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264425 "yorkshireman@y..." <yorkshireman@y...> 2017‑12‑25 Re: [SPAM?] Re: Clico Tools - was auger forging
Tony has beaten me to a reply about Clico, so I’ll just add a couple of bits of
trivia.

Recently I was needing a turning saw, and blinked at the prices, so I pursued a
blade only, which led me to the Thomas Flynn site.  As Tony says, fascinating to
look around it, and if I get to Sheffield with spare time I’ll definitely look
in there.  Seems to bea pleasantly old fashioned company, with personal
responses from the boss lady.
The blade arrived, and it’s in the spares drawer, awaiting a frame.  I found
another way around my problem cut.  At least I know where to go get some saw
files in future.

Clico took over the tooling - some of it, that has history going back to
Preston.  They reproduced the shoulder planes, and some of the bench planes.  I
purchased a Clifton blade for a 042 shoulder plane (medium width shoulder plane,
Jeff)  and was disappointed  by the finish, which seemed to have come freehand
from a linisher.  Thicker than a Record blade though, so probably excellent in
service.. Trouble was that I intended it to go in a Record, and the adjuster
slot didn’t work.  I could have modified it, and when the 042 wears out I may
spend the time. (had it maybe 20 years, so maybe another 50 to go) Clico

I also have a ‘stay-set’ cap iron.  Now I like the stay set design.  It does
what it says, it makes a quick swipe over an oilstone easy and efficient, and
keeps you in the business of planing longer between sharpening interruptions.
Their cap iron is precisely machined, but again, I felt the linishing let it
down.  Also, it is thicker than the originals, so a new screw is needed, and it
isn’t a drop in replacement.  Not an issue if you buy one of their planes I’m
sure, but we are all so accustomed to being able to swap a blade in and out
without a blink that it’s an unwanted irritation.
and of course, like the ‘new’ planes of today, they were priced so far above the
run of either old tools, or cheap imports, that their market was going to be
limited.  I’m fascinated at how some of the ‘new’ manufacturers can keep going,
and how they have the new makers thinking that you have to buy one, when fleabay
and car boot sales are awash with good quality old bench tools.

I’ll recommend that Flynn-Garlick site for its info on saw variations and so on
- read it whilst it exists.  I hope they go on existing.  - No affiliation -
just a happy customer, blah blah.

Richard Wilson
Yorkshireman Galoot, wishing good shavings to all of galootdom, 
and in Northumbria, happy now the year’s turned and we are enjoying the Mithras
season.

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