawn dorsum to this ane in addition to purchased the slick along amongst 2 other former only good looked afterwards Japanese chisels.
With the modest scale of operate I tend to prefer, I don't know what I'm going to purpose it for only it had such a lovely experience in addition to beautiful patina I couldn't resist!
The film inwards a higher house shows a fine pick of Spiers planes which volition be auctioned tomorrow. The film below shows a tabular array total of Norris planes, nearly 50 inwards all. There are approximately fine in addition to rare models there, my favourite was likely a modest size Norris A16 amongst a 1 3/4" broad blade. If anyone wants to bid at the auction they are taking on business bidding from the outset at 9.30 am.
For me, I intend I've spent plenty today already!!
