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Tool Shop
We are delighted to welcome you to our exciting toolshop. John Lloyd has selected the finest woodworking tools, from around the world, for the discerning craftsman. We consider these products to be the best. If we stock it, we would use it in our workshops, and if you need advice on what to buy, whether you are a complete beginner or a professional, we will be able to assist you.
For enquiries and orders please call us on 01444 480388, or email info@johnlloydfinefurniture.co.uk.
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Tools by Manufacturer:
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Beautifully made and finished 'heirloom quality' tools from the USA. Improving on original Stanley designs and using only the finest materials and meticulous attention to detail, these tools are a joy to own and use.
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Clifton tools are made by Clico in Sheffield, England. Traditionally made planes are fitted with the improved 'bedrock' frog to allow adjustment without removing the blade. Thick, high carbon steel blades, are hammer-forged in the traditional way.
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Replacement blades
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Auriou are almost alone amongst modern toolmakers in that they hand forge high carbon steel to create tools with a superior cutting edge.
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Beautifully made hinges, stays, feet and latches from America. Designed for the box or cabinet-maker, and made with traditional styling and elegant lines. Precision machined, high quality, brass cabinet hardware fitted with stainless steel hinge pins, balls and springs.
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Excellent saws made by Eddie Sirotich in Vancouver, Canada. Hand finished spring steel blades hardened to Rockwell Rc. 54, substantial brass backs and classic mid 19th Century style hadles in bubinga.
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Beautiful range of gauges and squares, made in Australia, stunning quality. Colen Clenton works in a variety of native Australian timbers such as rose she oak, gauges and squares have brass fittings and hss cutters.
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Tools by Category:
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The Block Plane is a very versatile small plane that fits nicely in one hand. When fitted with an adjustable mouth it can be set up for fine trimming and finishing work, as well as quick stock removal. The low angle version is designed for end grain and fine finishing work, whilst the standard angle versions are better suited for long grain work.
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Thicker blades in high carbon steel to reduce blade chatter and increase the time between sharpening.
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Traditionally used to shape the spokes on carriage wheels. These are excellent tools for shaping chair components and are invaluable when making cabriole legs.
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Bench planes are the workhorses of the workshop. The sizes required are largely down to personal preference, with the No. 5 or 5 1/2 'Jack' being probably the most versatile.
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Used in the setting out of hand-cut dovetails
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Used for fitting joints such as tenons. These planes are able to get right into corners to create crisp right-angles. Also very useful for copying mouldings and creating cross-grain mouldings.
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Japanese pull-saws and English pattern dovetail and tenon saws.
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Precision marking out equipment.
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A good mallet is a must for carving, and also for chopping out mortices and cutting dovetails.
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