My mother's "significant other" has just informed me that he has "some
old woodworking tools - planes and stuff" in the slovenly pile of
apparent trash that he calls a garage.

He apparently bought a box full of stuff for a few dollars TWENTY-THREE
YEARS AGO at a garage sale, and has never touched any of it, being that
he is totally non-handy in any way (we're talking complete and utter
tool dyslexia here - can't imagine why he bought them in the first
place).

When I asked him if he'd be willing to part with them, and could I see
them, he dug around a bit and came up with a few. He said that when he
could, he'd get them all out.

Here's what he produced for me to look at:

1. Small, delicate-looking wooden spokeshave. About 8 in. total length.
Could just barely make out 

	******ce Inc.
	53 Chambers St
	York

2. Small chisel - about 1/8" curved gouge. Octagonal handle. Shaft bears 

	PS J.Addis
	14 England

3. Small chisel - about 3/16" straight edge - bevel both sides.
Octagonal handle. Can't quite make it out, says something like
RERRADOCKS (?)

4. Small chisel - 1/2" straight edge - bevel both sides. Cutting end
flares outward to 1/2" from narrower shaft, bevel both sides. Shaft says

	Herring Bros.
	London England

5. Small chisel - 1/4" curved gouge. Shaft says

	5 Herring Bros

6. My favorite (of what he produced so far) - Rather beefy wooden
spokeshave with captured brass adjusting nuts, and brass sole. The only
mark on the whole thing is "W.J." in a triangle, sort of like:

		^
	       / 
              /   
             / W.J.
            /_______

All tools are in very good condition, and appear to be very slightly
used.

Any ideas on value of any of these? I don't want to rob him blind, and
he said he'd give me a good price, but I don't want to feel like I'm
buying from a dealer...

Any info is much appreciated!

Thanks!
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William K. Taggart, Califon, NJ, USA
	 wkt@i...
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...Can't wait to see what else he produces!! (he he he he...)