Used hand tools sale site?

[Ken Fitzgerald]

I'm in the market for an older Stanley spoke shave. Are there websites where one can shop for used hand tools?

Thanks,

[Rob Luter]

James Spangler has a nice Stanley #151 in the classifieds at a great price.

[Eric Brown]

I'm in the market for an older Stanley spoke shave. Are there websites where one can shop for used hand tools?

Thanks,

Can you be more specific as to what kind you are looking for? Flat or round bottom. Convex or concave? Wood or iron? Large or small? Standard or low angle?

I have some you might be interested in.

[Mike O'Keefe]

Jim Bode tools. I bought a Record scraper plane from him. Mike O'Keefe

[Bob Jones 5443]

Yes, Mr. Spangler has a nice looking one, and a full description of the refurbishment.

if that’s sold, try tooltique.com. Steve is in England, but his shipping is reasonable for small things like this. And nobody restores tools to their original grandeur better than he does.

[Jim Koepke]

James Spangler has a nice Stanley #151 in the classifieds at a great price.

Not sure if that is "an older Stanley spokeshave."

The #151 came along in 1911. The #51 started in 1870. I prefer the #51 because it is lighter than the adjustable model.

The #51 & #151 are often referred to as gull wing style.

The #52 & #63 have straight handles. The #63 has a convex sole.

jtk

[Jim Koepke]

I'm in the market for an older Stanley spoke shave. Are there websites where one can shop for used hand tools?

Thanks,

Is there a particular model you are seeking?

There is a lot of varieties from which to choose.

Ebay is a good starting place to see if one model might be more preferable than another.

Too bad you are such a long drive away. You would be welcome to give my accumulation a test drive.

I have found a few at flea markets, yard sales and second hand shops. I tend to pass on them if they are not complete. Even finding a decent blade can be difficult.

jtk

[Jimmy Harris]

eBay is probably your best bet. And something like a spokeshave is simple enough that you don't need to do a ton of fettling to get it going. Just make sure it has all of the parts and looks to be in fairly good shape. In fact, I just bought a Stanley 51 less than a month ago for $20 shipped to my door that's got some paint chipped and needed the iron sharpened, but otherwise works great.

[Stephen Rosenthal]

Patrick Leach. Sign up for his email list. He sends it out around the first of each month and usually has a few spokeshaves. Honest descriptions and better prices than Jim Bode. Another option is John Zimmer’s antique tools.

[Tony Joyce]

Patrick Leach honest and reasonably priced. Well pleased with my few purchases.

[steven c newman]

All I would need from the OP...is the mailing address..
I have a spare Stanley No. 51 sitting on my desk. It has been used a bit, but I do keep my spokeshaves sharp and ready for work.

Price? NADA...called paying it forward..let me know.

In use?
506783
I needed one hand to operate the camera.....crest rail on my English Garden Bench..

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Thanks for the replies! As a power tool user, it hurts me to say I am slowly moving more in the neander direction, but it's true! At the recommendation of a friend who uses spoke shaves regularly, I ordered for rehabbing, a Stanley No. 52 off of E-bay. I plan on ordering a Boggs Flat spoke shave from L-N tomorrow.

What size blade replacement blade should I order for the Stanley No. 52? 2 1/8"?

[Scott Winners]

I am happy Ken has found his item, but I also want to put in a plug for Patrick Leach. Once upon a time I needed (finally) a timber framing slick. I had wanted a slick for years, but I finally legit needed one. I find Jim only ships UPS, so cost prohibitive for me to order from Jim to an AK address. Patrick is(was?) willing to ship USPS. I also realized Patrick cannot possibly turn over 100% of all that inventory every month. He has to have a barn or two full of old tools.

So I sent Patrick an email about the slick I needed. I had a return email within two business days, with pics and prices of the slicks he had in stock that met my parameters. I sent money, Patrick sent me a tool. I am completely satisfied, will buy again. Both Jim and Patrick have sterling reputations as dealers. If a future buyer is outside the Lower 48, I found Patrick to a be a lot more reasonable on shipping in 2020, 2021, I dunno, not that long ago.

