On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:26:58 +0000, "steve robinson" wrote:

'lektric dan wrote:

On Jan 16, 8:19*am, "steve robinson"
wrote:
...
I have been after a side fillister for years now but they havent
been in production for decades , replacement blades for plough
planes are unavailable as are the screwdriver tips for pump
screwdrivers

By "pump screwdriver", do you mean a "Yankee" or spiral ratcheting
screwdriver? Lee Valley still sell the drivers, bits, and a
converter to use standard hex bits with them:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...411,43417&ap=1

Yes , i am based in the UK so its uneconomical to purchase small
items from the USA by the time they slap on vat , import fees ,
handling and postage a small 3 dollar item ends up around $50 .


Same with replacement parts for handplanes what you pay a few
dollars for in the states in the uk its just as cheap to buy a new
plane

That's interesting. I have been following hand tool prices, including plough blades,via ebay (US)
for the last couple of months or so. I'd gladly pay the 10 pounds or so for a mixed maker set of
plough blades if I didn't have to pay shipping. Some nice dovetail saws there have gone for as
little as 4-6 pounds in December. Ebay (US) seems to have a lot of very nice planes and chisels at
very good prices from the UK. The killer is shipping to the US, some 25 pounds or about $40 for a
lot of these items.

Regards,
Roy