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    The US orders are shipped from a place called...

    The US orders are shipped from a place called Ogdensburg, New York, right on the banks of the St. Lawrence river on the Canadian border; must be a tax/customs issue of some sort, as all the retail...
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    If you google "Rose Antique Tools" and click the...

    If you google "Rose Antique Tools" and click the Stanley topic on the list to the left, you can download 1930s and 1950s Stanley catalogs. The 720 shows up in those of the 1950s, and the blade was...
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    Howdy, all. Don't post much, but here I can add...

    Howdy, all. Don't post much, but here I can add some value as I am pretty good at typing Stanley planes. "241" on the iron tells me it was made in the second quarter of 1941, likely sat around in...
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    Being in the states, I feel for you guys; my...

    Being in the states, I feel for you guys; my orders from LV take 3 days to the US.
  5. Thread: berg chisels

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    Pac: the Berg's I've seen here in the States are...

    Pac: the Berg's I've seen here in the States are all over the map; tang, socket, all different types of ferrules and sizes of handles. Berg made many types and styles. The only consistency is the...
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    Vann: if shipping from the US to y'all Down...

    Vann: if shipping from the US to y'all Down Under weren't so expensive and intimidating, I'd list in the market place some Stanley bench planes I'm slowly selling off. Hell of a lot better than...
  7. Thread: berg chisels

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    Most any chisel made in Eskilstuna is an...

    Most any chisel made in Eskilstuna is an excellent bet to be a good user so pick them up when you can if the price is right. Even the post war chisels made by Berg with plastic handles are...
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    Corsair planes are garbage, er, sorry, rubbish. ...

    Corsair planes are garbage, er, sorry, rubbish. I forget I'm down under when I post here. Pass on that tool, they are good only for doorstops.
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    Tools for Working Wood in NY City sells these...

    Tools for Working Wood in NY City sells these split nut drivers, make a handle and you're in business:

    The Gramercy Tools Split Nut Driver at Tools for Working Wood
  10. I've had considerable experience with this type...

    I've had considerable experience with this type as we find many type 17s here in the US, and your #7 is clearly that; the wheel knob is correct, although during the war they used steel ones as well,...
  11. Retail Stores for Handtools in Taipei, Taiwan??

    Just a Yank here who is spending next week in Taipei on business, and the thought of finding a retail, as opposed to wholesale, handtool store in Taipei occurred to me.

    By chance, any of you...
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