[Jim Koepke]

What size blade replacement blade should I order for the Stanley No. 52? 2 1/8"?

That is the size my reference book calls out. I'll try to remember to check mine next time I'm in the shop. (Though I haven't been out there for a while)

jtk

[Jim McCue]

Jim Bode and Patrick Leach are frequent recommendations. I haven't bought from either one but am on Patrick Leach's mailing list and it's probably good reading for a newbie, get exposed to lots of information. Can sign up here:
http://www.supertool.com/oldtools.htm

The only other common recommendation I can think of is hyperkitten.com

But honestly I would use the sawmill creek classifieds as my first resource.

[John Keeton]

The only other common recommendation I can think of is hyperkitten.com

But honestly I would use the sawmill creek classifieds as my first resource.I have purchased from Josh Clark of Hyperkitten - great guy, not a lot of tools compared to the others (particularly Patrick), but accurate descriptions and fair prices. He ships with Pirateship, so shipping is reasonable. I suspect some of the other sources do, as well.

[David Carroll]

I just bought a nice set of Stanley No. 40 Chisels with the black composite handles from Michael Rouillard, his prices are reasonable, shipping within the Continental US is free and I couldn't be happier. Just Google his name and "tools" it'll bring you to his site.

DC

[steven c newman]

Besides...IF I happen to have a spare (imagine that?) and it be a tool someone wants....I usually ship the smaller tools out on my dime...as a way of "Paying Forward"...

[Stephen Rosenthal]

I have purchased from Josh Clark of Hyperkitten - great guy, not a lot of tools compared to the others (particularly Patrick), but accurate descriptions and fair prices. He ships with Pirateship, so shipping is reasonable. I suspect some of the other sources do, as well.

Yeah, me too. Agree with everything you mention. Forgot to include him in my original post. What I especially like about Josh and Patrick is that they will dig through their hoard (it’s mountainous - I’ve seen photos) to find something you’re looking for.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

All I would need from the OP...is the mailing address..
I have a spare Stanley No. 51 sitting on my desk. It has been used a bit, but I do keep my spokeshaves sharp and ready for work.

Price? NADA...called paying it forward..let me know.

In use?
506783
I needed one hand to operate the camera.....crest rail on my English Garden Bench..

Steven,

I appreciate your generous offer. Find someone more worthy than me!

[Rob Luter]

Thanks for the replies! As a power tool user, it hurts me to say I am slowly moving more in the neander direction, but it's true! At the recommendation of a friend who uses spoke shaves regularly, I ordered for rehabbing, a Stanley No. 52 off of E-bay. I plan on ordering a Boggs Flat spoke shave from L-N tomorrow.

What size blade replacement blade should I order for the Stanley No. 52? 2 1/8"?

You'll love the Boggs shave. It will absolutely spoil you.

[Jim Koepke]

Patrick Leach's mailing list and it's probably good reading for a newbie, get exposed to lots of information.

Quite a bit of my knowledge on tools comes from reading Patrick Leach's monthly list and looking at the (tool porn) pictures.

jtk

[Rob Luter]

Pat Leach, Hyperkitten, and Jim Bode are all good suggestions, although my perception is that they ask prices only a collector could love. If it's what you want it's what you want I guess. Walt at Brass City Tools (RIP) was more of a working man's used tool dealer. I picked up a couple items from him back in the day for super reasonable prices.

One of the best outlets I've found is Colonial Homestead in Millersburg, OH. Alas, no web presence and no credit card sales. It's a good place to get in trouble in a real hurry. Think kid in candy store. I've been to the old location downtown a couple times. They're in a new building now. James Wright did a little YouTube feature on the store that's linked below. There are other vids out there too


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROgFy3w1OZw&ab_channel=WoodByWrightHowTo

[Sam Shankar]

Pat Leach, Hyperkitten, and Jim Bode are all good suggestions, although my perception is that they ask prices only a collector could love.

