Thread: GROUP BUY of HNT GORDON, COLEN CLENTON, MICHAEL CONNOR, VESPER TOOLS, HAROLD & SAXON

Originally Posted by groeneaj

Also is Vesper tools likely to offer a similar discount as the others? Or you still waiting out?

Should know within 24 hours.

And finally is there some sort of deadline with this group buy?

Playing by ear, but have roughly the end of May floating around in my head (for no particular reason, other than that will have been about 6 weeks). It may be that a partial order is put through one or more of the suppliers. Just have to see how it pans out.

STANLEY REPLACEMENT BLADES FROM HAROLD & SAXON - at 30% DISCOUNT (Note: these are not listed on the website...yet)


Well, well

Due credit should go to Johnredl for sparking this one off - and one thing leads to another....

As it turns out, Harold & Saxon also do replacement blades for Stanley Planes. These are made to Trent's usual impeccable standards, and he used Academy Blades as his benchmark (Paul Williams is now retired...but watch this space for his remaining stock of less common blades):

• HSS M2
• Both sides are mirror finish and THE BACK IS FLAT (how about that Ern?)
• Cryogenically treated and tempered 4 times
• Hardness of 61-63 Rc for easier resharpening (Sigma Power Select II are probably the ideal stones, or 3M Diamond Sheets from Lee Valley)
• Hollow ground bevel, honed and ready to use
• All blades are available in 2.6mm, 3mm and 3.5mm thickness (no price diff). 3mm is his standard thickness
  

TO THE SHARPENING LEGENDS: I don't want to kick off yet another debate in this thread about which stone, but please feel free to post a quick link to any relevant threads.

Trent has some already in stock (see below), and others will be made depending upon our demand. He also tells me that they actually do fit the plane they were designed for......



He's getting one laser etched atm, and will then send it to me for photographing. Should have a pic to post in about 10 days.


THE BLADES IN THE RANGE (all prices are net, plus postage):

Stanley #2 (40mm) $59.50

Stanley #3 (45mm) $63.00

Stanley #4 (50mm) $66.50

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Stanley #5 (50mm) $66.50

Stanley #5½(60mm) $70.00

Stanley #6 (60mm) $70.00

Stanley #7 (60mm) $70.00

QUANTITIES AVAILABLE:

50mm for #4 and #5 - 25 blades in stock

All the rest - "a few of each"


It would be advisable to post "I'll have a #x, if available", and also specify what thickness you want, because I will treat it as first in best dressed on the existing stock. As with the new Market place rules, you MUST post in here - not by PM or email - so that everybody can see. As Basil Fawlty says - "No riff raff!"


NON-MEMBERS: You may send me an email (see my next post), and I'll put a post in here to reflect your blade order. BETTER STILL - join us!

For non-members, or those that are coy about posting:

You can send an email to me at

brettinkat
'at'
gmail . c0m

(replace 'at' with the symbol)

...I resisted and resisted until now.
I keep telling myself, I don't need any more chisels, i don't need any more squares...
...until now...
I'll take a #4 and #5 @ 3mm blade thickness.
Strewth almighty I hate you Brett. Stop doin this...

Originally Posted by wolften

...I resisted and resisted until now.
I keep telling myself, I don't need any more chisels, i don't need any more squares...
...until now...
I'll take a #4 and #5 @ 3mm blade thickness.
Strewth almighty I hate you Brett. Stop doin this...

What - no mirror polished on all faces, sharper than a tack, incredibly tough socket chisels, at a massive discount? Bloody wuss.


A quote from Sawdust Maker in the Liogier Rasps thread:

Will you blokes stop doing tool reviews such as this - Tool junkies like myself will not be able to kick the habit

I don't need a couple of fancy rasps
I don't need a couple of fancy rasps
I don't need a couple of fancy rasps
I don't need a couple of fancy rasps
I don't need a couple of fancy rasps

Oh no, I'm weakening __________________
regards
Nick (I really don't need a Stubby!)
veni, vidi, tornavi



Yup. Ended up buying "rather more than 1".

Anyway Wolfy, it's not you I'm worried about - I'm just glad your wife is a 1000k away!

Oh, he's including irons is he...great...I just paid for mine earlier this week...grrr! (I wonder if he'd give me a credit against a set of chisels?)

Originally Posted by johnredl

Oh, he's including irons is he...great...I just paid for mine earlier this week...grrr! (I wonder if he'd give me a credit against a set of chisels?)

You'll be right lad. Trent is that kinda guy. After all, it was essentially you that got his plane blades into the GB!

A bit late in reading that However Methinks I know something greatly exagerated in my case!!!!!
Yes john i am allowed out again.

will sign off as
John
not Yachtie

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

STANLEY REPLACEMENT BLADES FROM HAROLD & SAXON - at 30% DISCOUNT
It would be advisable to post "I'll have a #x, if available", and also specify what thickness you want, because I will treat it as first in best dressed on the existing stock. As with the new Market place rules, you MUST post in here - not by PM or email - so that everybody can see. As Basil Fawlty says - "No riff raff!"
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Ok. I'll have a nice thick #4/5 please

I'll have a 3mm thick #4/5 please....

Originally Posted by johnredl

Ok. I'll have a nice thick #4/5 please

You mean 3.5mm?

markkr is down for a #4 blade 3mm thick(via email to me)

Tail vice please.

Ta

what thickness are the "in stock " H and S Stanley 4/5 blades Brett?