Welcome aboard, Andy!

Andy found something of mine while Googling, and I persuaded him to 
join us.

On Monday, December 1, 2003, at 04:14  PM, toolsntat wrote:

>
>  Hi there i am 39 and work for a small company who manufacture
> hardwood conservatories, being a carpenter/joiner by trade.
> I must admit to not knowing a lot about this internet gubbins,
> so please forgive me if things go pear shaped.On the subject
> of tools and tat I have been collecting for about 12 years accross a 
> broad spectrum of trades.Whenever possible I like to get out there and 
> see what I can find at carboots, auctions, garage sales, flea 
> markets,etc.
>      As it happens we spent 5 weeks visiting my girlfriends sister in 
> San-diego over the 2000/2001 holiday break and did my fair share of 
> swapmeets and yard sales ,we enjoyed every second!!.I live in 
> Leicestershire U.K.and stumbled accross your forum while I was 
> searching for tool related web sites and chat rooms.
> My hobby is collecting old tools and also displaying them at vintage 
> rallies.
>        I do not know if you have heard of DAVID STANLEY TOOL AUCTIONS 
> but I attend all of his sales as they are just up the road from my 
> home.Okay sorry to be going on a bit here but if you would not mind 
> perhaps you could let me know of anymore useful websites etc so that I 
> can get more info about U.S.A. manufactured tools I have in my 
> collection i.e L.L.DAVIS and CHAPLIN'S PATENT planes.
>           Many thanks,
>                     Andy  (toolsntat)
>
>  p.s thanks to Jim Thompson, the old millrat in Riverside, CA
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Hi Andy,

Welcome aboard! But I have a question based (probably) on not speaking
the same version of English as you do. What are the "conservatories" you
make? Around here, a conservatory is something like a concert hall or
museum or such.

Re the D. Stanley auctions, Yes I know them well, Have been over to a
couple and bid by mail in a few dozen others. Maybe you outbid me on
something - or vice versa.

Best Wishes,
Bob

On 2 Dec 2003 at 0:14, toolsntat wrote:

>  Hi there i am 39 and work for a small company who manufacture 
> hardwood conservatories, being a carpenter/joiner by trade. 
> I must admit to not knowing a lot about this internet gubbins, 
> so please forgive me if things go pear shaped.On the subject 
> of tools and tat I have been collecting for about 12 years accross a
> broad spectrum of trades.Whenever possible I like to get out there and
> see what I can find at carboots, auctions, garage sales, flea
> markets,etc. 

Hey! Welcome aboard. 

I like the way of describing the Internet as a "gubbins." 

Based on your description of how you speond your spare time, you're One of Us.

>        Okay sorry to be going on a bit here but if you would
>        not mind perhaps you could let me know of anymore useful
>        websites etc so that I can get more info about U.S.A.
>        manufactured tools I have in my collection i.e L.L.DAVIS and
>        CHAPLIN'S PATENT planes. 

Here's a few to get you started:

http://www.datamp.org/

http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/

http://www.public.coe.edu/~rroeder/mf.htm

http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan0.htm

http://www.mwtca.org/

http://www.sydnassloot.com/brace.htm

http://www.antiquetools.com/perm-col/index.html

And you can get some great reference resources via:

http://www.astragalpress.com/

Have fun!

- Bill Taggart
- Glen Allen, Virginia, USA

 Hi there i am 39 and work for a small company who manufacture hardwood
 conservatories, being a carpenter/joiner by trade. I must admit to not
 knowing a lot about this internet gubbins, so please forgive me if
 things go pear shaped.On the subject of tools and tat I have been
 collecting for about 12 years accross a broad spectrum of
 trades.Whenever possible I like to get out there and see what I can
 find at carboots, auctions, garage sales, flea markets,etc. As it
 happens we spent 5 weeks visiting my girlfriends sister in San-diego
 over the 2000/2001 holiday break and did my fair share of swapmeets and
 yard sales ,we enjoyed every second!!.I live in Leicestershire U.K.and
 stumbled accross your forum while I was searching for tool related web
 sites and chat rooms. My hobby is collecting old tools and also
 displaying them at vintage rallies. I do not know if you have heard of
 DAVID STANLEY TOOL AUCTIONS but I attend all of his sales as they are
 just up the road from my home.Okay sorry to be going on a bit here but
 if you would not mind perhaps you could let me know of anymore useful
 websites etc so that I can get more info about U.S.A. manufactured
 tools I have in my collection i.e L.L.DAVIS and CHAPLIN'S PATENT
 planes. Many thanks, Andy (toolsntat)

 p.s thanks to Jim Thompson, the old millrat in Riverside, CA

Here in So Cal that is called a sun room. I am gonna start calling mine 
a conservatory.  It sounds better.

On Thursday, December 4, 2003, at 01:50  PM, Andy (toolsntat) wrote:

> Hi there Bob try:-  
> http://www.classicconservatories.net/?adloc=ADWORDS  This is not where 
> i work but at least it will give some idea of what we make using 
> Meranti.
Jim Thompson, the old millrat in Riverside, CA

Hi there Bob try:- http://www.classicconservatories.net/?adloc=ADWORDS
This is not where i work but at least it will give some idea of what we
make using Meranti. Also my exploits at D.Stanley Auctions as a rule
involve me parking up outside and selling a few bits&bobs. My latest
purchase from the sale was the out of print P-TAMPIA 1 in as new
condition. Cheers Andy
p.s. my first reply, hope it works out right!!

 On 2 Dec 2003 at 0:14, toolsntat wrote:

> Hi there i am 39 and work for a small company who manufacture hardwood
> conservatories, being a carpenter/joiner by trade. I must admit to not
> knowing a lot about this internet gubbins, so please forgive me if
> things go pear shaped.On the subject of tools and tat I have been
> collecting for about 12 years accross a broad spectrum of
> trades.Whenever possible I like to get out there and see what I can
> find at carboots, auctions, garage sales, flea markets,etc.

Hey! Welcome aboard.

I like the way of describing the Internet as a "gubbins."

Based on your description of how you speond your spare time, you're
One of Us.

> Okay sorry to be going on a bit here but if you would not mind perhaps
> you could let me know of anymore useful websites etc so that I can get
> more info about U.S.A. manufactured tools I have in my collection i.e
> L.L.DAVIS and CHAPLIN'S PATENT planes.

Here's a few to get you started:

http://www.datamp.org/

http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/

http://www.public.coe.edu/~rroeder/mf.htm

http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan0.htm

http://www.mwtca.org/

http://www.sydnassloot.com/brace.htm

http://www.antiquetools.com/perm-col/index.html

And you can get some great reference resources via:

http://www.astragalpress.com/

Have fun!

- Bill Taggart
- Glen Allen, Virginia, USA


Sorry to be replying so late bill but thanks for the list and I have
been right busy jumping on and off the P.C (more "on" than off)
Cheers Andy