Estate Sale in Greensboro

[KenOfCary]

Looks like they have some turning tools or carving tools in this tag sale Friday, Sat, Sun.

http://www.estatesales.net/estate-sales/191172.aspx

Doubt if I'll make it as it's about 1.5 hours from here, but if you're closer might want to check it out.

- Ken.

 

[cpw]

Looks like someone never met a chisel or gouge they didn't like. Hope someone scores big.

 

[Bill Clemmons]

I scored "medium" yesterday, not "big". Their tag prices were a little high, I thought. On the good quality, wide carving gouges (Swiss made) they wanted $20 each. They go for around $35 at Woodcraft, so just over half price. On the narrower tools, they wanted $10. I was able to group 7 or 8 things together, then talk them into a package price. A little better, but not as good as I had hoped. :gar-La;

A lot of the sets were very low quality, and probably not worth having. Although they might be good starter sets. Basically, the quality ranged from top-of-the-line, to junk. You had to look it over pretty carefully, and know what you were looking at. A friend and I were there when they opened and were able to scarf up a few of what we felt were the "better" tools.

Incidentally, they said anything still left on Sunday afternoon will go to half price.

Bill

 

[cyclopentadiene]

I was out of town yesterday and did not have time to go by. Stopped in at 1 pm today and all of the remaining Pfiel carving tools (22 in all) and a set of Japanese mortising chisels (set of 3, 1/4", 3/8" & 1/2", cannot identify on the internet and do not read Japanese) were still there along with a set of Stanley No 60 bench chisles all at half the price from the previous sale days. I also purchased 3 German solinger carving tools. Purchased all of these at a cost of $150 (see photo 41 in the ad). I checked the prices online and these were somewhere in the neighborhood of $800 retail. Many of these appear to have never been used as only four of the Pfiel tools were all that had been sharpened.
I also purchased a Meister DIN5142 26 mm Firmier gouge (at todays prices $5 so no loss). Is anyone familar with this tool? This one has never been used as it has a plastic ring over the metal rinng presumably to hang on a rack. this would have to be removed to strike the gouge.
The Stanley no 60 tools (4 piece set) were only $10 and appear to be from the 1950's as they have melamine handles. Another Stanley that was included is labeled Stanley professional 16-612. Are these old enough to be high quality and hold a good edge or no better than current Lowes quality Stanley?
The photo has the Japanese tools in the left corner. They have an edge that will shave hair so i assumed they were good quality. Can anyone identify these?
I have taken a carving class at Alamnance community college and had no skill whatsoever but for the price of these tools I did not have a lot to loose and perhaps I can learn. I also find them useful for cleaning up around joints.

 

[Mike Davis]

I wanted to go but had other things to deal with.