I dunno about the others but Josh's prices (Hyperkitten) have seemed very reasonable to me as compared to the stuff I see on ebay. Especially when you consider that he charges super reasonable shipping and does not sell junk.

[Daniel Culotta]

+1. Josh's tools and prices are much more in the user category. Great service and everything I've gotten from him has been excellent.

[Bob Jones 5443]

I plan on ordering a Boggs Flat spoke shave from L-N tomorrow.


I bought a curved Boggs from Anne of All Trades at a L-N tool fair years ago (2017?). That tool is a wonder of precision. If anything, it was beyond my skill set to get a good result from, initially. I ranted about it here back then. I eventually got the hang of it, but not before I ran out and bought a straight 151 and its curved counterpart (152? I forget), with their much wider throats. I still use them for quick and coarse work. One came in pristine shape from tooltique.com, which no one else seems to talk about. I highly recommend that source.

But the Boggs is to spokeshaves what a L-N 5-1/2 is to hand planes.

[Jim Koepke]

One came in pristine shape from tooltique.com, which no one else seems to talk about. I highly recommend that source.

This could be the reason no one is talking about it.

507167

It seems like so many others it has left the internet.

jtk

[Eric Brown]

This could be the reason no one is talking about it.

507167

It seems like so many others it has left the internet.

jtk

He had the wrong address. It's https://tooltique.co.uk/

[Jim Koepke]

It has been a long time since my tool accumulation phase that a lot of the sites of my old habits have not been visited.

Many of the links no longer reach an active site.

Here are some that have not been mentioned in earlier post that appear to still be active:

https://www.oldtools.com > if my memory is working the last time this site was contacted their prices included shipping.

https://workingtools.biz

http://www.jonzimmersantiquetools.com/index.html

http://www.sydnassloot.com/tools.htm > Check out the "Favorite Web Sites link.

http://www.stjamesbaytoolco.com > St James makes difficult to find replacement parts for many Stanley tools.

https://www.antique-used-tools.com > Has many parts for Stanley along with a page with Stanley blade stamps and a Bedrock type study.

I have no association with any of the above and may or may not have done business with some of them in the past.

jtk

[Eric Brown]

It has been a long time since my tool accumulation phase that a lot of the sites of my old habits have not been visited.

Many of the links no longer reach an active site.

Here are some that have not been mentioned in earlier post that appear to still be active:

https://www.oldtools.com > if my memory is working the last time this site was contacted their prices included shipping.

https://workingtools.biz

http://www.jonzimmersantiquetools.com/index.html

http://www.sydnassloot.com/tools.htm > Check out the "Favorite Web Sites link.

http://www.stjamesbaytoolco.com > St James makes difficult to find replacement parts for many Stanley tools.

https://www.antique-used-tools.com > Has many parts for Stanley along with a page with Stanley blade stamps and a Bedrock type study.

I have no association with any of the above and may or may not have done business with some of them in the past.

jtk

Not sure what is going with sydnassloot (SandysTools backwards). Sandy isn't responding to my emails trying to buy tools.

[Rob Luter]

+1. Josh's tools and prices are much more in the user category. Great service and everything I've gotten from him has been excellent.

I took a fresh look at Hyperkitten and I suppose I must agree on the pricing. I may need to buy a couple gouges from him.

[Stephen Rosenthal]

Not sure what is going with sydnassloot (SandysTools backwards). Sandy isn't responding to my emails trying to buy tools.

Sandy hasn’t updated his site in years. I’ve tried to contact him to no avail. I’ve asked on this and other forums if anyone knows what is going on. The only response I got is that they thought he was ill. Otherwise no one seems to know or they’re not willing to say. Internet searches prove useless. I fear the worst.